03-29792. Licensing Support Network; Advisory Review Panel

AGENCY:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

The Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP) will hold its next meeting on Tuesday December 9, 2003, at the Alexis Park, located at 375 East Harmon, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. The meeting will be open to the public pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 94-463, 86 Stat. 770-776).

Agenda: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9. The preliminary agenda includes the topics listed below. Additional details regarding timing of presentations and changes to the agenda may be obtained through the contacts listed below and will be announced prior to the meeting.

1. Introductory Remarks—NRC/LSNARP

2. Proposed changes to 10 CFR part 2 and Guidance for Submission of Electronic Docket Materials under 10 CFR part 2, subpart J—NRC-OGC/OCIO

3. Status of the revision to the Topical Guidelines.—NRC-OGC/NMSS

4. Status of LSN Expansion Activities and New Electronic Information Exchange Interface—NRC-LSA/OCIO

5. Participation of ARP in testing of document submission process—NRC/LSNARP

6. Status of loading NRC's collection—NRC-LSA/OCIO/NMSS

—types of problems the NRC has addressed in spidering by the LSN.

—“Lessons learned” in conversion of NRC's legacy documents, such as CNWRA

7. Progress of potential parties in identifying and making their docs available to the LSN. Discussion of problems and solutions in processing and publishing, and meeting the requirements of part 2—NRC/LSNARP

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The LSN is an internet based electronic discovery database being developed to aid the NRC in complying with the schedule for decision on the construction authorization for the high-level waste repository contained in section 114(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended. In 1998, the NRC Rules of Practice in 10 CFR part 2, subpart J, were modified to provide for the creation and operation of the LSN, an internet-based technological solution to the submission and management of records and documents relating to the licensing of a geologic repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste (63 FR 71729). Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.1011(d), the agency has chartered the LSNARP, an advisory committee that provides advice to the NRC on fundamental issues relating to LSN design, operation, maintenance, and compliance monitoring.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, Mail Stop O-16 C1, Washington, DC 20555-0001; Attn: Andrew Bates (telephone [phone]; e-mail [e-mail]) or Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop T-3 F23, Attn: Jack G. Whetstine (telephone [phone]; e-mail [e-mail]).

Public Participation: Interested persons may make oral presentations to the LSNARP or file written statements. An oral presentations request should be made to one of the contact persons listed above as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Dated: November 21, 2003.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.