[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54597-54598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19408]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Revised 678th 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 September 9-12, 2020. 
As part of the coordinated government response to combat the COVID-19 
public health emergency, the Committee will conduct virtual meetings. 
The public will be able to participate in any open sessions via 1-866-
822-3032, pass code 8272423#.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

    9:30 a.m.-9:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    9:35 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will have a discussion of the proposed ACRS report on 
observations and lessons-learned from ACRS licensing review for future 
applications including the NuScale design certification application 
review. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this 
session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information 
designated as proprietary.]
    [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6), a portion of this 
meeting may be closed 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.]

Thursday, September 10, 2020

    9:35 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Staff White Paper on 10 CFR part 53 Advanced 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Open)--The Committee will have 
presentations and discussion with the NRC staff regarding the subject 
topic.
    11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: GEH Topical Report NEDC-3391P, ``BWRX-300 
Reactor Vessel and Overpressure Protection'' (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will have presentations and discussion with GEH and the NRC 
staff regarding the subject topic. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 
552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss 
and protect information designated as proprietary.]
    2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Topical Report ANP-10337, Supplement 1, 
``Deformer Spacer Grid Element'' (Open/Closed)--The Committee will have 
presentations and discussion with the NRC staff regarding the subject 
topic. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session 
may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary.].
    4:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The

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Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [NOTE: 
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed 
in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.]

Friday, September 11, 2020

    9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations/Preparation of Reports (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, and/or proceed to 
preparation of reports as determined by the Chairman. [NOTE: Pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6), a portion of this meeting may be closed 
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.]
    [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session 
may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary.]
    10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Future Focused Research Projects (Open)--The 
Committee will have presentations and discussion with the NRC staff 
regarding the subject topic.
    1:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [NOTE: 
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed 
in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.]

Saturday, September 12, 2020

    9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [NOTE: 
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed 
in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.]
    [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6), portions of this 
meeting may be closed 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 June 13, 2019 (84 FR 27662). 
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 and the Designated Federal 
Official (DFO) (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.
    An electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the 
Cognizant ACRS Staff at least one day before 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 Thomas Dashiell, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-7907), 
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.

    Note:  The revision of this FRN is due to the addition of the 
sessions on Wednesday, September 9, 2020.


    Dated: August 28, 2020.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-19408 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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