Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting, 66864-66865 [E5-6087]

Download as PDF 66864 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2005 / Notices Dated: October 27, 2005. Rebecca Danvers, Director, Research and Technology. [FR Doc. 05–21930 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–M NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463 as amended) notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Panel of the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities will be held at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, in Room 730, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Monday, November 14, 2005. The purpose of the meeting is to review applications for Certificates of Indemnity submitted to the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities for exhibitions beginning after January 1, 2006. Because the proposed meeting will consider financial and commercial data and because it is important to keep values of objects, methods of transportation and security measures confidential, pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings, dated July 19, 1993, I have determined that the meeting would fall within exemption (4) of 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and that it is essential to close the meeting to protect the free exchange of views and to avoid interference with the operations of the Committee. It is suggested that those desiring more specific information contact Advisory Committee Management Officer, Michael McDonald, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/606– 8322. Michael McDonald, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 05–21944 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536–01–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Council on the Humanities; Meeting October 31, 2005. Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:27 Nov 02, 2005 Jkt 208001 L. 92–463, as amended) notice is hereby given the National Council on the Humanities will meet in Washington, DC on November 17–18, 2005. The purpose of the meeting is to advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities with respect to policies, programs, and procedures for carrying out his functions, and to review applications for financial support from and gifts offered to the Endowment and to make recommendations thereon to the Chairman. The meeting will be held in the Old Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. A portion of the morning and afternoon sessions on November 17–18, 2005, will not be open to the public pursuant to subsections (c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(9)(B) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code because the Council will consider information that may disclose: Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; information of a personal nature the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action. I have made this determination under the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority dated July 19, 1993. The agenda for the sessions on November 17, 2005 will be as follows: Committee Meetings (Open to the Public) Policy discussion. 9–10:30 a.m. Challenge Grants—Room 420. Education Programs—Room M–07. Federal/State Partnership—Room 507. Preservation and Access—Room 415. Research Programs—Room 315. (Closed to the Public). Discussion of specific grant applications and programs before the Council. 10:30 a.m. until Adjourned Challenge Grants—Room 420. Education Programs—Room M–07. Federal/State Partnership—Room 507. Preservation and Access—Room 415. Research Programs—Room 315. The morning session on November 18, 2005 will convene at 9 a.m., in the 1st Floor Council Room M–09, and will be open to the public, as set out below. The agenda for the morning session will be as follows: A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting. B. Reports. PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1. Introductory Remarks. 2. Staff Report. 3. Congressional Report. 4. Budget Report. 5. Reports on Policy and General Matters. a. Challenge Grants. b. Education Programs. c. Federal/State Partnership. d. Preservation and Access. e. Research Programs. The remainder of the proposed meeting will be given to the consideration of specific applications and closed to the public for the reasons stated above. Further information about this meeting can be obtained from Mr. Michael P. McDonald, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, or by calling (202) 606–8322, TDD (202) 606– 8282. Advance notice of any special needs or accommodations is appreciated. Michael P. McDonald, Advisory Committee, Management Officer. [FR Doc. 05–21943 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 165th meeting on November 14–16, 2005, Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The schedule for this meeting is as follows: Monday, November 14, 2005 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)—The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today’s sessions. 8:45 a.m.–9:15 a.m.: Observations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) October 2005 Public Meeting on its Proposed Revisions to 40 CFR Part 197 (Open)—EPA recently held public hearings on its proposed amendments to the public health and environmental radiation protection standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, found at 40 CFR Part 197. The Committee will receive a report from one of its Members who observed one of the public hearings. 9:15 a.m.–10 a.m.: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC’s) Plans E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2005 / Notices for the Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years (Open)— NRC is proposing to amend its regulations at 10 CFR Part 63 that govern the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain. The proposed rule would implement EPA’s proposed standards for doses that could occur after 10,000 years but within the period of geologic stability. The Committee will hear a presentation from and hold discussions with a representative from NRC’s Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards on the proposed revisions. 10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Reasonableness of the NRC Infiltration Assumption (Tentative) (Open)—NRC’s proposed rule change at Part 63 also specifies a value to be used to represent climate change after 10,000 years, as called for by EPA. The Committee will hear presentations from and hold discussions with knowledgeable subject matter experts on the reasonableness of NRC’s proposed infiltration assumption. 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Public Comment Session (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations from and hold discussions with interested stakeholders on the issues discussed during the earlier sessions. Scheduled presenters include: Dr. Dade Moeller, Chairman of the Board, Dade Moeller and Associates; Dr. Thomas Tenforde, President, National Council on Radiation Protection; Dr. John Kessler, Manager, Electric Power Research Institute HighLevel Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel Program; and Mr. Martin Malsh, Esq. State of Nevada. 5:30 p.m.–6 p.m.: ACNW Roundtable Discussion (Open)—The Committee will review the matters discussed from the previous pubic sessions and decide whether it intends to provide advice to the Commission. Tuesday, November 15, 2005 8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)—The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today’s sessions. 8:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: Reactive Transport Research (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research staff and its contractors and the U.S. Geological Survey regarding work being performed by Sandia National Laboratories on radionuclide sorption in soils. 11 a.m.–12 noon: Preparation for Commission Briefing on January 11, 2006 (Open)—The Committee will review draft vu-graphs in preparation VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:27 Nov 02, 2005 Jkt 208001 for the Commission Briefing on January 11, 2006. 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m.: Generalized Composite Modeling (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey and the NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research regarding demonstrations of the generalized composite approach to the modeling of reactive transport and insights from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Nuclear Energy Agency Sorption Project Phase 2. 3 p.m.–4 p.m.: White Paper on LowLevel Radioactive Waste (Open)—The Committee will discuss preparation of a White Paper on Low-Level Radioactive Waste. 4:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports/Letters (Open)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered during this meeting. Wednesday, November 16, 2005 10 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)—The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today’s sessions. 10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Discussion of Possible Letters (Open)—The Committee will discuss prepared draft letters and determine whether letters would be written on topics discussed during the meeting. 11:30 a.m.–12 noon: 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. Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings were published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2005 (70 FR 59081). 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. ET, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66865 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 pdr@nrc.gov, 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 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html or https://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. ET, 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: October 28, 2005. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E5–6087 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold a Planning and Procedures meeting on November 16, 2005, Room T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 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 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1

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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 165th 
meeting on November 14-16, 2005, Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Monday, November 14, 2005

    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman 
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    8:45 a.m.-9:15 a.m.: Observations from the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA's) October 2005 Public Meeting on its Proposed 
Revisions to 40 CFR Part 197 (Open)--EPA recently held public hearings 
on its proposed amendments to the public health and environmental 
radiation protection standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, found at 40 
CFR Part 197. The Committee will receive a report from one of its 
Members who observed one of the public hearings.
    9:15 a.m.-10 a.m.: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC's) Plans

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for the Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years (Open)--
NRC is proposing to amend its regulations at 10 CFR Part 63 that govern 
the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in a proposed geologic 
repository at Yucca Mountain. The proposed rule would implement EPA's 
proposed standards for doses that could occur after 10,000 years but 
within the period of geologic stability. The Committee will hear a 
presentation from and hold discussions with a representative from NRC's 
Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards on the proposed 
revisions.
    10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Reasonableness of the NRC Infiltration 
Assumption (Tentative) (Open)--NRC's proposed rule change at Part 63 
also specifies a value to be used to represent climate change after 
10,000 years, as called for by EPA. The Committee will hear 
presentations from and hold discussions with knowledgeable subject 
matter experts on the reasonableness of NRC's proposed infiltration 
assumption.
    1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Public Comment Session (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations from and hold discussions with interested 
stakeholders on the issues discussed during the earlier sessions. 
Scheduled presenters include: Dr. Dade Moeller, Chairman of the Board, 
Dade Moeller and Associates; Dr. Thomas Tenforde, President, National 
Council on Radiation Protection; Dr. John Kessler, Manager, Electric 
Power Research Institute High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel 
Program; and Mr. Martin Malsh, Esq. State of Nevada.
    5:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: ACNW Roundtable Discussion (Open)--The Committee 
will review the matters discussed from the previous pubic sessions and 
decide whether it intends to provide advice to the Commission.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005

    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman 
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    8:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Reactive Transport Research (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research staff 
and its contractors and the U.S. Geological Survey regarding work being 
performed by Sandia National Laboratories on radionuclide sorption in 
soils.
    11 a.m.-12 noon: Preparation for Commission Briefing on January 11, 
2006 (Open)--The Committee will review draft vu-graphs in preparation 
for the Commission Briefing on January 11, 2006.
    1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Generalized Composite Modeling (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey and the NRC Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research regarding demonstrations of the generalized 
composite approach to the modeling of reactive transport and insights 
from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Nuclear 
Energy Agency Sorption Project Phase 2.
    3 p.m.-4 p.m.: White Paper on Low-Level Radioactive Waste (Open)--
The Committee will discuss preparation of a White Paper on Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste.
    4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports/Letters (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered 
during this meeting.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

    10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
today's sessions.
    10:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Discussion of Possible Letters (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss prepared draft letters and determine whether 
letters would be written on topics discussed during the meeting.
    11:30 a.m.-12 noon: 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.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2005 (70 FR 
59081). 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. ET, 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 pdr@nrc.gov, 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 https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html or https://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. 
ET, 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: October 28, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-6087 Filed 11-2-05; 8:45 am]
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