[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12963-12964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4957]


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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 125th 
meeting on March 21-23, 2001, 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:

Wednesday, March 21, 2001

    A. 8:30-10 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. 10:15-10:35 a.m.: DOE's Status Report on Key Technical Issue 
(KTI) Resolution (Open)--The Committee will receive an update by a DOE 
representative as to the current status of the KTI resolution.
    C. 10:35-12 Noon: Key Technical Issues--Vertical Slice Report 
(Open)--The Committee members will present a report on their assigned 
KTIs.
    D. 1-2 p.m.: Partial Release of a Reactor Facility or Site for 
Unrestricted Use (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the 
partial release of a reactor facility or site for unrestricted use.
    E. 2-3 p.m.: License Termination Plan Review--Lessons Learned 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding lessons learned from 
experience with the License Termination Plan.
    F. 3:15-5 p.m.: Commission Meeting Preparation (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss the topics scheduled for its March 22, 2001 
meeting with the Commission.
    G. 5-7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on Entombment, Partial 
Release of Reactor Facility or Site for Unrestricted Use, Lessons 
Learned from Experience with the License

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Termination Plan, and High Level Waste Chemistry.

Thursday, March 22, 2001

    H. 8:30-8:40 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    I. 8:40-10 a.m.: Commission Meeting Preparation (Open)--The 
Committee will continue to discuss topics scheduled for its meeting 
with the Commission on March 22, 2001.
    J. 10:30-12 Noon.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners, Commissioners' 
Conference Room, One White Flint North to discuss ACNW's Integrated 
Strategy to Evaluate Staff's Overall License Review Capability and 
Staff's Sufficiency Review of DOE's Site Recommendation Considerations 
Report (SRCR), and related matters.
    K. 1-2:30 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR Part 71, ``Packaging 
and Transportation of Radioactive Material'' (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding proposed revisions to 10 CFR Part 71.
    L. 2:45-5:30 P.M.: ACNW 2001 Action Plan (Open)--The Committee will 
finalize the ACNW Action Plan for CY 2001, review its self assessment 
for the year 2000, and other activities relevant to the conduct of 
Committee business.

Friday, March 23, 2001

    M. 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.
    N. 8:35-10 a.m.: Meeting Reports (Open)--The Committee will hear 
reports from the members and staff on meetings attended since the 124th 
ACNW Meeting, including the Waste Management 2001 Symposium, NWTRB 
Meeting, and joint meeting of the ACRS/ACNW Subcommittee on integrated 
safety assessment.
    O. 10:15-1 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.
    P. 1-1:30 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 11, 2000 (65 FR 
60475). 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 Howard J. Larson, ACNW, 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. 
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, 
ACNW (Telephone 301/415-6805), between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST.
    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.

    Dated: February 23, 2001.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-4957 Filed 2-28-01; 8:45 am]
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