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7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (e.t.). 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 to the agenda.

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

John H. Flack, 

Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on 

Safeguards and Security; Notice of 

Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on 

Safeguards and Security will hold a 

closed meeting on November 3, 2004, 

Room T–8E8, 11545 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland. 

The entire meeting will be closed to 

public attendance to protect information 

classified as national security 

information and safeguards information 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (3). 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: 

Wednesday, November 3, 2004—8:30 

a.m. until 11:30 a.m. 

The Subcommittee will hear 

presentations from the NRC staff, NRC 

staff consultants, and representatives of 

the industry regarding safeguards and 

security issues. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard K. Major (telephone: 301–415–

7366) or Dr. Richard P. Savio 

(telephone: 301–415–7362) between 

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (e.t.).

Dated: October 19, 2004. 

John H. Flack, 

Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards; Meeting Notice 

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 November 4–6, 2004, 11545 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 

The date of this meeting was previously 

published in the Federal Register on 

Monday, November 21, 2003 (68 FR 

65743). 

Thursday, November 4, 2004, 

Conference Room T–2B3, Two White 

Flint North, 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.–10:30 a.m.: Proposed Rule 

for Risk-Informing 10 CFR 50.46.

(Open)—The Committee will hear 

presentations by and hold discussions 

with representatives of the NRC staff 

regarding the proposed rule for riskinforming 10 CFR 50.46, ‘‘Acceptance 

Criteria for Emergency Core Cooling 

Systems for Light-Water Nuclear Power 

Reactors,’’ and related matters. 

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Proactive 

Materials Degradation Assessment 

Program (Open)—The Committee will 

hear presentations by and hold 

discussions with representatives of the 

NRC staff regarding the status of the 

Proactive Materials Degradation 

Assessment Program. 

1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: Proposed Rule 

on Post-Fire Operator Manual Actions

(Open)—The Committee will hear 

presentations by and hold discussions 

with representatives of the NRC staff 

regarding the proposed rule on post-fire 

operator manual actions and related 

matters. 

3 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Grid Reliability 

Issues and Related Significant 

Operating Events (Open)—The 

Committee will hear presentations by 

and hold discussions with 

representatives of the NRC staff 

regarding their activities associated with 

grid reliability, significant operating 

events related to grid stability, and other 

related matters. 

4:45 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will discuss proposed ACRS 

reports on matters considered during 

this meeting. In addition, the Committee 

will discuss proposed reports on: 

Response to the August 25, 2004, EDO 

response to the May 21, 2004, ACRS 

Letter on Resolution of Certain Items 

Identified by the ACRS in NUREG–

1740, ‘‘Voltage-Based Alternative Repair 

Criteria;’’ AP1000 Lessons Learned 

Report; and Safeguards and Security 

Matters (Closed). 

Friday, November 5, 2004, Conference 

Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North, 

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.: Status of Early Site 

Permit Reviews (Open)—The Committee 

will hear presentations by and hold 

discussions with representatives of the 

NRC staff regarding the status of the 

staff’s review of the early site permit 

applications. 

10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Assessment of 

the Quality of Selected NRC Research 

Projects (Open)—The Committee will 

discuss the preliminary results of the 

cognizant ACRS members’ assessment 

of the quality of the NRC research 

projects on Sump Blockage and on 

MACCS code. 

12:45 p.m.–1 p.m.: Plant License 

Renewal Subcommittee Report (Open)—

The Committee will hear a report by the 

Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee 

on Plant License Renewal regarding 

interim review of the license renewal 

application for the Farley Nuclear Plant. 

1 p.m.–2 p.m.: Future ACRS 

Activities/Report of the Planning and 

Procedures Subcommittee (Open)—The 

Committee will discuss the 

recommendations of the Planning and 

Procedures Subcommittee regarding 

items proposed for consideration by the 

full Committee during future meetings. 

Also, it will hear a report of the 

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 

on matters related to the conduct of 

ACRS business, including anticipated 

workload and member assignments. 

2 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Reconciliation of 

ACRS Comments and 

Recommendations (Open)—The 

Committee will discuss the responses 

from the NRC Executive Director for 

Operations (EDO) to comments and 

recommendations included in recent 

ACRS reports and letters. The EDO 

responses are expected to be made 

available to the Committee prior to the 

meeting. 

2:30 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will discuss proposed ACRS 

reports. 

Saturday, November 6, 2004, 

Conference Room T–2B3, Two White 

Flint North, Rockville, Maryland 

8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will continue its discussion 

of proposed ACRS reports. 

12:30 p.m.–1 p.m.: Miscellaneous

(Open)—The Committee will discuss