[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 27443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11166]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the 
ACRS Subcommittee on Digital I&C Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittee on Digital I&C will hold a meeting on May 21, 
2013, Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Tuesday, May 21, 2013-8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

    The Subcommittee will review and discuss the following six (6) 
regulatory guides regarding the use of digital computer software in 
safety systems of nuclear power plants:
    1. Proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.169 (DG-1206), 
``Configuration Management Plans for Digital Computer Software Used in 
Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants;''
    2. Proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.170 (DG-1207), ``Test 
Documentation for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of 
Nuclear Power Plants;''
    3. Proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.171 (DG-1208), 
``Software Unit Testing for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety 
Systems of Nuclear Power Plants;''
    4. Proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.172 (DG-1209), 
``Software Requirement Specifications for Digital Computer Software and 
Computer Electronics Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants;''
    5. Proposed Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.173 (DG-1210), 
``Developing Software Life-Cycle Processes for Digital Computer 
Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants;'' and,
    6. Proposed Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide 1.168 (DG-1267), 
``Verification, Validation, Reviews, and Audits for Digital Computer 
Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants.''
    The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with the NRC staff and other interested persons regarding this matter. 
The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and 
facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, 
for deliberation by the Full Committee.
    Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or 
written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), 
Christina Antonescu (Telephone 301-415-6792 or Email: 
[email protected]) five days prior to the meeting, if 
possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Thirty-five 
hard copies of each presentation or handout should be provided to the 
DFO thirty minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy 
of each presentation should be emailed to the DFO one day before the 
meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within this 
timeframe, presenters should provide the DFO with a CD containing each 
presentation at least thirty minutes before the meeting. Electronic 
recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting 
that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and 
participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register 
on October 18, 2012, (77 FR 64146-64147).
    Detailed meeting agendas and meeting transcripts are available on 
the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs. 
Information regarding topics to be discussed, changes to the agenda, 
whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the time 
allotted to present oral statements can be obtained from the Web site 
cited above or by contacting the identified DFO. Moreover, 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 these references if such 
rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience.
    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 (Telephone 240-888-9835) 
to be escorted to the meeting room.

    Dated: May 2, 2013.
Antonio Dias,
Technical Advisor, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2013-11166 Filed 5-9-13; 8:45 am]
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