[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48656-48657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20927]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Revised Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS)
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 meetings on October 4-6, 2018,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Thursday, October 4, 2018, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
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 a.m.--Draft Rule on Emergency Preparedness for Small
Modular Reactors (Open)--The Committee will have briefings by and
discussion with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the subject
draft rule.
10:15 a.m.-12 p.m.--Annual Operating Reactor Experience Briefing
(Open)--The Committee will have an annual briefing on operating
experience and significant events at the currently operating nuclear
power plants.
1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC
Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will have a discussion on the
assessment of the quality of the selected NRC research projects.
2:45 p.m.-6 p.m.--Preparation of ACRS Report (Open)--The Committee
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS report.
Friday, October 5, 2018, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.--Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear discussion of
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during
future ACRS meetings. [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 the ACRS, and information the release of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy].
10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Preparation of ACRS Report (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS report.
1 p.m.-6 p.m.--Preparation of ACRS Report (Open)--The Committee
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS report.
Saturday, October 6, 2018, Conference Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852
8:30 p.m.-12 p.m.--Preparation of ACRS Report/Retreat (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will continue its discussion of the ACRS report
and potential retreat items. [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 the ACRS, and information the release
of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy.]
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2017 (82 FR
46312). 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
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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. The bridgeline number for the meeting is
866-822-3032, passcode 8272423#.
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 website 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 (301-415-6702),
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: September 21, 2018.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-20927 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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