[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19093-19094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08290]


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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 May 4-6, 2017, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    Thursday, May 4, 2017, 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.
    10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Risk-Informed South Texas Project License 
Amendment Request (GSI-191 (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and STP Nuclear Operating Company regarding the safety evaluation 
associated with the subject license amendment request.
    12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Consequential Steam Generator Tube Rupture 
(C-SGTR) (Open)--The Committee will hear briefings by representatives 
of the NRC staff regarding C-SGTR.
    2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting.
    Friday, May 5, 2017, 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.: Northwest Medical Isotopes Overview (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and Northwest Medical Isotopes 
regarding the construction permit application. [Note: A portion of this 
session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information 
designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
    10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the 
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS 
Comments and Recommendations (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. The 
Committee will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director 
for Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS 
reports and letters. [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.]
    1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Biennial Review and Evaluation of the NRC 
Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with the Director of the Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research regarding the Committee's biennial review and 
evaluation of the NRC Safety Research Program.
    3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports during 
this meeting. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order 
to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
    Saturday, May 6, 2017, 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 
discussed during this meeting. [Note: A portion of this session 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.

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    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2016 (81 FR 
71543). 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 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 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 19th day of April 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08290 Filed 4-24-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P