[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 225 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74391-74392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25637]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


681st 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 December 1-4, 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#.

Tuesday, December 1, 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.-6:00 p.m.: BWRX-300 Topical Report NEDC-33912, 
``Reactivity Control'' (Open/Closed)--The Committee will have 
presentations and discussion with representatives from GE-Hitachi and 
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.]

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

    9:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m.: New Design Review Standard for Chapter 7 
(Instrumentation and Control--I&C): Lessons Learned as a Result of 
Recent New Reactor Licensing Reviews Related to I&C (Open)--The 
Committee will have presentations and discussion with representatives 
from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic.
    12:00 p.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.]

Thursday, December 3, 2020

    9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.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

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portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect 
information designated as proprietary.]
    12:00 p.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.]

Friday, December 4, 2020

    10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The 
Committee will have presentations and discussion with the NRC 
Commission. The public may observe Commission meetings. Information may 
be found at https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/schedule.html.
    1:00 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.]
    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 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 document 
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. (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: 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.

    Dated: November 17, 2020.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-25637 Filed 11-19-20; 8:45 am]
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