[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 123 (Monday, June 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39445-39446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16085]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


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 July 12-14, 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, July 12, 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.-10:30 A.M.: Activities Associated with Risk-Informing 10 
CFR Part 50 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear 
Energy Institute (NEI) regarding: (a) Proposed revision to 10 CFR 50.44 
concerning combustible gas control system and advance notice of 
proposed rulemaking (10 CFR 50.69 and Appendix T) and (b) NEI letter 
dated January 19, 2000.
    10:45 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Assessment of the Quality of Probabilistic 
Risk Assessments (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a 
draft Commission paper on the assessment of the quality of 
probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs).
    1:15 P.M.-3:15 P.M.: Proposed Final ASME Standard for PRA Quality 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 
(ASME) regarding the proposed final ASME Standard for PRA quality.
    3:30 P.M.--4:30 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.
    4:30 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. In addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed 
ACRS report on Safety Culture at Nuclear Power Plants.

Thursday, July 13, 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.-9:30 A.M.: Annual Report to the Commission on the NRC 
Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the format 
and content of the annual ACRS report to the Commission on the NRC 
Safety Research Program.
    9:30 A.M.-9:45 A.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.
    9:45 A.M.-10:30 A.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.
    10:45 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports 
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports, as needed, 
for consideration by the full Committee.
    12:45 P.M.-6:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, July 14, 2000

    8:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    11:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics for meeting 
with the NRC Commissioners scheduled for October 5, 2000.
    1:30 P.M.-2:00 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 
the 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 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 4:15 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

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videoteleconferencing services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: June 20, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-16085 Filed 6-23-00; 8:45 am]
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