[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67571-67572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23486]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


680th 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 November 4-7, 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, November 4, 2020

    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.-4:15 p.m.: Review of latest update of Branch Technical 
Position 7-19, ``Guidance for Evaluation of Diversity and Defense-In 
Depth in Digital Computer-Based I&C Systems'' (Open)--The Committee 
will have presentations and discussion with representatives from 
Nuclear Energy Institute and NRC staff regarding the subject topic.
    4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Commission Meeting Preparation (Open)--The 
Committee will have discussion and practice of draft presentations 
regarding the subject topic.

Thursday, November 5, 2020

    9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Regulatory Guide 1.200 Revision on Review and 
Approval of New Methods for Light-Water Reactors (Open)--The Committee 
will have presentations and discussion with representatives from the 
industry and NRC staff regarding the subject topic.
    11:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Information Session on the OKLO combined 
license application including the AURORA reactor design (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will have presentations and discussion by the applicant 
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.]
    4:00 p.m.-6:30 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.]

Friday, November 6, 2020

    9:30 a.m.-11:30 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.]
    11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports and Commission 
Meeting (Open/Closed)--The Committee will continue its discussion of 
proposed ACRS reports and Commission Meeting preparation. [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, November 7, 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 
Officer (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

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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 (PDR) at 
[email protected], or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from 
the Publicly Available Records System component of NRC's Agencywide 
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) which is accessible from 
the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or https://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. (Eastern Time), 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:  This notice is late due to the COVID-19 public health 
emergency and current health precautions which required the 
Committee to prepare for the meeting to be held remotely.


Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23486 Filed 10-22-20; 8:45 am]
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