[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71084-71085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26901]


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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 156th 
meeting on December 13-14, 2004, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Monday, December 13, 2004

    2:30 p.m.-2:40 p.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman 
will open the meeting with brief opening remarks.
    2:40 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss the proposed 
presentation topics for its meeting with the NRC Commissioners, which 
is scheduled to be held between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 
March 16, 2005.
    4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Time-of-Compliance for a Proposed High-Level Waste 
Repository (Open)--The Committee will discuss its previous 
recommendations regarding time-of-compliance for a proposed high-level 
waste repository.
    5 p.m.-6 p.m.: ACNW 2005 Operating Plan (Open)--The ACNW Committee 
will continue its discussions and finalize the relevant sections of the 
2005 Operating Plan.

Tuesday, December 14, 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.: Agreement State Program (Open)--The Committee 
will receive an update from the Director, Office of State and Tribal 
Programs (OSTP) on recent activities of his office.
    10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Working Group Planning Session (Open)--The 
Members will discuss draft prospectuses for proposed 2005 working group 
meetings.
    1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Sealed Sources (Open)--The Committee will hear 
from representatives of the NRC staff, DOE, State of Maryland 
Department of Radiation Protection and other stakeholders on recent 
activities related to the control and tracking of sealed sources.
    4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Report (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss the ACNW report on Sealed Sources (Tentative).
    5 p.m.-5:15 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 18, 2004 (69 FR 
61416). In

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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 
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.
    The ACNW meeting dates for Calendar Year 2005 are provided below:

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          ACNW meeting No.                      Meeting dates
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                                     January 2005 (No meeting).
157................................  February 23-25, 2005.
158................................  March 15-17, 2005.
159................................  April 19-21, 2005.
160................................  May 17-19, 2005.
161................................  June 15-17, 2005.
162................................  July 19-21, 2005.
                                     August 2005 (No meeting).
163................................  September 20-22, 2005.
164................................  October 18-20, 2005.
                                     November 2005 (No meeting).
165................................  December 13-15, 2005.
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    Dated: December 1, 2004.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-26901 Filed 12-7-04; 8:45 am]
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