[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11289-11290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4504]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

    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 a meeting on March 10-12, 2011, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Thursday, October 21, 
2010 (74 FR 65038-65039).

Thursday, March 10, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Commission Paper on the Use of Risk Insights To 
Enhance the Safety Focus of Small Modular Reactor Reviews (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the Commission Paper on the 
use of risk insights to enhance the safety focus of small modular 
reactor reviews.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the 
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will 
discuss the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during 
future ACRS Meetings, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. [Note: 
A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) 
and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy.]
    11:45 a.m.-12 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Point Beach, Units 1 and 2 Extended Power Uprate 
Application (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and

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NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC regarding the Point Beach, Units 1 and 
2 extended power uprate application and the associated safety 
evaluation prepared by the NRC staff. [Note: A portion of this session 
may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary by NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4).]
    3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Status of Groundwater Protection Task Force 
Efforts (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the status 
of groundwater protection task force efforts.
    5:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in 
order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary by 
NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]

Friday, March 11, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    1 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    1:05 p.m.-2 p.m.: Improvements to the Generic Issue Program 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding improvements to the 
Generic Issue Program.
    2 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: 
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect 
information designated as proprietary by NextEra Energy Point Beach, 
LLC, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]

Saturday, March 12, 2011, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: 
A portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect 
information designated as proprietary by NextEra Energy Point Beach, 
LLC, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
    1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will continue 
its discussion related to the conduct of Committee activities and 
specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 21, 2010, (75 FR 
65038-65039). 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 Ms. Ilka Berrios, Cognizant ACRS Staff 
(Telephone: 301-415-3179, E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b2207000a45290e19190204182b051908450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e8a1848389c6aa8d9a9a81879ba8869a8bc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>), five 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.
    Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be 
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic 
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff 
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within 
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with 
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) 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 agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea9a8e98c4988f99859f98898faa849889c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6b6a2b4e8b4a3b5a9b3b4a5a386a8b4a5e8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 Web site at.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio 
Visual Technician (301-415-8066), 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.

    Dated: February 23, 2011.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-4504 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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