[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37547-37548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3358]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCIES: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and U.S. Department 
of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The NRC and DOE announce their intent to conduct a public 
meeting to: (1) Discuss progress they have made since November 2006 
concerning Section 3116 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005; (2) provide information 
regarding the content and outcome of interactions held to date; (3) 
address progress in exchanging information on generic technical issues 
concerning DOE's performance assessments; and (4) provide information 
on monitoring plans and related activities. The meeting date, time, and 
location are listed below:
    Date: Friday, July 20, 2007.
    Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    Address: Meeting Room--Renoir Room, L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024, Phone: 202-484-1000.
    Agenda:
    10-10:15 Introductions.
    10:15-10:30 Opening Remarks.
    10:30-11:15 Discussion of current status of NDAA Implementation and 
other issues.
    11:15-12 Public Comment.

Background

    On October 28, 2004, the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (NDAA) was signed by the 
President. Section 3116 of the NDAA allows the DOE to determine that 
the term ``high-level radioactive waste'' (HLW) does not include 
certain waste stemming from reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. The 
NDAA is applicable only in the states of South Carolina and Idaho and 
does not apply to waste transported out of these states. The NDAA 
requires that: (1) DOE consult with NRC concerning DOE's waste 
determinations in South Carolina and Idaho, and (2) NRC, in 
coordination with the State, monitor such disposal

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actions taken by DOE for the purpose of assessing compliance with 
performance objectives in 10 CFR Part 61, Subpart C. If the NRC 
determines that any such disposal actions taken by DOE are not in 
compliance with those performance objectives, the NDAA requires NRC to 
inform DOE, the affected State, and congressional committees.
    On November 16, 2006, NRC and DOE conducted a public meeting to 
discuss interactions during the review of non-HLW determinations 
prepared under the NDAA. During that meeting, NRC and DOE committed to 
conduct a future meeting to discuss the progress that has been made 
since the November 2006 public meeting. During the upcoming public 
meeting cited in this Notice, NRC and DOE will: (1) Discuss the 
progress they have made since November 2006; (2) provide information 
regarding the content and outcome of interactions held to date; (3) 
address progress in exchanging information concerning generic technical 
issues related to DOE's performance assessments; and (4) provide 
information on monitoring plans and related activities.
    As noted on the agenda, time will be set aside during this meeting 
for observers who wish to make comments. After the meeting, a publicly 
available summary of this meeting will be made available on the NRC's 
Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at 
www.nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to this meeting, 
please contact Jennifer Davis of the NRC at (301) 415-7264 or 
([email protected]), or Martin Letourneau of DOE's Office of Compliance at 
(301) 903-3532 or [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of July 2007.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Larry W. Camper,
Director, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of July 2007.

    For the U.S. Department of Energy.
Karen Guevara,
Director, Office of Environmental Management, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. 07-3358 Filed 7-9-07; 8:45 am]
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