[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 202 (Thursday, October 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61806-61807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17433]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice
In accordance with the purposes of sections 29 and 182b. of the
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on November 1-3, 2006,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, November 22,
2005 (70 FR 70638).
Wednesday, November 1, 2006, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal Application
for the Palisades Nuclear Plant (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff and the Nuclear Management Company, LLC regarding the license
renewal application for the Palisades Nuclear Plant and the associated
NRC staff's final Safety Evaluation Report.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guide
1.189, ``Fire Protection for Operating Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed revisions to
Regulatory Guide 1.189, and related matters.
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Draft Final Rule to Risk-Inform 10 CFR 50.46,
``Acceptance Criteria for Emergency Core Cooling Systems for Light-
Water Nuclear Power Reactors'' (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding the draft final rule to risk-inform 10 CFR 50.46, and
related matters.
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guides and
Standard Review Plan (SRP) Sections in Support of New Reactor Licensing
(Open)--The Committee will discuss the proposed revisions to Regulatory
Guides and SRP Sections that are being made in support of new reactor
licensing.
5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this
meeting.
Thursday, November 2, 2006, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint
North, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Potential Collaborative Research on Human
Reliability Analysis Methods (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff regarding potential collaborative research on human reliability
analysis methods.
10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will discuss
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
regarding items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during
future meetings. Also, it will hear a report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
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Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
12:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, November 3, 2006, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will continue discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss
matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and matters and
specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as
time and availability of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2006 (71 FR
58015). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the
nuclear industry. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during
the open portions of the meeting. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify the Cognizant ACRS staff named below five days
before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can
be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements.
Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras during the meeting
may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the
Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this
purpose may be obtained by contacting the Cognizant ACRS staff prior to
the meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS
meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the
conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with
the Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major
inconvenience.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman's
ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and
the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Sam
Duraiswamy, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-7364), between 7:30 a.m. and
4 p.m., (ET). ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter
reports are available through the NRC Public Document Room at
[email protected], or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the
Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document
system (ADAMS) which is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS & ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio
Visual Technician (301-415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.,
(ET), at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability of
this service. Individuals or organizations requesting this service will
be responsible for telephone line charges and for providing the
equipment and facilities that they use to establish the
videoteleconferencing link. The availability of videoteleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
Dated: October 13, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-17433 Filed 10-18-06; 8:45 am]
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