[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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