[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 186 (Monday, September 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59449-59450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24612]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

    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 October 6-8, 2011, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 21, 
2010 (75 FR 65038-65039).

Thursday, October 6, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
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.-10:00 A.M.: Draft Final Revision 4 to Regulatory Guide 
(RG) 1.82, ``Water Sources for Long-Term Recirculation Cooling 
Following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident'' (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding Draft Final Revision 4 to RG 1.82.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Fuel Cycle Oversight Process (FCOP) (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding staff's findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations regarding risk-informing the FCOP.
    12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and

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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, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS business, 
including anticipated workload and member assignments. [Note: A portion 
of this meeting 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.]
    2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.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.
    2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Draft Report on the Biennial ACRS Review of 
the NRC Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will hold a 
discussion on the draft report on the biennial ACRS review of the NRC 
Safety Research Program.
    3:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting.

Friday, October 7, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
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.: NRC Staff Recommendations on the Near-Term Task 
Force Report Regarding the Events at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Site in 
Japan (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the staff's 
recommendations on the Near-Term Task Force Report regarding the events 
at the Fukushima Dai-ichi site in Japan.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Development of Draft Fire Human Reliability 
Analysis (HRA) Guidelines--NUREG 1921 (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the HRA guidelines in NUREG 1921.
    12:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, October 8, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    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 21, 2010, (75 FR 
65038-65039). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written 
views may be presented by members of the public, including 
representatives of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify Ms. Ilka Berrios, Cognizant ACRS Staff 
(Telephone: 301-415-3179, e-mail: [email protected]), five days 
before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. 
In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS 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.
    Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be 
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic 
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff 
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within 
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with 
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, and 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c), certain portions of this meeting may be closed, as 
specifically noted above. 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. Electronic recordings will be 
permitted only during the open portions of the meeting.
    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.
    If attending this meeting, please enter through the One White Flint 
North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. After registering 
with security, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (240-888-9835) to be 
escorted to the meeting room.

    Dated: September 20, 2011.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-24612 Filed 9-23-11; 8:45 am]
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