[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66561-66562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19239]



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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 December 7-9, 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).

Thursday, December 7, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide, DG-1145, 
``Combined License Applications for Nuclear Power Plants'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding Draft Final Regulatory 
Guide, DG-1145, ``Combined License Applications for Nuclear Power 
Plants,'' and resolution of significant public comments.
    10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide, DG-1144, 
``Guidelines for Evaluating Fatigue Analyses Incorporating the Life 
Reduction of Metal Components Due to the Effects of the Light-Water 
Reactor Environment for New Reactors'' (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding Draft Final Regulatory Guide DG-1144 and the resolution 
of public comments.
    1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to Standard Review Plan 
Section 13.3, ``Emergency Planning'' (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding proposed revisions to Standard Review Plan Section 
13.3, ``Emergency Planning,'' and related matters.
    3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analysis 
Project (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding status of 
the staff's efforts associated with the state-of-the-art reactor 
consequence analysis project.
    5:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.

Friday, December 8, 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.-9:30 a.m.: Proposed Revisions to Regulatory Guides and 
Standard Review Plan Sections in Support of New Reactor Licensing 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed revisions to Regulatory 
Guides and Standard Review Plan Sections that are being made in support 
of new reactor licensing.
    9:30 a.m.-10:30 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.
    10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
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.
    11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Election of ACRS Officers for CY 2007 (Open)--
The Committee will elect Chairman and Vice-Chairman for the ACRS and 
Member-at-Large for the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee.
    1 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, December 9, 2006, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    12 Noon-12:30 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

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videoteleconferencing services is not guaranteed.
    The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 2007 are provided below.

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         ACRS meeting No.                       Meeting dates
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--................................  January 2007.
539...............................  February 1-3, 2007.
540...............................  March 8-10, 2007.
541...............................  April 5-7, 2007.
542...............................  May 3-5, 2007.
543...............................  June 6-8, 2007.
544...............................  July 11-13, 2007.
--................................  August \1\
545...............................  September 6-8, 2007.
546...............................  October 4-6, 2007.
547...............................  November 1-3, 2007.
548...............................  December 6-8, 2007.
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\1\ No ACRS Meeting.


    Dated: November 8, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-19239 Filed 11-14-06; 8:45 am]
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