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E8–1071 Filed 1–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P BILLING CODE 7535–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Subcommittee Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a meeting on February 6, 2008, Room T–2B1, 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 organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the 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: Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 8:30 a.m. Until 10 a.m. The Subcommittee will discuss proposed ACRS activities and related matters. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Officer, Mr. Sam Duraiswamy (telephone: 301–415–7364) between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. (ET) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695). Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by contacting the Designated Federal Officer between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the above named individual at least two working days VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:35 Jan 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 In accordance with the purposes of sections 29 and 182b. of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on February 7–9, 2008, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 22, 2007 (72 FR 59574). Thursday, February 7, 2008, Conference Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting. 8:35 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal Application for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations regarding the License Renewal Application for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station and the associated NRC staff’s Final Safety Evaluation Report. 10:45 a.m.–12 p.m.: Draft Final Revision to Regulatory Guide 1.45 (DG– 1173), ‘‘Guidance on Monitoring and Responding to Reactor Coolant System Leakage’’ (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding draft final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.45 (DG–1173) and the staff’s resolution of public comments. 1 p.m.–3 p.m.: Proposed Licensing Strategy for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) (Open/Closed)— The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Department of Energy regarding the proposed licensing strategy for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to prevent disclosure of information the premature disclosure of PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4287 which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).] 3:15 p.m.–5 p.m.: Cable Response to Live Fire (CAROLFIRE) Testing and Fire Model Improvement Program (Open)— The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and its contractors regarding the results of the CAROLFIRE Testing and Fire Model Improvement Program, including staff’s resolution of public comments. 5:15 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting, as well as a proposed report on Stateof-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analysis (SOARCA) program. Friday, February 8, 2008, Conference Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting. 8:35 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Proposed BWR Owners Group (BWROG) Topical Report on Methodology for Calculating Available Net Positive Suction Head (NPSH) for ECCS Pumps (Open/ Closed)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the BWR Owners Group regarding the proposed topical report on Methodology for Calculating the Available NPSH for ECCS Pumps, including NRC staff’s position on this topical report. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss and protect information that is proprietary to BWROG and their contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] 10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee (Open)—The Committee will discuss the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during future meetings. Also, it will hear a report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. 11:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations (Open)—The Committee will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1 4288 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 16 / Thursday, January 24, 2008 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. 11:45 a.m.–12 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)—The Committee will hear a report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) regarding Draft NUREG–1855, ‘‘Guidance on the Treatment of Uncertainties Associated with PRAs in Risk-Informed Decisionmaking,’’ that was discussed during the meeting on December 19, 2007. 1 p.m.–3 p.m.: Draft ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research Program (Open)—The Committee will discuss the draft ACRS report to the Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program. 3:15 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports. Saturday, February 9, 2008, Conference Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland 7:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.: Draft ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research Program (Open)—The Committee will continue its discussion of the draft ACRS report on the NRC Safety Research Program. 9:45 a.m.–1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. 1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)—The Committee will discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and 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 ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the nuclear industry. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during the open portions of the meeting. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify the Cognizant ACRS staff named below five days before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras during the meeting may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this purpose may be obtained by contacting the Cognizant ACRS staff prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:35 Jan 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with the Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience. In accordance with Subsection 10(d) (Pub.L. 92–463), I have determined that it may be necessary to close portions of this meeting noted above to discuss and protect information classified as proprietary to BWROG, and their contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman’s ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Girija S. Shukla, Cognizant ACRS staff (301–415–6855), between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., (ET). ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr@nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800–397–4209, or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) 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 ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual 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: January 17, 2008. Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. E8–1189 Filed 1–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on Safety Research Program; Notice of Meeting The ACRS Subcommittee on Safety Research Program will hold a meeting on February 5, 2008, Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance. The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Tuesday, February 5, 2008—9:30 a.m. Until the Conclusion of Business The Subcommittee will discuss the scope of long-term research the agency needs to consider. The purpose of this meeting is to gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official, Dr. Hossein P. Nourbakhsh (Telephone: 301–415–5622) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Electronic recordings will be permitted. Detailed procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695). Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by contacting the Designated Federal Official between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the above named individual at least two working days prior to the meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the agenda. Dated: January 15, 2008. Charles G. Hammer, Acting Chief, Reactor Safety Branch. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4287-4288]
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice

    In accordance with the purposes of sections 29 and 182b. of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on February 7-9, 2008, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 22, 
2007 (72 FR 59574).

Thursday, February 7, 2008, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal 
Application for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations 
regarding the License Renewal Application for the Vermont Yankee 
Nuclear Power Station and the associated NRC staff's Final Safety 
Evaluation Report.
    10:45 a.m.-12 p.m.: Draft Final Revision to Regulatory Guide 1.45 
(DG-1173), ``Guidance on Monitoring and Responding to Reactor Coolant 
System Leakage'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding draft 
final Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide 1.45 (DG-1173) and the staff's 
resolution of public comments.
    1 p.m.-3 p.m.: Proposed Licensing Strategy for the Next Generation 
Nuclear Plant (NGNP) (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and Department of Energy regarding the proposed licensing 
strategy for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant.
    [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to prevent 
disclosure of information the premature disclosure of which would be 
likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency 
action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).]
    3:15 p.m.-5 p.m.: Cable Response to Live Fire (CAROLFIRE) Testing 
and Fire Model Improvement Program (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and its contractors regarding the results of the CAROLFIRE 
Testing and Fire Model Improvement Program, including staff's 
resolution of public comments.
    5:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting, as well as a proposed report on State-of-the-Art Reactor 
Consequence Analysis (SOARCA) program.

Friday, February 8, 2008, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Proposed BWR Owners Group (BWROG) Topical 
Report on Methodology for Calculating Available Net Positive Suction 
Head (NPSH) for ECCS Pumps (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and the BWR Owners Group regarding the proposed topical report on 
Methodology for Calculating the Available NPSH for ECCS Pumps, 
including NRC staff's position on this topical report.
    [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss and 
protect information that is proprietary to BWROG and their contractors 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
    10:45 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the 
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
regarding items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during 
future meetings. Also, it will hear a report of the Planning and 
Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments.
    11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and

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recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    11:45 a.m.-12 p.m.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee will 
hear a report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability 
and Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) regarding Draft NUREG-1855, 
``Guidance on the Treatment of Uncertainties Associated with PRAs in 
Risk-Informed Decisionmaking,'' that was discussed during the meeting 
on December 19, 2007.
    1 p.m.-3 p.m.: Draft ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research Program 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss the draft ACRS report to the 
Commission on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    3:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, February 9, 2008, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

    7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Draft ACRS Report on the NRC Safety Research 
Program (Open)--The Committee will continue its discussion of the draft 
ACRS report on the NRC Safety Research Program.
    9:45 a.m.-1 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and 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 ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 
54695). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during 
the open portions of the meeting. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify the Cognizant ACRS staff named below five days 
before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. 
Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras during the meeting 
may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the 
Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this 
purpose may be obtained by contacting the Cognizant ACRS staff prior to 
the meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS 
meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the 
conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with 
the Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major 
inconvenience.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) (Pub.L. 92-463), I have 
determined that it may be necessary to close portions of this meeting 
noted above to discuss and protect information classified as 
proprietary to BWROG, and their contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4), and information the premature disclosure of which would be 
likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency 
action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman's 
ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and 
the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Girija S. 
Shukla, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-6855), between 7:30 a.m. and 4 
p.m., (ET). ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter 
reports are available through the NRC Public Document Room at 
pdr@nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the 
Publicly Available Records System (PARS) 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 ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio 
Visual 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: January 17, 2008.
 Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-1189 Filed 1-23-08; 8:45 am]
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