[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11681-11682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4123]


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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 187th meeting on March 18-20, 2008, at 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008, Room T-2B3

    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.-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW&M reports on matters considered 
during previous meetings:
    (1) Review of ICRP Publication 103--The 2007 Recommendations of the 
International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP); (2) NRC 
2007 Strategic Assessment of the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Regulatory 
Program; (3) Scope of the Working Group Meeting on Managing Low-
Activity Radioactive Waste.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, Room T-2B3

    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.-10:30 a.m.: Use of Burnup Credit for Licensing Spent Fuel 
Transportation Casks (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and 
Transportation, regarding the use of burnup credit (BUC) and the 
progress in resolving BUC issues for licensing spent fuel 
transportation casks.
    10:45 a.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue to discuss potential and proposed ACNW&M letter 
reports from earlier discussions as well as a potential letter on the 
Use of Burnup Credit for Licensing Spent Fuel Transportation Casks.

Thursday, March 20, 2008, 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.-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue to discuss potential and proposed ACNW&M letter 
reports.
    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.
    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.
    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

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teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.
    During the days of the meeting, phone number 301-415-7360 should be 
used in order to access anyone in the ACNW&M Office.
    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).

    Dated: February 27, 2008.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
 [FR Doc. E8-4123 Filed 3-3-08; 8:45 am]
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