[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 65660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25259]


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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 155th 
meeting on November 16-18, 2004, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will 
open the meeting with brief opening remarks.
10:40 a.m.-11:40 a.m.: NMSS Division Directors' Semi-Annual Briefing 
(Open)--The Committee will be briefed by the Director, Division of High 
Level Waste Repository Safety and the Director, Division of Waste 
Management and Environmental Protection on recent activities of 
interest.
11:40 a.m.-12:40 p.m.: International Transportation Meetings (Open)--
The Director, SFPO will report on recent international transportation-
related meetings/activities of interest.
2 p.m.-3 p.m.: Format and Content of the U.S. Department of Energy 
Yucca Mountain License Application (Open)--The Committee will be 
briefed by a DOE representative on the general DOE format and content 
of the forthcoming DOE license application.
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: ACNW 2005 Action Plan (Open)--The ACNW Committee 
will continue its discussion of potential topics for inclusion in its 
draft 2005 Action Plan.

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman will 
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Working Group Planning Session (Open)--The Committee 
Members will discuss potential future activities including proposed 
2005 working group meetings.
10 a.m.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss potential ACNW reports on matters discussed during this 
meeting. It may also discuss possible reports on matters discussed 
during prior meetings.

Thursday, November 18, 2004

8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's 
sessions.
8:35 a.m.-12 Noon: 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 18, 2004 (69 FR 
61416). 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. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr. 
Howard J. Larson, (Telephone (301) 415-6805), between 7:30 a.m. and 
4:00 p.m. e.t., 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.
    ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], 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 & 
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
    Video Teleconferencing 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. 
e.t., 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: November 8, 2004.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25259 Filed 11-12-04; 8:45 am]
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