Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19832-19833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10123]


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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 109th 
meeting on May 11-13, 1999, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, May 11, 1999--1:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Wednesday, May 12, 1999--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Thursday, May 13, 1999--8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M.

    The following topics will be discussed:
    A. ACNW Planning and Procedures--The Committee will hear a briefing 
from its staff on issues to be covered during this meeting. The 
Committee will also consider topics proposed for future consideration 
by the full Committee and Working Groups. The Committee will discuss 
ACNW-related activities of individual members.
    B. Risk Communications--The Committee will begin to prepare for an 
October Working Group meeting on this topic with a number of lead-in 
presentations. These will include discussions with representatives from 
other government agencies, private industry, and the National Academy 
of Sciences, as well as professional risk communication experts. Risk 
communication initiatives underway within the NRC will also be 
discussed.
    C. Yucca Mountain Review Plan--The NRC staff will discuss the 
strategy for converting the Issue Resolution Status Reports for the 
proposed high-level waste repository at Yucca Mountain into a review 
plan for the repository license application.
    D. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss planned 
reports on the following topics: biological effects of low levels of 
ionizing radiation, a White Paper on Repository Design Issues at Yucca 
Mountain and other topics discussed during this and previous meetings 
as the need arises.
    E. Meeting with NRC's Executive Director for Operations (EDO)--The 
Committee will meet with the EDO to discuss items of mutual interest.
    F. Miscellaneous--The Committee will discuss miscellaneous matters 
related to the conduct of Committee activities and organizational 
activities and complete discussion of 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 September 29, 1998 (63 FR 
51967). In accordance with these procedures, oral

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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 the Associate Director 
for Technical Support, ACNW, Dr. Richard P. Savio, 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 Associate Director 
for Technical Support, ACNW, 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 Dr. Savio 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 therefor can be obtained by contacting Dr. Richard P. Savio, 
Associate Director for Technical Support, ACNW (Telephone 301/415-
7363), between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. EDT.
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available for downloading or reviewing 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. 
EDT 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 facilities that they use to establish the 
videoteleconferencing link. The availability of videoteleconferencing 
services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: April 16, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-10123 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]
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