[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1650-1651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-609]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on
Planning and Procedures
The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a
meeting on January 27-29, 2000, Radisson Suite Resort, Cedarwood #2
Room, 1201 Gulf Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the
exception of a portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)
(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
Thursday, January 27, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until the Conclusion of
Business
The Subcommittee will discuss issues related to PRA quality,
including development of industrial standards; use of importance
measures in risk-informing 10 CFR Part 50; impediments to the increased
use of risk-informed regulation; technical aspects of the revised
reactor oversight process, including technical adequacy of the current
and proposed performance indicators; and safety culture.
Friday, January 28, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until the Conclusion of
Business
The Subcommittee will discuss best estimate computer codes,
technical quality of codes, and how they are used at the NRC. It will
also discuss industry views of ACRS activities, self-assessment of ACRS
performance in CY 1999, potential operational areas for improved
effectiveness, other activities related to the conduct of ACRS
business, and proposed response to follow-up questions resulting from
the ACRS meeting with the Commission on November 4, 1999.
Saturday, January 29, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until 12:00 Noon
The Subcommittee will discuss ACRS positions on PRA issues,
technical adequacy of the current and proposed performance indicators
for the revised reactor oversight process, and potential future ACRS
review activities.
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The purpose of this meeting is to gather information, analyze
relevant issues and facts, and to formulate proposed positions and
actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee.
Oral statements may be presented by members of the public with the
concurrence of the Subcommittee Chairman; written statements will be
accepted and made available to the Committee. 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
Subcommittee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify the cognizant ACRS staff person named below
five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, the
scheduling of sessions open to the public, 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 the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr. John
T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415-7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
(EST). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the
above named individual one or two working days prior to the meeting to
be advised of any changes in schedule, etc., that may have occurred.
Dated: January 5, 2000.
Howard J. Larson,
Acting Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. 00-609 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]
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