7810 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 34 / Thursday, February 20, 1997 / Notices

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; 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 will hold a meeting on

March 6–8, 1997, in Conference Room

T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. The date of this meeting was

previously published in the Federal

Register on Thursday, January 23, 1997

(62 FR 3539).

Thursday, March 6, 1997

8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks

by the ACRS Chairman

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will

make opening remarks regarding

conduct of the meeting and comment

briefly regarding items of current

interest. During this session, the

Committee will discuss priorities for

preparation of ACRS reports.

8:45 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Capability of

RELAP5/MOD 3 Code to Assess the

AP600 Design

(Open/Closed)—The Committee will

hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding the capability of the

RELAP5/MOD 3 code to assess the

adequacy of the AP600 passive plant

design.

The Committee may hear

presentations by representatives of the

Westinghouse Electric Corporation, as

appropriate.

Note: A portion of this session may be

closed to discuss Westinghouse proprietary

information.

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: AP600 Test Data

from ROSA and Oregon State University

(OSU)–APEX Test Facilities

(Open/Closed)—The Committee will

hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff regarding the issues

associated with the release of test data

from ROSA and OSU–APEX test

facilities to the public.

The Committee may hear

presentations by representatives of the

Westinghouse Electric Corporation, as

appropriate.

Note: A portion of this session may be

closed to discuss Westinghouse proprietary

information and matters the premature

disclosure of which would be likely to

significantly frustrate implementation of a

proposed agency action.

1:15 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: Arthur Andersen

Report, ‘‘Recommendations to Improve

the Senior Management Meeting

Process’’

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the results of the Arthur

Andersen study that was performed to

evaluate the Senior NRC Management

Meeting Process for assessing the

performance of operating nuclear plants.

Representatives of the nuclear

industry will participate, as appropriate.

3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Risk-Informed,

Performance-Based Regulation and

Related Matters

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the proposed Standard

Review Plan (SRP) Sections, Regulatory

Guides, and other matters associated

with the risk-informed, performancebased regulation.

Representatives of the nuclear

industry will participate, as appropriate.

4:45 p.m.–7:15 p.m.: Preparation of

ACRS Reports

(Open)—The Committee will discuss

proposed ACRS reports on matters

considered during this meeting.

Friday, March 7, 1997

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks

by the ACRS Chairman

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will

make opening remarks regarding

conduct of the meeting.

8:35 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Independent Safety

Assessment of the Main Yankee Atomic

Power Station

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the results of independent

safety assessment of the Main Yankee

Atomic Power Station.

Representatives of the nuclear

industry will participate, as appropriate.

9:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.: National

Academy of Sciences/National Research

Council (NAS/NRC) Phase 2 Study

Report

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with the Chairman of the NAS/NRC

Committee regarding the results of the

NAS/NRC Phase 2 Study on the digital

instrumentation and control systems.

Other member(s) of the NAS/NRC

Committee, representatives of the NRC

staff and nuclear industry will

participate, as appropriate.

1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Department of

Energy’s (DOE’s) Tritium Production

Program

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of DOE regarding

DOE’s tritium production program.

Representatives of the NRC staff will

participate, as appropriate.

2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Future ACRS

Activities

(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.

3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: Reconciliation of

ACRS Comments and

Recommendations

(Open)—The Committee will discuss

responses from the NRC Executive

Director for Operations (EDO) to

comments and recommendations

included in recent ACRS reports. The

EDO responses are expected to be

provided to the ACRS prior to the

meeting

3:30 p.m.–7:15 p.m.: Preparation of

ACRS Reports

(Open)—The Committee will continue

its discussion of proposed ACRS reports

on matters considered during this

meeting.

Saturday, March 8, 1997

8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.: Report of the

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

(Open/Closed)—The Committee 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.

Note: A portion of this session may be

closed to discuss organizational and

personnel matters that relate solely to the

internal personnel rules and practices of this

Advisory Committee, and matters the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Preparation of

ACRS Reports

(Open)—The Committee will continue

its discussion of proposed ACRS reports

on matters considered during this

meeting.

1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.: Strategic Planning

(Open)—The Committee will continue

its discussion of items of significant

importance to NRC, including

rebaselining of the Committee activities

for FY 1997.

Procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACRS meetings were
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published in the Federal Register on

October 1, 1996 (61 FR 51310). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written statements may be presented

by members of the public, 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, Chief, Nuclear

Reactors Branch, at least five days

before the meeting, if possible, so that

appropriate arrangements can be made

to allow the 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

by contacting the Chief of the Nuclear

Reactors Branch 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

the Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch

if such rescheduling would result in

major inconvenience.

In accordance with Subsection 10(d)

P.L. 92–463, I have determined that it is

necessary to close portions of this

meeting noted above to discuss

proprietary information per 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(4), information the premature

disclosure of which would be likely to

significantly frustrate implementation of

a proposed agency action per 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(9)(B), matters that relate solely

to the internal personnel rules and

practices of this Advisory Committee

per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), and to discuss

matters the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy per 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been cancelled 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, Chief, Nuclear Reactors

Branch (telephone 301/415–7364),

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EST.

ACRS meeting notices, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are now

available on FedWorld from the ‘‘NRC

MAIN MENU.’’ Direct Dial Access

number to FedWorld is (800) 303–9672

or ftp.fedworld. These documents and

the meeting agenda are also available for

downloading or reviewing on the

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

ACRSACNW.

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–4174 Filed 2–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance,

Availability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has issued for public comment a

proposed revision of a guide in its

Regulatory Guide Series. This series has

been developed to describe and make

available to the public such information

as methods acceptable to the NRC staff

for implementing specific parts of the

NRC’s regulations, techniques used by

the staff in evaluating specific problems

or postulated accidents, and data

needed by the staff in its review of

applications for permits and licenses.

The draft guide is a proposed

Revision 3 to Regulatory Guide 1.134,

and it is temporarily identified as DG–

1068, ‘‘Medical Evaluation of Licensed

Personnel at Nuclear Power Plants.’’

The guide will be in Division 1, ‘‘Power

Reactors.’’ This regulatory guide is being

revised to endorse an updated ANSI/

ANS–3.4–1996, ‘‘Medical Certification

and Monitoring of Personnel Requiring

Operator Licenses for Nuclear Power

Plants,’’ which describes methods

acceptable to the NRC staff for

determining the medical qualifications

of applicants for initial or renewal

operator or senior operator licenses for

nuclear power plants and for notifying

the NRC of an operator’s incapacitating

disability or illness.

The draft guide has not received

complete staff review and does not

represent an official NRC staff position.

Public comments are being solicited

on the guide. Comments should be

accompanied by supporting data.

Written comments may be submitted to

the Rules Review and Directives Branch,

Division of Freedom of Information and

Publications Services, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

Copies of comments received may be

examined at the NRC Public Document

Room, 2120 L Street NW., Washington,

DC. Comments will be most helpful if

received by March 17, 1997.

Although a time limit is given for

comments on this draft guide,

comments and suggestions in

connection with items for inclusion in

guides currently being developed or

improvements in all published guides

are encouraged at any time.

Comments may be submitted

electronically, in either ASCII text or

Wordperfect format (version 5.1 or

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of the commonly available

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FedWorld can be accessed directly by

dialing the toll free number: 1–800–

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then selecting ‘‘Regulatory Information

Mall.’’ At that point, a menu will be

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you will be able to download

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