[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59829-59830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25116]


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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 7-10, 2015, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland

    2:00 p.m.-2:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    2:05 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Enhancements 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed enhancements 
to the ROP Process.
    3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected Research 
Projects (Open)--The Committee will discuss the quality of selected NRC 
research projects.
    4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting.

Thursday, October 8, 2015, 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.-11:00 a.m.: SHINE Construction Permit Application (Open/
Closed) - The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and SHINE regarding the safety 
evaluation associated with the SHINE construction permit application 
for a Mo99 medical radioisotope production facility under 10 CFR part 
50.

    Note:  A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to 
discuss and protect information designated as proprietary pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

    1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Interim Staff Guidance (ISG): Acute Chemical 
Exposures and Quantitative Standards (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff, NEI, and other members of the public regarding the Interim Staff 
Guidance (ISG): Acute Chemical Exposures and Quantitative Standards.
    3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting.

    Note:  A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to 
discuss and protect information designated as proprietary pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

Friday, October 9, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-10:00 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.-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.
    1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Meeting with Commissioner Baran (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with

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Commissioner Baran to discuss items of mutual interest.
    2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters discussed during this meeting.

    Note:  A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to 
discuss and protect information designated as proprietary pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

Saturday, October 10, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

    Note:  A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to 
discuss and protect information designated as proprietary pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]

    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 1, 2014 (79 FR 
59307). 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]), 5 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 the October 7th-10th meeting date 
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 agendas, 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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of September, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Acting, Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-25116 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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