[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54595-54597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25320]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

    In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on November 5-7, 2009, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

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The date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal 
Register on Monday, October 6, 2008, (73 FR 58268-58269).

Thursday, November 5, 2009, Conference Room T2-B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland.

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Amendments to the AP1000 Design Control 
Document (DCD) (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Westinghouse 
Electric Company regarding amendments to the AP1000 DCD and related 
matters.
    10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide 5.71, ``Cyber 
Security Programs for Nuclear Facilities'' (Open/Closed)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the NRC staff regarding draft final Regulatory Guide 5.71, ``Cyber 
Security Programs for Nuclear Facilities,'' NRC staff's resolution of 
public comments, and related matters. [Note: A portion of this session 
may be closed to discuss and protect information classified as National 
Security Information as well as Safeguards Information pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552b (c) (1) and (3).]
    1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Overview of the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor 
(ABWR) Design as Applied to the South Texas Project (STP) Combined 
License Application (COLA) (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and the STP Nuclear Operating Company regarding an overview of 
the ABWR design as it applies to the STP COLA and related matters. 
[Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss and protect 
information classified as National Security Information as well as 
Safeguards Information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (1) and (3).]
    3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: NRC Staff's Plan for the STP COLA Review 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding staff's plan for 
reviewing the STP COLA and related matters.
    5:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting.

Friday, November 6, 2009, Conference Room T2-B3, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland.

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will discuss 
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during 
future ACRS meetings, including anticipated workload and member 
assignments, review of applications for membership, and related 
matters. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552b (c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel 
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of 
ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]
    10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission on 
December 4, 2009 (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics for its 
meeting with the Commission on December 4, 2009.
    1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Draft ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research 
Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft ACRS report on the 
NRC Safety Research Program.
    3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: Significant Operating Experience (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a report by and hold discussions with the Chairman 
of the ACRS Subcommittee on Plant Operations and Fire Protection 
regarding significant operating events, insights gained from these 
events, and any follow-up actions by the Subcommittee and/or the Full 
Committee.
    4:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will hear reports by and hold discussions with the Chairmen of the ACRS 
Subcommittees regarding: Resolution of Open Items associated with the 
review of the ESBWR Design Certification; the Evolutionary Power 
Reactor (EPR) Design Certification Application Review; and the NUREG-
1520, ``Standard Review Plan for Review of a License Application for a 
Fuel Cycle Facility,'' that were discussed during the meetings on 
October 20-22, November 3, and 4, 2009, respectively.
    5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, November 7, 2009, Conference Room T2-B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    10:15 a.m.-1 p.m.: Process for ACRS Review of Amendments to the DCD 
of Previously Certified Reactor Designs (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss potential enhancements to the current ACRS process for 
reviewing amendments to the DCDs related to previously certified 
reactor designs.
    1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will continue 
its discussion related to the conduct of Committee activities and 
specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 14, 2009, (74 FR 
52829-52830). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written 
views may be presented by members of the public, including 
representatives of the nuclear industry. Thirty-five hard copies of 
each presentation or handout should be provided to the Designated 
Federal Official 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one 
electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the 
Designated Federal Official one day before the meeting. If an 
electronic copy cannot be provided within this timeframe, presenters 
should provide the Designated Federal Official with a CD containing 
each presentation at least 30 minutes before the meeting. Electronic 
recordings will be permitted only during the open portions of the 
meeting. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify the 
Cognizant ACRS staff named below five days before the meeting, if 
possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow 
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 
Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this 
purpose may be obtained by contacting the Cognizant ACRS staff prior to 
the meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS

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meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the 
conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with 
the Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major 
inconvenience.
    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 organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and 
information the release of which constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6). 
In addition it may be necessary to close portion of the meeting to 
protect information classified as national security, as well as 
safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1),(2) and (3).
    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 therefor can be obtained by contacting Girija Shukla, 
Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-6855), between 7:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. (ET). 
ACRS 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/ACRS/.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACRS meetings should contact
    Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (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.

    Dated: October 15, 2009.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25320 Filed 10-21-09; 8:45 am]
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