[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 130 (Friday, July 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39534-39535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3600]
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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 161st
meeting on July 19-21, 2005, Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was
previously published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 8,
2004 (69 FR 71084).
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
10:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss potential letter reports on Stakeholder Views on
Recommended Standards and Regulations for Yucca Mountain, April 2005
CNWRA Program Review and ACNW Decommissioning Working Group Meeting.
Other potential letter reports may be discussed.
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Development of Risk-Informed Regulations
Within the NRC and Its Application to the Nonreactor Arena (Open)--The
Committee will hear a briefing by the ACNW senior management and staff
regarding the evolution of risk-informed regulations, and the
difference between reactor and nonreactor applications.
3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: ACNW 's April 2005 Visit to Japan Follow-Up
(Open)--The Committee will hear a report from those Committee members
who visited the Radioactive Waste Management Facilities in Japan.
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's (OSHA) Request for Additional Information on Ionizing
Radiation (Open)--The Committee will hear the
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staff's views on and provide comments on OSHA's May 2005 request for
information regarding exposure of workers to ionizing radiation, its
uses in different industries, health effects, and existing workplace
control programs.
5:15 p.m.-5:45 p.m.: ACNW Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
Paper: Draft No. 2 (Open)--The Committee will discuss and comment on
draft No. 2 of the white paper on low-level radioactive waste
management issues.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
9:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will begin the meeting with brief opening remarks,
outline the topics to be discussed, and indicate items of interest.
9:45 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Staff Briefing on International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) Requirements Document DS-154: Design and Operation of
Facilities for Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste (Open)--The
Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with
representatives of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
(NMSS) regarding the IAEA document that is intended to provide guidance
to policymakers, regulators, and operators concerned with the
development and regulatory control of geologic disposal facilities for
the management of long-lived radioactive waste.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Review of Generic Waste-Related Research in
the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) (Open)--The Committee
will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with representatives of
the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) regarding the waste-
related research programs sponsored by that office.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.: RES White Paper on Collective Dose (Open)--The
Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with
representatives of the RES staff regarding development of a white paper
that describes the use of collective dose in making regulatory
decisions.
2 p.m.-4 p.m.: Continuation of Discussions of Possible Letters/
Reports (Open)--The Committee will discuss prepared letters and
determine whether letters would be written on topics discussed during
the meeting.
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
discuss matters related to the conduct of ACNW activities, and specific
issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and
availability of information permit. Discussions may include future
Committee meetings.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Continuation of Discussion of Possible Letters/
Reports (Open)--The Committee will discuss prepared letters and
determine whether letters would be written on topics discussed during
the meeting.
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 Ms.
Sharon A. Steele, (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 Ms. Steele 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 Ms. Steele.
ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at [email protected], or
by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System 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: July 1, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-3600 Filed 7-7-05; 8:45 am]
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