[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18080-18081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07177]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
685th 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, 2232(b)), the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings on May 5-7, 2021. 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#. A more detailed agenda may be found at the
ACRS public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/index.html.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
2:00 p.m.-2:35 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
2:35 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Interim Letter Report on title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 53 Rulemaking Language for
Licensing of Advanced Reactors (Open)--The Committee will have
presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff
regarding the subject topic.
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on 10 CFR part 53
(Open)--The Committee will have discussion regarding the subject topic.
Thursday, May 6, 2021
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: White Paper on Fusion (Open)--The Committee
will have presentations and discussion with representatives from the
NRC staff and other stakeholders regarding the subject topic.
11:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Uprated NuScale Standard Design Approval
Application Update (Open/Closed)--The Committee will have presentations
and discussion with representatives from NuScale 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.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports and Bylaws Review
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed
ACRS reports and Bylaws 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.]
Friday, May 7, 2021
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 portion of this session
may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as
proprietary.]
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Bylaws Review/Preparation of Reports (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will continue its Bylaws review and discussion
of proposed ACRS reports.
[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.]
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2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Bylaws Review/Preparation of Reports (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will continue its Bylaws review and discussion
of proposed ACRS reports.
[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.]
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 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/.
Dated: April 2, 2021.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-07177 Filed 4-6-21; 8:45 am]
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