61418 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 200 / Monday, October 18, 2004 / Notices 

this Notice are: The Environmental 

Assessment (ML042520538), and Letter 

dated July 12, 2004 transmitting Final 

Status Survey Report (ML041970459). 

Persons who do not have access to 

ADAMS or who encounter problems in 

accessing the documents located in 

ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR 

Reference staff by telephone at (800) 

397–4209 or (301) 415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.

These documents may be viewed 

electronically at the NRC Public 

Document Room (PDR), O 1 F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR 

reproduction contractor will copy 

documents for a fee. The PDR is open 

from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except on Federal 

holidays.

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 

5th day of October, 2004.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

John D. Kinneman, 

Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch 2, 

Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region 

I.

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear 

Waste; Notice of Meeting 

The Advisory Committee on Nuclear 

Waste (ACNW) will hold its 154th 

meeting on October 19–21, 2004, Room 

T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. The Working Group Meeting 

scheduled for October 19, 2004 will be 

held in the NRC Auditorium. 

The Working Group Chairman will 

state the Working Group Meeting 

(WGM) objectives and provide a 

technical session overview. Invited 

experts will also be introduced at this 

time. The purposes of the WGM are: (1) 

To develop the information necessary to 

provide a letter report to the 

Commission; (2) to understand the 

technical bases for the draft June 2004 

ICRP recommendations; (3) to review 

these recommendations against current 

NRC regulations and practice; and (4) to 

identify aspects of the ICRP 

recommendations that may warrant 

further study. 

The schedule for this meeting is as 

follows: 

Tuesday, October 19, 2004—NRC 

Auditorium 

8:30 a.m.–8:40 a.m.: Opening 

Statement (Open)—The ACNW 

Chairman will open the meeting with 

brief opening remarks. 

8:40 a.m.–9:10 a.m.: NRC Staff 

Overview of June 2004 ICRP 

Recommendations (Open)—The 

Committee will hear a presentation and 

a hold discussion with a representative 

of the NRC staff regarding an overview 

of the June 2004 draft ICRP 

recommendations. 

9:10 a.m.–10 a.m.: Biological Aspects 

of Radiation Protection (Open)—The 

Committee will hear a presentation and 

hold a discussion with an expert 

familiar with the radiation biology 

foundations of the ICRP 

recommendations. The emphasis of this 

presentation is on the extension of 

previous knowledge based on ongoing 

studies of radiation exposure cohorts. 

10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Update on 

ICRP Recommendations regarding 

Quantities Used in Radiation Protection

(Open)—The Committee will hear a 

presentation and hold a discussion with 

a representative of ORNL regarding 

radiation and tissue weighting factors 

and applications of factors for external 

exposure. The focus of this presentation 

will be on the new values derived and 

what has changed significantly since 

1990. 

11:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Public 

Comments (Open)—Attendees to be 

provided an opportunity to make 

comments relevant to the purposes and 

objectives of the Working Group. 

1 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Individual 

Protection (Selection of Constraints)

(Open)—The Committee will hear 

presentations and hold discussions with 

the panel of representatives from the 

NRC staff, EPA, CRCPD and the Mayo 

Clinic focused on the draft ICRP 

recommendations regarding limits and 

constraints. This technical session will 

focus on selection of constraints and 

limits and how such selections have 

been implemented and developed in the 

radiation protection practices in the 

United States. The thrust of this panel 

will be a discussion as to whether the 

2004 draft recommendations imply 

significant change. 

3 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Public Comments

(Open)—Attendees to be provided an 

opportunity to make relevant comments 

consistent with the purposes and 

objectives of the Working Group. 

3:45 p.m.–5 p.m.: Optimization of 

Protection (Open)—The Committee will 

hear presentations and hold discussions 

with a representative of the NRC staff 

and a member of the ACRS regarding 

the optimization of protection in the 

June 2004 draft ICRP recommendations 

and how these principles are related to 

the current practices of ALARA in NRC 

regulated activities. 

5 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Public Comments

(Open)—Attendees to be provided an 

opportunity to make comments relevant 

to the purposes and objectives of the 

Working Group. 

5:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m.: Closing 

Comments (Open)—The Working Group 

Chairman will summarize the results of 

the Working Group and discuss possible 

follow-up activities. 

Wednesday, October 20, 2004

10 a.m.–10:05 a.m.: Opening 

Statement (Open)—The ACNW 

Chairman will make opening remarks 

regarding the conduct of today’s 

sessions. 

10:05 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Update on the 

Status of the License Termination Rule 

(LTR) (Open)—The Committee will 

receive an update by a representative of 

the NRC staff on the status of activities 

involving the LTR. 

1 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Consolidated Issue 

Resolution Status Report (Open)—The 

Committee will receive an update from 

a representative of the NRC staff on the 

current status of the Consolidated Issue 

Resolution Status Report. 

2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: ACNW 2005 

Action Plan (Open)—The ACNW 

Committee will continue its discussion 

of potential topics for inclusion in the 

2005 Action Plan. 

Thursday, October 21, 2004

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening 

Remarks by the ACNW Chairman

(Open)—The Chairman will make 

opening remarks regarding the conduct 

of today’s sessions. 

8:35 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Preparation of 

ACNW Reports (Open)—The Committee 

will discuss potential ACNW reports on 

matters discussed during this meeting. It 

may also discuss possible reports on 

matters discussed during prior 

meetings. 

11:45 a.m.–12 Noon: Miscellaneous

(Open)—The Committee will discuss 

matters related to the conduct of 

Committee activities and matters and 

specific issues that were not completed 

during previous meetings, as time and 

availability of information permit.

Procedures for the conduct of and 

participation in ACNW meetings were 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 16, 2003 (68 FR 59643). In 

accordance with these procedures, oral 

or written statements may be presented 

by members of the public. Electronic 

recordings will be permitted only 

during those portions of the meeting 

that are open to the public. Persons 

desiring to make oral statements should 

notify Mr. Howard J. Larson, (Telephone 

301–415–6805), between 7:30 a.m. and 

4 p.m. e.t., as far in advance as 

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practicable so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made to schedule 

the necessary time during the meeting 

for such statements. Use of still, motion 

picture, and television cameras during 

this meeting will be limited to selected 

portions of the meeting as determined 

by the ACNW Chairman. Information 

regarding the time to be set aside for 

taking pictures may be obtained by 

contacting the ACNW office prior to the 

meeting. In view of the possibility that 

the schedule for ACNW meetings may 

be adjusted by the Chairman as 

necessary to facilitate the conduct of the 

meeting, persons planning to attend 

should notify Mr. Howard J. Larson as 

to their particular needs. 

Further information regarding topics 

to be discussed, whether the meeting 

has been canceled or rescheduled, the 

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the 

opportunity to present oral statements 

and the time allotted, therefore can be 

obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J. 

Larson. 

ACNW meeting agenda, meeting 

transcripts, and letter reports are 

available through the NRC Public 

Document Room at pdr@nrc.gov, 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 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/

reading-rm/doc-collections/(ACRS & 

ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas). 

Video Teleconferencing service is 

available for observing open sessions of 

ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use 

this service for observing ACNW 

meetings should contact Mr. Theron 

Brown, ACNW Audiovisual Technician 

(301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 

3:45 p.m. e.t., 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: October 12, 2004. 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 

Meeting on Planning and Procedures; 

Notice of Meeting 

The ACNW will hold a Planning and 

Procedures meeting on October 20, 

2004, Room T–2B3, 11545 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 

The entire meeting will be open to 

public attendance, with the exception of 

a portion that 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 ACNW, and 

information the release of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: 

Wednesday, October 20, 2004—8:30 

a.m.–9:30 a.m. 

The Committee will discuss proposed 

ACNW activities and related matters. 

The purpose of this meeting is to gather 

information, analyze relevant issues and 

facts, and formulate proposed positions 

and actions, as appropriate, for 

deliberation by the full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official, Mr. Howard J. Larson 

(Telephone: 301/415–6805) between 

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (ET) five days 

prior to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Electronic recordings will be permitted 

only during those portions of the 

meeting that are open to the public. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

the Designated Federal Official between 

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (ET). Persons 

planning to attend this meeting are 

urged to contact the above named 

individual at least two working days 

prior to the meeting to be advised of any 

potential changes in the agenda.

Dated: October 8, 2004. 

John H. Flack, 

Acting Associate Director for Technical 

Support, ACRS/ACNW.

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[NUREG/CR–6850] 

EPRI/NRC–RES Fire PRA Methodology 

for Nuclear Power Facilities, Draft for 

Comment

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of availability of ‘‘EPRI/

NRC–RES Fire PRA Methodology for 

Nuclear Power Facilities, Draft Report 

for Comment,’’ and request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is announcing the 

availability of NUREG/CR–6850, ‘‘EPRI/

NRC–RES Fire PRA Methodology for 

Nuclear Power Facilities Volume 1 and 

2, Draft for Public Comment.’’

DATES: Comments on this document 

should be submitted by December 17, 

2004. Comments received after that date 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. To ensure efficient and 

complete comment resolution, 

comments should include references to 

the section, page, and line numbers of 

the document to which the comment 

applies, if possible.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public are 

invited and encouraged to submit 

written comments to Michael Lesar, 

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, 

Office of Administration, Mail Stop T6–

D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001. Hand-deliver comments attention 

to Michael Lesar, 11545 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, MD, between 7:30 a.m. and 

4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. 

Comments may also be sent 

electronically to NRCREP@nrc.gov. 

This document is available at the 

Agencywide Documents Access and 

Management System (ADAMS) Public 

Electronic Reading Room on the Internet 

at the NRC Web site at http://

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html

under Accession No. ML042800183 and 

ML042800196; on the NRC Web site at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/ 

docs4comment.html; and at the NRC 

Public Document Room, 11555 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. The 

PDR’s mailing address is USNRC PDR, 

Washington, DC 20555; telephone (301) 

415–4737 or (800) 397–4205; fax (301) 

415–3548; e-mail PDR@NRC.GOV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: J.S. 

Hyslop, Probability Risk Assessment 

Branch, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 

Research, telephone (301) 415–6354, email jsh2@nrc.gov, or Mark H. Salley, 

Probability Risk Assessment Branch,