[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65522-65523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31213]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 131st 
meeting on January 8-10, 2002, at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, Room T-2B3.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, January 8, 2002

    A. 8:30-10:15 A.M.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures 
(Open)--The Chairman will open the meeting with brief opening remarks. 
The Committee will then review items under consideration at this 
meeting and consider topics proposed for future ACNW meetings.
    B. 10:30-11:30 A.M.: Proposed Rule on Probability of an Unlikely 
Event (Open)--The staff will provide an information briefing on the 
proposed rule: 10 CFR Part 63, ``Specification of a Probability for 
Unlikely Features, Events and Processes''.
    C. 1-3 P.M.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss proposed reports on the following topics:
    <bullet> ACRS/ACNW November 14, 2001 Joint Subcommittee Meeting on 
Risk-Informed Regulation in NMSS
    <bullet> Annual Research Report to the Commission
    <bullet> Proposed Rule on Probability of an Unlikely Event
    D. 3:15-6 p.m.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics scheduled for 
its January 9, 2002 meeting with the Commission.

Wednesday, January 9, 2002

    E. 8:30-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    F. 8:35-9:30 A.M.: Final Preparation for Committee Meeting with the 
NRC Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will finalize preparations for 
meeting with the NRC Commission.
    G. 9:40-11:30 A.M.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners in the Commissioners' 
Conference Room, One White Flint North, to discuss: Issue Resolution 
and Sufficiency Review, Total Systems Performance Assessment for Site 
Recommendation, High-Level Waste Chemistry Issues, Research Program in 
Radioactive Waste, and related matters.
    H. 1-2 P.M.: ACNW Planning Retreat (Open)--The Committee will 
finalize plans for its February 27-28--March 1, 2002 retreat.

Thursday, January 10, 2002

    I. 8:30-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    J. 8:35-11:30 A.M.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.
    K. 12:30-1:30 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 ACNW meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 3, 2001 (66 FR 
50461). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements 
may be presented by members of the public, 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 
Committee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify Mr. Howard J. Larson, ACNW (Telephone 301/415-
6805), between 8 A.M. and 4 P.M. EST, as far in advance as practicable 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made to schedule the necessary 
time during the meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion 
picture, and television cameras during this meeting will be limited to 
selected portions of the meeting as determined by the ACNW Chairman. 
Information regarding the time to be set aside for taking pictures may 
be obtained by contacting the ACNW office, prior to the meeting. In 
view of the possibility that the schedule for ACNW meetings may be 
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the 
meeting, persons planning to attend should notify Mr. Howard J. Larson 
as to their particular needs.
    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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J. Larson.

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    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available for downloading or viewing on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACNW meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW 
Audiovisual Technician (301/415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. 
EST 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.
    The ACNW meeting dates for Calendar Year 2002 are provided below:

ACNW Meeting No. and Meeting Date:
131st (Rockville, MD)--January 8-10 2002
132nd (Rockville, MD)--February 7, 2002
133rd (Rockville, MD)--March 19-21, 2002
134th (Rockville, MD)--April 16-18, 2002
135th (Las Vegas, NV--tentative)--May 21-23, 2002
136th (Rockville, MD)--June 18-20, 2002
137th (Rockville, MD)--July 23-25, 2002
August 2002--No Meeting
138th (Rockville, MD)--September 24-26, 2002
139th (Rockville, MD)--October 22-24, 2002
140th (Rockville, MD)--November 19-21, 2002
December 2002--No meeting

    Dated: December 13, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-31213 Filed 12-18-01; 8:45 am]
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