[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64399-64400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26946]


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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 November 3-5, 2011, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 21, 
2010 (74 FR 65038-65039).

Thursday, November 3, 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.-10:30 a.m.: Nine Mile Point Unit 2 Extended Power Uprate 
Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Nine Mile 
Point Nuclear Station, LLC regarding the Nine Mile Point Unit 2 
Extended Power Uprate Application. Note: A portion of this session may 
be closed in order to discuss and protect information designed as 
proprietary pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
    10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Branch Technical Position 7-19, ``Guidance 
for the Evaluation of Diversity and Defense-In-Depth in Digital 
Computer-Based Instrumentation and Control Systems'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding Branch Technical Position 7-
19, ``Guidance for the Evaluation of Diversity and Defense-In-Depth in 
Digital Computer-Based Instrumentation and Control Systems.''
    1:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss topics of interest in preparation 
for the Meeting with the Commission
    4 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting. The Committee will also discuss a proposed report 
on the prioritization of recommended actions to be taken in response to 
Fukushima lessons learned. Note: A portion of this session may be 
closed in order to discuss and protect information designed as 
proprietary pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

Friday, November 4, 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.: 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, 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.]
    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.-11:30 a.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

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review of the NRC Safety Research Program.
    12:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. Note: 
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect 
information designed as proprietary pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

Saturday, November 5, 2011 Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. Note: 
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect 
information designed as proprietary pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
    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 e-mailed 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: October 12, 2011.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-26946 Filed 10-17-11; 8:45 am]
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