[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52746-52747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24595]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of 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 (ACRS) will hold a meeting December 7-8, 2017, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017, CONFERENCE ROOM T-2B1, 11545 ROCKVILLE 
PIKE, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852

    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.: Annual Reactor Operating Experience (Open)--
The Committee will hear briefings by and discussion with the 
Subcommittee Chairman on power reactor operating experience.

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    10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected NRC 
Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will hear discussions of the 
assessment of the quality of the selected NRC research projects.
    2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open/Closed)--The Committee will discuss the 
recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding 
items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during future 
ACRS Meetings, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS business, 
including anticipated workload and member assignments. The Committee 
will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director for 
Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS 
reports and letters. [Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and 
personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and 
practices of the ACRS, and information the release of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]
    3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Biennial Review of NRC Research Projects 
(Open)--The Committee will hear discussions of the biennial review of 
NRC research projects.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017, CONFERENCE ROOM T-2B1, 11545 ROCKVILLE PIKE, 
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20852

    8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: ACRS Retreat (Open/Closed)--The Committee will 
hear discussions on topics of interest to the Committee. [Note: A 
portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) 
and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS, and 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy.]
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 
46312). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should 
notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301-415-5844, 
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4213373b2c2a6c0c25373b272c022c30216c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8edffbf7e0e6a0c0e9fbf7ebe0cee0fceda0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>), 5 days before the meeting, if possible, 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time 
during the meeting for such statements. 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 Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling 
would result in major inconvenience.
    Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be 
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic 
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff 
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within 
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with 
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of this meeting may be closed, as 
specifically noted above. 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. Electronic recordings will be 
permitted only during the open portions of the meeting.
    ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#69190d1b471b0c1a061c1b0a0c29071b0a470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9aeafee8b4e8ffe9f5efe8f9ffdaf4e8f9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>, 
or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which 
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ACRS/.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service should 
contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-6702), 
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (ET), 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 video teleconferencing link. The availability of 
video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of November, 2017.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Russell E. Chazell,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24595 Filed 11-13-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P


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