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addressed to the Executive Director for

Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

The NRC contact for this licensing

action is Mary Adams. Ms. Adams may

be contacted at (301) 415–7249 or by email at mta@nrc.gov for more

information about this licensing action.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day

of October, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Philip Ting,

Chief, Fuel Cycle Licensing Branch, Division

of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 00–26010 Filed 10–10–00; 8:45 am]

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste

Procedures for Meetings

Background

This notice describes procedures to be

followed with respect to meetings

conducted pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act by the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s)

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste

(ACNW). These procedures are set forth

so that they may be incorporated by

reference in future notices for

individual meetings.

The ACNW advises the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission on nuclear

waste disposal issues. This includes

facilities covered under 10 CFR Parts 61

and the proposed Part 63 and other

applicable regulations and legislative

mandates, such as the Nuclear Waste

Policy Act, the Low-Level Radioactive

Waste Policy Act and amendments, and

the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation

Control Act, as amended. The

Committee’s reports become a part of

the public record.

The ACNW meetings are normally

open to the public and provide

opportunities for oral or written

statements from members of the public

to be considered as part of the

Committee’s information gathering

process. The meetings are not

adjudicatory hearings such as those

conducted by the NRC’s Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board Panel as part of the

Commission’s licensing process. ACNW

meetings are conducted in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act.

General Rules Regarding ACNW

Meetings

An agenda is published in the Federal

Register for each full Committee

meeting and is available on the Internet

at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW and

is updated as changes are made. During

an ACNW meeting there may be a need

to make changes to the agenda to

facilitate the conduct of the meeting.

The Chairman of the Committee is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

manner that, in his/her judgment, will

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business, including making provisions

to continue the discussion of matters

not completed on the scheduled day

during another meeting. Persons

planning to attend the meeting may

contact the Designated Federal Official

specified in the individual Federal

Register Notice prior to the meeting to

be advised of any changes to the agenda

that may have occurred. This individual

can be contacted between 7:30 a.m. and

4:15 p.m., Eastern Time.

The following requirements shall

apply to public participation in ACNW

meetings:

(a) Persons wishing to submit written

comments regarding the agenda items

may do so by sending a readily

reproducible copy addressed to the

Designated Federal Official specified in

the Federal Register Notice for the

individual meeting in care of the

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555. Comments

should be in the possession of the

Designated Federal Official at least five

days prior to the meeting to allow time

for reproduction and distribution.

Comments should be limited to topics

being considered by the Committee.

Written comments may also be

submitted by providing a readily

reproducible copy to the Designated

Federal Official at the beginning of the

meeting.

(b) Persons desiring to make oral

statements at the meeting should make

a request to do so to the Designated

Federal Official. If possible, the request

should be made five days before the

meeting, identifying the topics to be

discussed and the amount of time

needed for presentation so that orderly

arrangements can be made. The

Committee will hear oral statements on

topics being reviewed at an appropriate

time during the meeting as scheduled by

the Chairman.

(c) In addition to the ACRS/ACNW

Internet web site, information regarding

topics to be discussed, changes to the

agenda, whether the meeting has been

canceled or rescheduled and the time

allotted to present oral statements can

be obtained by contacting the

Designated Federal Official between

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time.

(d) During the ACNW meeting

presentations and discussions,

questions may be asked only by ACNW

members, Committee consultants, NRC

staff, and the ACNW staff.

(e) The use of still, motion picture,

and television cameras will be

permitted at the discretion of the

Chairman and subject to the condition

that the physical installation and

presence of such equipment will not

interfere with the conduct of the

meeting. The Designated Federal

Official will have to be notified prior to

the meeting and will authorize the

installation or use of such equipment

after consultation with the Chairman.

The use of such equipment will be

restricted as is necessary to protect

proprietary or privileged information

that may be in documents, folders, etc.,

in the meeting room. Electronic

recordings will be permitted only

during those portions of the meeting

that are open to the public.

(f) A transcript is kept for certain open

portions of the meeting and will be

made available to the public through the

NRC’s Public Document Room, One

White Flint North, Room O–1F21, 11555

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852–

2738, or from the Publicly Available

Records (PARS) component of NRC’s

document system (ADAMS) which is

accessible from the NRC Web site at

http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/

index.html (the Public Electronic

Reading Room). A copy of the certified

minutes of the meeting will be available

at the same location on or before three

months following the meeting. Copies

may be obtained from the PDR upon

payment of appropriate reproduction

charges. ACNW meeting agenda,

meeting transcripts, and letter reports

are available for downloading or

viewing on the Internet at http://

www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.

(g) Videoteleconferencing service is

available for observing open sessions of

some ACNW meetings. Those wishing

to use this service for observing ACNW

meetings should contact Mr. Theron

Brown, ACNW Audio Visual

Technician, (301–415–8066) between

7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., Eastern Time 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

videoteleconferencing link. The

availability of videoteleconferencing

services is not guaranteed.

ACNW Working Group Meetings

ACNW Working Group meetings will

also be conducted in accordance with

these procedures, as appropriate. When

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Working Group meetings are held at

locations other than at NRC facilities,

reproduction facilities may not be

available at a reasonable cost.

Accordingly, 25 additional copies of the

materials to be used during the meeting

should be provided for distribution at

such meetings.

Special Provisions When Proprietary

Sessions Are To Be Held

If it is necessary to hold closed

sessions for the purpose of discussing

matters involving proprietary

information, persons with agreements

permitting access to such information

may attend those portions of the ACNW

meetings where this material is being

discussed upon confirmation that such

agreements are effective and related to

the material being discussed.

The Designated Federal Official

should be informed of such an

agreement at least five working days

prior to the meeting so that it can be

confirmed, and a determination can be

made regarding the applicability of the

agreement to the material that will be

discussed during the meeting. The

minimum information provided should

include information regarding the date

of the agreement, the scope of material

included in the agreement, the project

or projects involved, and the names and

titles of the persons signing the

agreement. Additional information may

be requested to identify the specific

agreement involved. A copy of the

executed agreement should be provided

to the Designated Federal Official prior

to the beginning of the meeting for

admittance to the closed session.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Procedures for Meetings

Background

This notice describes procedures to be

followed with respect to meetings

conducted by the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission’s (NRC’s) Advisory

Committee on Reactor Safeguards

(ACRS) pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. These

procedures are set forth so that they may

be incorporated by reference in future

notices for individual meetings.

The ACRS is a statutory group

established by Congress to review and

report on applications for the licensing

of nuclear power reactor facilities and

on certain other nuclear safety matters.

The Committee’s reports become a part

of the public record.

The ACRS meetings are conducted in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act; they are normally open

to the public and provide opportunities

for oral or written statements from

members of the public to be considered

as part of the Committee’s information

gathering process. ACRS reviews do not

normally encompass matters pertaining

to environmental impacts other than

those related to radiological safety.

The ACRS meetings are not

adjudicatory hearings such as those

conducted by the NRC’s Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board Panel as part of the

Commission’s licensing process.

General Rules Regarding ACRS

Meetings

An agenda is published in the Federal

Register for each full Committee

meeting and is available on the Internet

at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW and

is updated as changes are made. There

may be a need to make changes to the

agenda to facilitate the conduct of the

meeting. The Chairman of the

Committee is empowered to conduct the

meeting in a manner that, in his/her

judgment, will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business, including making

provisions to continue the discussion of

matters not completed on the scheduled

day on another meeting day. Persons

planning to attend the meeting may

contact the Designated Federal Official

specified in the individual Federal

Register Notice prior to the meeting to

be advised of any changes to the agenda

that may have occurred. This individual

can be contacted between 7:30 a.m. and

4:15 p.m., Eastern Time.

The following requirements shall

apply to public participation in ACRS

full Committee meetings:

(a) Persons wishing to submit written

comments regarding the agenda items

may do so by sending a readily

reproducible copy addressed to the

Designated Federal Official specified in

the Federal Register Notice, care of the

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

Comments should be limited to items

being considered by the Committee.

Comments should be in the possession

of the Designated Federal Official at

least five days prior to a meeting to

allow time for reproduction and

distribution. Written comments may

also be submitted by providing a readily

reproducible copy to the Designated

Federal Official at the beginning of the

meeting.

(b) Persons desiring to make oral

statements at the meeting should make

a request to do so to the Designated

Federal Official. If possible, the request

should be made five days before the

meeting, identifying the topics to be

discussed and the amount of time

needed for presentation so that orderly

arrangements can be made. The

Committee will hear oral statements on

topics being reviewed at an appropriate

time during the meeting as scheduled by

the Chairman.

(c) Information regarding topics to be

discussed, changes to the agenda,

whether the meeting has been canceled

or rescheduled, and the time allotted to

present oral statements can be obtained

by contacting the Designated Federal

Official between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15

p.m., Eastern Time.

(d) During the presentations and

discussions at ACRS meetings,

questions may be asked only by ACRS

members, ACRS consultants and staff,

and the NRC staff.

(e) The use of still, motion picture,

and television cameras will be

permitted at the discretion of the

Chairman and subject to the condition

that the physical installation and

presence of such equipment will not

interfere with the conduct of the

meeting. The Designated Federal

Official will have to be notified prior to

the meeting and will authorize the

installation or use of such equipment

after consultation with the Chairman.

The use of such equipment will be

restricted as is necessary to protect

proprietary or privileged information

that may be in documents, folders, etc.,

in the meeting room. Electronic

recordings will be permitted only

during those portions of the meeting

that are open to the public.

(f) A transcript is kept for certain open

portions of the meeting and will be

made available to the public through the

NRC’s Public Document Room, One

White Flint North, Room O–1F21, 11555

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852–

2738, or from the Publicly Available

Records (PARS) component of NRC’s

document system (ADAMS) which is

accessible from the NRC Web site at

http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/

index.html (the Public Electronic

Reading Room). A copy of the certified

minutes of the meeting will be available

at the same location on or before three

months following the meeting. Copies

may be obtained from the PDR upon

payment of appropriate reproduction

charges. ACRS meeting agenda, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are

available for downloading or viewing on