[Federal Register: January 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 7)]
[Notices]
[Page 2010]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Notice of Public Meeting to Solicit Stakeholder Input on the Use
of Risk Information in the Nuclear Materials Regulatory Process: Case
Studies on Gas Chromatographs, Static Eliminators and Fixed Gauges
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is
developing an approach for using risk information in the nuclear
materials and waste regulatory process. As part of this effort, the NRC
staff is conducting case studies on a spectrum of activities in the
nuclear materials and waste arenas, including the regulation of gas
chromatographs, fixed gauges, and static eliminators. The purpose of
the case studies is to illustrate what has been done and what could be
done in the materials and waste arenas to alter the regulatory approach
in a risk-informed manner, and to establish a framework for using a
risk-informed approach in the materials and waste arenas by testing a
set of draft screening criteria, and determining the feasibility of
safety goals.
NRC staff is in the initial phase of the case studies on gas
chromatographs, fixed gauges, and static eliminators. The purpose of
this meeting is to: (1) Communicate to stakeholders the status of these
case studies; (2) receive feedback and comments from stakeholders
before continuing with the case studies; and (3) solicit from
stakeholders comments or insights regarding the use of risk information
in the NRC's regulation of gas chromatographs, fixed gauges, and static
eliminators. The tentative agenda for the meeting is as follows:
1. Opening remarks.
2. Provide background information and general discussion on case
studies.
3. Present status of case study on gas chromatographs and receive
feedback and comments from meeting attendees.
4. Present status of case study on static eliminators and receive
feedback and comments from meeting attendees.
5. Present status of case study on fixed gauges and receive
feedback and comments from meeting attendees.
6. Receive general comments, feedback, and insights from meeting
attendees with regard to the case studies and to using risk information
in the NRC's regulation of gas chromatographs, fixed gauges, and static
eliminators.
7. Closing remarks.
The meeting is open to the public; all interested parties may
attend and provide comments. Persons who wish to attend the meeting
should contact Marissa Bailey no later than January 29, 2001.
DATES: The meeting will be held on February 9, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Auditorium, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Bailey, Mail Stop T-8-A-23,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Telephone: (301) 415-7648; Internet: MGB@NRC.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC staff's case study approach, the
draft screening criteria, and the case study areas under consideration
are described in the ``Plan for Using Risk Information in the Materials
and Waste Arenas: Case Studies'' which has been published in the
Federal Register (65 FR 66782, November 7, 2000). Copies of this plan
are also available on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/IMNS/
riskassessment.html. Written requests for single copies of this plan
may also be submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office
of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, Risk Task Group, Mail Stop
T-8-A-23, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Dated at Rockville, MD, this 4th day of January, 2001.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence E. Kokajko,
Section Chief, Risk Task Group, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 01-732 Filed 1-9-01; 8:45 am]
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