ML19112A335

Lssarp Renewed Charter

ML19112A335
Person / Time
Issue date:	02/16/1994
From:	Hoyle J NRC/SECY
To:
Chazell, Russell- SECY
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CHARTER LICENSING SUPPORT SYSTEM ADVISORY REVIEW PANEL Establishment and Official Designation The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Rules of Practice in 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart J, establish the basic procedures for the submission and management of records and documents relating to the licensing of a geologic repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW).

The procedures include the use of an electronic information management system known as the Licensing Support System (LSS).

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.1011 (E) (1) there is established an advisory committee designated as the LSS Advisory Review Panel.

2.

Objectives, Scope of Activity, and Duties The LSS Advisory Review Panel shall provide advice to:

a.

the Department of Energy (DOE) on the fundamental issues of the design and development of the LSS.

b.

the LSS Administrator, NRC, on the operation and maintenance of the LSS.

The LSS Advisory Review Panel shall provide advice on:

a.

format standards for the submission of documentary material to the LSS such as ASCII files, bibliographic headers, and images;

b.

procedures and standards for the electronic transmission of filings, orders, and decisions during both the pre-licensing application phase and the high-level waste licensing proceeding;

c.

access protocols for raw data, field notes, and other items;

d.

protocols on digitizing equipment;

e.

a thesaurus and authority tables;

f.

reasonable requirements for headers, the control of duplication, retrieval, display, image delivery, query response, and "user friendly" design; and

3 Administrator may appoint additional representatives, giving particular consideration to potential parties to the HLW licensing proceeding and those who later acquire actual party status.

The NRC representative will serve as the Chairman of the Panel.

7.

Estimated Number and Frequency of Meetings 8.

The LSS Advisory Review Panel is expected to meet approximately three times a year.

Estimated Annual Operating Costs The estimated annual operating costs for the LSS Advisory Review Panel are $22,400 and 0.2 person-year.

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