[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15796-15797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5979]


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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 188th meeting on April 8-10, 2008, at 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008, Room T-2B3

    8 a.m.-4:10 p.m.: Working Group on the Effects of Low Radiation 
Doses Science And Policy (Open)--Purpose: The objectives of this 
Working Group Meeting are: (1) To discuss the Linear Non-Threshold 
(LNT) theory in light of current health physics, medical theory and 
cohort databases; (2) to review uncertainties about the presence or 
absence of health effects at low doses; (3) to examine the balance of 
science and policy in regulatory practice; (4) to discuss possible 
alternative approaches to the LNT theory in regulatory practice; and 
(5) to develop the information necessary to provide a letter report to 
the Commission.
    8-8:05 a.m.: Greetings and Introductions (Open)--Dr. Michael Ryan, 
the cognizant ACNW&M Member for this meeting topic, will provide an 
overview of the expected goals for the Working Group Meeting, the 
planned technical sessions, and introduce the invited speakers.
    8:05-8:25 a.m.: Opening Remarks by NRC Commissioner Peter B. Lyons 
(Open)
    8:25 a.m.-4:10 p.m.: Session I: The State of the Science (Open)--
This session will include six presentations. There will be a lunch 
break from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
    4:10-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss potential ACNW&M letter reports on matters 
considered during previous meetings: (1) Managing Low-Activity 
Radioactive Waste; (2) Use of Burnup Credit for Licensing Spent Fuel 
Transportation Casks.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008, Room T-2B3

    8:30 a.m.-4:10 p.m.: Working Group on the Effects of Low Radiation 
Doses Science and Policy--Continuation (Open)--Session II: Balancing 
Science and Policy in the Regulatory Area. There will be three 
presentations and a panel discussion. A lunch break will be held from 
11:15 a.m.-1 p.m.
    4:10-5 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open)--Continued 
discussion of proposed and potential ACNW&M letter reports mentioned 
previously, as well as (3) Effects of Low Radiation Doses.

Thursday, April 10, 2008, Room T-2B1

    8:30-8:35 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.-12 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports (Open) (All) 
Continued discussion of proposed and potential ACNW&M letter reports 
previously listed.
    4:10-5 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. Discussions may 
include

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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.
    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 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: March 19, 2008.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
 [FR Doc. E8-5979 Filed 3-24-08; 8:45 am]
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