[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1274-1276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00226]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0235]


Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel: Revised Meeting 
Notice

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting; revised; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a 
meeting of the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) 
on February 27-28, 2018, at the NRC's Headquarters Offices in Room 
01C3, Three White Flint North Building, 11601 Landsdown Street, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. The NRC has revised the meeting date from 
January 30-31 to February 27-28, 2018, to allow more time to evaluate 
options for the potential reconstitution or replacement of the 
Licensing Support Network (LSN).
    The meeting is being held to carry out the NRC's responsibilities 
under the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's 
decision in the case In re Aiken County, 645 F.3d 428 (D.C. Cir. 2011), 
and the Commission's July 31, 2017, direction in the Staff Requirements 
Memorandum associated with COMSECY-17-0019 that a next step in the 
Yucca Mountain licensing process is for the NRC to initiate 
information-gathering activities regarding reinstituting or replacing 
the LSN. The LSN, which was used to make documentary material 
associated with the Yucca Mountain adjudicatory proceeding available to 
hearing participants and the public, was decommissioned when the 
adjudication was suspended in 2011. The information being collected 
will assist the Commission in making efficient, informed decisions 
concerning appropriate means for reconstituting the LSN's functionality 
if the currently-suspended Yucca Mountain adjudication were to re-
commence in the future.
    The meeting will be open to the public pursuant to the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 94-463, 86 Stat. 770-776) and 
will be conducted

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as a virtual meeting with representatives of LSNARP member 
organizations utilizing the capabilities of GoToMeeting[supreg] and the 
general public having access via GoToWebinar[supreg]. Representatives 
of LSNARP member organizations and the public may also attend in person 
at the location indicated above.

DATES: The NRC requests that by February 13, 2018, any LSNARP member 
wishing to propose an option for a reconstitution or replacement of the 
LSN, that has a significantly different technical basis from those 
discussed in the December 2017 NRC-prepared options paper (Agencywide 
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. 
ML17347B671): (1) Provide information describing that option including, 
if practicable, any estimates regarding implementation time and costs; 
and (2) indicate whether the member wants to make a presentation at the 
meeting regarding that option and how much time would be needed for 
that presentation. Additionally, by February 13, 2018, LSNARP members 
are invited to provide written comments regarding any of the options 
set forth in the December 2017 NRC-prepared paper describing options 
for a reconstituted or replacement LSN.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by Email to the LSNARP 
Chairman at: [email protected].
    Agenda: The meeting will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST 
on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, and 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST on 
Wednesday, February 28, 2018. If attending the meeting in person, 
please plan your arrival to allow additional time (e.g., 15 to 30 
minutes) for security screening. The preliminary agenda is listed 
below. Additional details regarding timing of presentations and changes 
to the agenda may be obtained through the contacts listed below and 
will be announced prior to the meeting.
    The primary focus of the meeting will be on the options available 
for reconstituting the LSN's functionality. The NRC has prepared a 
paper describing the options to be examined and discussed at the 
meeting with the objective of soliciting the views of the LSNARP member 
organizations on the best path forward for reconstituting the LSN or 
developing a suitable replacement system if the Yucca Mountain 
licensing adjudication is resumed in the future. Additionally, at the 
conclusion of the February 27 meeting session, the NRC will provide an 
orientation session regarding the ADAMS LSN Library, which currently 
houses the documentary material previously accessible via the LSN and 
provides the technical basis for one of the options to be discussed at 
the meeting.

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February 27, 2018
    Security Check-in for Onsite          9:30 a.m./6:30 a.m.
     Attendees.
    Introduction and Overview...........  10:00 a.m./7:00 a.m.
    Meeting Process/Ground Rules
    Status of Adjudicatory Proceeding
    Status of E-Filing/Electronic
     Hearing Docket and
    New Exhibit Submission Process
    Break
    History of the LSN
    Introduction of LSN Reconstitution/
     Replacement Options and New
     Functional Requirements
    Lunch
    Option 1, Traditional Discovery
    Member Comment and Discussion
    Public Comments
    Break
    Option 2, NRC ADAMS LSN Library
    Member Comment and Discussion
    Public Comments
    Wrap-up/Adjourn
    Break
    ADAMS LSN Library Orientation.......  (Approx. 1 Hour)
    END OF DAY 1........................  6:30 p.m./3:30 p.m.
February 28, 2018
    Security Check-in for Onsite          9:30 a.m./6:30 a.m.
     Attendees.
    Introduction and Overview...........  10:00 a.m./7:00 a.m.
    Meeting Process/Ground Rules
    Option 3, Move to the Cloud
    Break
    LSNARP Member Comment and Discussion
    Public Comments
    Lunch
    Option 4, Rebuild the Original LSN
    LSNARP Member Comment and Discussion
    Public Comments
    Break
    Member Discussion Regarding
     Recommendations on Options
    Wrap Up/Next Steps
    Adjourn.............................  5:00 p.m./2:00 p.m.
    END OF DAY 2
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    The agenda is subject to change.
    Public Participation: Members of the public attending the meeting 
in person or virtually utilizing GoToWebinar or an audio-only telephone 
connection may provide oral comments to the LSNARP during the meeting 
or submit written comments during and after the meeting. Instructions 
for attending the meeting

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and providing comments virtually via GoToWebinar or an audio-only 
connection are outlined below and the process for providing comments 
will be explained during the LSNARP meeting.

Instructions for Virtual Attendance at the February 27-28, 2018, LSNARP 
Meeting by Members of the Public via GoToWebinar

    LogMeIn, Inc.'s GoToWebinar will be the primary method for virtual 
(i.e., remote) attendance by members of the public (i.e., anyone other 
than a designated primary/secondary representative of an LSNARP member 
organization) \1\ to view and participate in, when appropriate, the 
February 27-28, 2018, LSNARP meeting. Additionally, audio-only 
attendance will be offered to members of the public via a toll-free 
telephone connection.
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    \1\ LSNARP member organization representatives have been 
contacted separately and provided information on how to make video/
audio connections if they wish to attend the LSNARP meeting 
virtually rather than in person.
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Instructions for Viewing via GoToWebinar

    Registration is required to view the meeting using GoToWebinar. To 
register, members of the public should access the following link at 
least several days before the meeting: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4882474129139440898. Once registered 
for the meeting at this link, a member of the public will receive a 
confirmation email that will contain the link and other connection 
information to be used to view the meeting.
    A member of the public viewing the LSNARP meeting via GoToWebinar 
will be able to hear speaker presentations and any discussion with/
among LSNARP member organization representatives through his/her 
computer/tablet speakers or telephone, but will not be able to talk to 
the presenters or LSNARP member representatives directly, as that audio 
connection will be muted until instances during the meeting when public 
comments/questions are requested.
    When afforded an opportunity to comment and/or ask written 
questions, a member of the public connected via GoToWebinar and using 
(1) headphones or a microphone/speakers; or (2) the GoToWebinar-
provided toll telephone connection will be able to employ the ``Raise 
Your Hand'' feature that will allow meeting organizers to recognize 
him/her by unmuting his/her audio so that the comment/question can be 
provided orally to all those attending the meeting in person and 
remotely. Alternatively, a member of the public viewing the meeting via 
GoToWebinar can submit a written comment/question using the GoToWebinar 
``Questions'' feature, which permits text messages to be sent to 
meeting organizers who, in turn, will forward comments/questions for 
appropriate consideration during the meeting.
    Members of the public with questions regarding the use of 
GoToWebinar should visit the GoToWebinar customer support page at 
https://support.logmeininc.com/gotowebinar. It is also recommended that 
members of the public run a computer system check (available on the 
GoToWebinar customer support page) prior to the LSNARP meeting.

Instructions for Audio-Only Remote Attendance

    A member of the public wishing to participate via audio-only (both 
to listen and, when appropriate, to talk) can do so using the following 
toll-free telephone number and access code: (888) 395-2501/4652554. The 
telephone connection of a member of the public using this toll-free 
number to attend the LSNARP meeting will be muted until an opportunity 
for public comments/questions is afforded during the meeting. During 
the meeting, instructions will be given on how a member of the public 
attending via an audio-only connection can make a comment/ask a 
question.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The LSN was an internet-based electronic 
discovery database developed to aid the NRC in complying with the 
schedule for the decision on the construction authorization for the 
high-level waste repository contained in Section 114(d) of the Nuclear 
Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended. In 1998, the NRC Rules of 
Practice in title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 
2, subpart J, were modified to provide for the creation and operation 
of the internet-based LSN as the technological solution for the 
submission and management of documentary material relating to the 
licensing of a geologic repository for the disposal of high-level 
radioactive waste (63 FR 71729). Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.1011(d), the 
agency authorized the creation of the LSNARP, a FACA advisory committee 
chartered to provide advice to the NRC on, among other things, 
fundamental issues relating to LSN design, operation, maintenance, and 
compliance monitoring. In 2011, the original LSN was decommissioned, 
with the documentary material contained therein preserved by the NRC 
and currently residing in the ADAMS LSN Library, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/lsn/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Russell Chazell, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-16B33, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone 301-415-7469; email 
[email protected] or [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of January, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-00226 Filed 1-9-18; 8:45 am]
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