[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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