[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 212 (Friday, November 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62275-62276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21609]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials; Meeting Notice

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials (ACNW&M) will 
hold its 184th meeting on November 13-15, 2007, at 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007, Room T-2B3

    10 a.m.-10:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW&M Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's 
sessions.
    10:05 a.m.-12 p.m.: Drift Degradation--Staff Review Approach and 
Capability (Open)--NRC staff representatives from the Office of Nuclear 
Materials Safety and Safeguards will discuss the issue of post-
emplacement drift degradation at Yucca Mountain.
    1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss potential and proposed ACNW&M letter reports.

Wednesday, November 14, 2007, Room T-2B3

    9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: ACNW&M November 2007 Briefing to the 
Commission (Room O-1G16) (Open)--The ACNW&M members will brief the 
Commission on their recent and planned activities. The last Commission 
briefing was held on December 14, 2006.
    1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Final Proposed Design for a Geologic Repository 
at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (Open)--A Department of Energy representative 
will update the Committee on the final design (surface and subsurface 
facilities) proposed for the forthcoming Yucca Mountain license 
application.
    2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue discussion of potential and proposed ACNW&M 
letter reports.

Thursday, November 15, 2007, Room T-2B1

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW&M Chairman 
(Open)--The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
today's sessions.
    8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Accounting for Dose Consequence in the State-of-
the-Art Reactor Consequence Analysis (SOARCA) Project (Closed) (MTR/
NMC)--NRC staff representatives from the Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research will discuss the options for assessment of dose thresholds for 
latent cancer fatalities of the SOARCA project.

    Note: Briefing will be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (9) 
(B) to discuss pre-decisional documents.

    10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue discussion of proposed ACNW&M letter reports.
    4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
matters related to the conduct of ACNW&M activities and specific issues 
that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and 
availability of information permit. Discussions may include content of 
future letters and scope of future Committee Meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW&M meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 
54693). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public. Electronic recordings will be 
permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to 
the public. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Dr. 
Antonio F. Dias (Telephone 301-415-6805), between 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
(ET), as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate arrangements 
can be made to schedule the 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 ACNW&M Chairman. Information regarding the time to be 
set aside for taking pictures may be obtained by contacting the ACNW&M 
office prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the 
schedule for ACNW&M meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as 
necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to 
attend should notify Dr. Dias as to their particular needs.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have 
determined that it may be necessary to close a portion of this meeting 
noted above to discuss pre-decisional documents pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b (c) (9) (B).
    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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Dr. Dias.
    ACNW&M 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/acnw 
(ACNW&M schedules and agendas).
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACNW&M meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACNW&M meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS/ACNW&M 
Audio Visual Assistant (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 video 
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing 
services is not guaranteed.
    The ACNW&M meeting dates for Calendar Year 2008 are provided below:

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           ACNW&M meeting No.                     Meeting dates
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--.....................................   January 2008 (No Meeting).

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186....................................   February 12-14, 2008.
187....................................   March 18-20, 2008.
188....................................   April 8-10, 2008.
189....................................   May 20-22, 2008.
190....................................   June 17-19, 2008.
191....................................   July 22-24, 2008.
--.....................................   August 2008 (No Meeting).
192....................................   September 16-18, 2008.
193....................................   October 28-30, 2008.
194....................................   November 18-20, 2008.
195....................................   December 9-11, 2008.
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    Dated: October 29, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-21609 Filed 11-1-07; 8:45 am]
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