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videoteleconferencing link. The

availability of videoteleconferencing

services is not guaranteed.

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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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 will hold a meeting on June

7–9, 2000, in Conference Room T–2B3,

11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. The date of this meeting was

previously published in the Federal

Register on Thursday, October 14, 1999

(64 FR 55787).

Wednesday, June 7, 2000

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.–10:00 A.M.: Proposed

Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-173A,

‘‘Spent Fuel Storage Pool for Operating

Facilities’’ (Open)—The Committee will

hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding the proposed

resolution of Generic Safety Issue-173A.

10:15 A.M.–11:45 A.M.: Regulatory

Effectiveness of the Station Blackout

Rule (Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the results of the review

performed by the staff to determine the

regulatory effectiveness of the Station

Blackout Rule.

12:45 P.M.–2:15 P.M.: Proposed Final

Standard Review Plan Section and

Regulatory Guide Associated with the

Revised Source Term Rule (Open)—The

Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the proposed final Standard

Review Plan Section and Regulatory

Guide associated with the application of

the revised source term for operating

nuclear power plants.

2:30 P.M.–4:30 P.M.: Assessment of

the Quality of Probabilistic Risk

Assessments (PRAs) (Open)—The

Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the staff’s proposal to address

PRA quality until the industry standards

have been completed, including the

potential role of industry PRA

certification process.

4:30 P.M.–5:30 P.M.: Break and

Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports

(Open)—Cognizant ACRS members will

prepare draft reports, as needed, for

consideration by the full Committee.

5:30 P.M.–7:00 P.M. : Discussion of

Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)—The

Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports on matters considered during

this meeting.

Thursday, June 8, 2000

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.–10:00 A.M.: PerformanceBased Regulatory Initiatives (Open)—

The Committee will hear presentations

by and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff

regarding a draft Commission Paper

associated with performance-based

regulatory initiatives and related

matters.

10:15 A.M.–11:30 A.M.: Use of

Industry Initiatives in the Regulatory

Process (Open)—The Committee will

hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding use of industry

initiatives in the regulatory process.

11:30 A.M.–12:00 Noon: Safety

Culture at Operating Nuclear Power

Plants (Open)—The Committee will

hear a presentation by and hold

discussions with Mr. Sorensen, ACRS

Senior Fellow, regarding the safety

culture at operating nuclear power

plants.

1:00 P.M.–1:30 P.M.: Visit to Davis

Besse Nuclear Power Plant and Meeting

with NRC Region III Personnel (Open)—

The Committee will hear a presentation

by and hold discussions with Mr. Singh,

ACRS Senior Staff Engineer, regarding

the proposed schedule for touring the

Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant,

specific plant areas to be visited,

proposed topics for discussion with

representatives of the licensee, and the

NRC Region III Office.

1:30 P.M.–2:00 P.M.: Proposed Plan

and Assignments for Reviewing License

Renewal Guidance Documents (Open)—

The Committee will discuss the

proposed plan and member assignments

for reviewing the license renewal

guidance documents (Standard Review

Plan, Regulatory Guide, and Generic

Aging Lessons Learned II Report).

2:00 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.

2:15 P.M.–3:00 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, and organizational and

personnel matters relating to the ACRS.

3:00 P.M.–4:00 P.M.: Break and

Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports

(Open)—Cognizant ACRS members will

prepare draft reports, as needed, for

consideration by the full Committee.

4:00 P.M.–7:00 P.M.: Discussion of

Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)—The

Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports.

Friday, June 9, 2000

8:30 A.M.–2:30 P.M.: Discussion of

Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)—The

Committee will continue its discussion

of proposed ACRS reports.

2:30 P.M.–3:00 P.M.: 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 ACRS meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

September 28, 1999 (64 FR 52353). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written views may be presented by

members of the public, including

representatives of the nuclear industry.

Electronic recordings will be permitted

only during the open portions of the

meeting and questions may be asked

only by members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, ACRS, five days

before the meeting, if possible, so that

appropriate arrangements can be made

to allow necessary time during the

meeting for such statements. Use of still,

motion picture, and television cameras

during this meeting may be limited to

selected portions of the meeting as

determined by the Chairman.

Information regarding the time to be set

aside for this purpose may be obtained

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by contacting Mr. Sam Duraiswamy

prior to the meeting. 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

Mr. Sam Duraiswamy if such

rescheduling would result in major

inconvenience.

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 therefor, can be

obtained by contacting Mr. Sam

Duraiswamy (telephone 301/415–7364),

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:l5 p.m., EDT.

ACRS meeting agenda, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are

available for downloading or viewing on

the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

Videoteleconferencing 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., EDT, 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 facilities that they use to

establish the videoteleconferencing link.

The availability of

videoteleconferencing services is not

guaranteed.

Dated: May 18, 2000.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards, Joint Meeting of the

Subcommittees on Plant Operations

and Fire Protection; Notice of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittees on Plant

Operations and Fire Protection will hold

a joint meeting on June 14, 2000, NRC

Region III Office, 801 Warrenville Road,

Lisle, Illinois.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Wednesday, June 14, 2000—8:30 a.m.

Until the Conclusion of Business

The Subcommittees will discuss items

of mutual interest with the

representatives of NRC Region III Office,

including plant performance review

process, implementation challenges

associated with the revised inspection

and assessment programs, and fire

protection issues. The purpose of this

meeting is to gather information,

analyze relevant issues and facts, and to

formulate proposed positions and

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation

by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman and written statements will

be accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittees, their

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittees, along with

any of their consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittees will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC Region

III Office, and other interested persons

regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time allotted

therefor, can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Amarjit Singh (telephone 301/415–

6899) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any potential changes to the agenda,

etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Richard K. Major,

Acting Associate Director for Technical

Support, ACRS/ACNW.

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of May 22, 29, June 5, 12,

19, and 26, 2000.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of May 22

Thursday, May 25

8:30 a.m. Briefing on Operating Reactors

and Fuel Facilities (Public Meeting)

(Contact: Joe Shea, 301–415–1727)

10:15 a.m. Briefing on Status of Regional

Programs, Performance and Plans

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Joe Shea,

301–415–1727)

1:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting)

a: Hydro Resources, Inc., Docket No. 40–

8968–ML, Memorandum and Order

(Financial Assurance for

Decommissioning Issues), LBP–99–

13, 49 NRC 233 (March 9, 1999);

and Memorandum and Order

(Motion to Hold in Abeyance),

LBP–99–40 (October 19, 1999); and,

b: Final Rule: ‘‘Elimination of the

Requirement for Noncombustible

Fire Barrier Penetration Seal

Materials and Other Minor

Changes’’ (10 CFR Part 50) (WITS

199800128) (Contact: Ken Hart,

301–415–1659)

1:30 p.m. Briefing on Improvements to

2.206 Process (Public Meeting)

(Contact: Andrew Kugler, 301–415–

2828)

Week of May 29—Tentative

Tuesday, May 30

9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed)

Week of June 5

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of June 5.

Week of June 12—Tentative

Tuesday, June 13

9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed)

9:30 a.m. Meeting with Organization of

Agreement States (OAS) and

Conference of Radiation Control

Program Directors (CRCPD) (Public

Meeting) (Contact: Paul Lohaus,

301–415–3340)

1:00 p.m. Meeting with Korean

Peninsula Energy Development