Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting, 29757-29758 [2015-12501]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29757-29758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12501]


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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

    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 June 10-12, 2015, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
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.-10:15 a.m.: PSEG Site Early Site Permit (ESP) (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the staff regarding the safety evaluation associated 
with PSEG Site ESP.
    10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Documents that Support the Mitigation of 
Beyond-Design-Basis Rulemaking (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the staff 
and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) regarding review of draft regulatory 
guides and associated NEI documents that support the Mitigation of 
Beyond-Design-Basis Rulemaking.
    1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Update on the Reactor Oversight Process 
(Open)--The Committee will hear a briefing by Member Skillman regarding 
the Reactor Oversight Process.
    2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Grand Gulf MELLLA+ License Amendment (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the staff and Entergy regarding the safety 
evaluation associated with the Grand Gulf MELLLA+ License Amendment. 
Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to discuss and 
protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4).
    3:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting. Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in 
order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

Thursday, June 11, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss topics in preparation for the 
meeting with the Commission.
    10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the Commission to discuss items of mutual 
interest.
    1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will discuss 
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during 
future ACRS Meetings, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. Note: 
A portion of this meeting 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.
    2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.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.
    3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Meeting with the Executive Director for 
Operations (Open)--The Committee with the Executive Director for 
Operations to discuss items of mutual interest.
    4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters discussed during this meeting. Note: A portion of this meeting 
may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

Friday, June 12, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. 
Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to discuss and 
protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4).
    11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion related to the conduct of Committee activities 
and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 13, 2014 (79 FR 
59307-59308). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written 
views may be presented by members of the public, including 
representatives of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 
301-415-5844, Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), five days before the 
meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to 
allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. 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.
    Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be 
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic 
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff 
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within 
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with 
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of the June 10th through 12th meeting 
dates may be closed, as specifically noted above. 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. 
Electronic recordings will be permitted only during the open portions 
of the meeting.
    ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr.resource@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/.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service 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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of May, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12501 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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