[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 206 (Friday, October 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63651-63652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25343]


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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 6-8, 2014, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Thursday, November 6, 2014, 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 Regulatory Guide DG-1299, ``Regulatory 
Guidance on the Alternate Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the staff regarding DG-1299, ``Regulatory Guidance 
on the Alternate Pressurized Thermal Shock Rule.''
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: SECY-14-XXXX, ``Proposed Updates of Licensing 
Policies, Rules, and Guidance for Future Reactor Applications'' 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the staff regarding SECY-14-XXXX, ``Proposed 
Updates of Licensing Policies, Rules, and Guidance for Future Reactor 
Applications.''
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Meeting with Representatives of the Nuclear Energy 
Institute (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute 
regarding topics of mutual interest.
3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting. The Committee will also consider a response to the August 28, 
2014, letter from the Executive Director for Operations regarding 
Standard Review Plan Chapter 19 and Section 17.4.

Friday, November 7, 2014, 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.-9:45 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.]
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Meeting with NRC Commissioner, William C. 
Ostendorff (Open)--The Committee will meet with NRC Commissioner, 
William C. Ostendorff, on topics of mutual interest.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 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.
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC 
Research Programs--FY 2014 (Open)--The Committee will discuss the 
quality assessment of selected NRC research projects.
1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, November 8, 2014, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
11:30 a.m.-12:00 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 13, 2014 (79 FR 
59307-59308). 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 Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 
301-415-5844, Email: [email protected]), five

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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) of 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 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 20, 2014.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-25343 Filed 10-23-14; 8:45 am]
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