ML20043A496

Forwards Ltrs by Which Charter for LSS Advisory Review Panel Filed W/Appropriate Committees of Congress

ML20043A496
Person / Time
Issue date:	04/26/1990
From:	Hoyle J NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
To:	Jeremy Dean GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
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Establishment and Official Desianation 1

The Nuclear: Regulatory. Commission.(NRC)- has-' amended.'the Commission's Rules of Practice in'10 CFR Part<2'to' establish the basic procedurasi for the submission' and management ofi j

records and documents relating to,the. licensing.of a: geologic.

repository for the disposal' of high-leve1~ radioactive waste (HLW)..

The. procedures :Linclude the use-of-. -an : electronic ;

- information management! system known as the Licensing Support System (LSS).

Pursuant to ; 101CFR 2.1011(e) (1), - Subpart. J, there is hereby' established an. advisory committeejdesignated~

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Obiectives. Scone of Activity, and' Duties The LSS Advisory Review, Panel shall. provide' advice to.:

i the Department: of Energy (DOE) on the' fundamental issues a.

of the design and development'of?the LSS.-

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the LSS Administrator,

NRC, on the operation' and q

maintenance of the LSS.

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- The LSS Advisory Review Panel' shall provide advice on:

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format standards for? the submission of.. documentary i

material to the LSS such.' as' ASCIIL 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; a thesaurus and-authority tables; e.

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

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-other relevant activities related' to the design, operation and maintenance of the LSS' and the format and procedures for a

LSS material as directed by. the LSS Administrator.-

The LSS Advisory Review Panel

.will' also develop recommendations on. establishing, priorities : for the' loading

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. of- : documentary material -and will review and comment on proposals on whether particular categories ofI documentary L

material should be included'inithe Topical Guidelines..

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-After:. commencement-of the high-level waste repository licensing proceeding, the primary focus of the LSS: Advisory-Review, Panel will be on ' broad,' long-term, -technical issues 4

relating to ~. the design. ~and. maintenance ' of4 - the y LSS ~_and-l' continuing. assessments as to how and ~ whether the LSS is' performing its intended-function and serving. users' needs.'

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Duration The LSS Advisory Review Panel is : expected to be needed on a..

continuing basis through. the conclusion. of: the hearing on-1 the license to replace waste at the' repository.

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Of fic,ial to' Whom the Committee ' Renorts The Panel reports to the' LSS Administrator, NRC.

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Aaency Resconsible'for Providina Necessary Suenort' 4

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Membershin i

Memberchip will initial'y include representatives.from those-l l

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organizations who participated. on' the: NRC High-Level' Waste

. representatives of the: State of Nevada, the Department, of Energy, -the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,. the; affected 19 units of : local government 1 in-Nevada',:.the Nationall Congress -

of American Indians, the coalition of national environmental groups Land the coalition of industry groups.

Selected Federal agencies with l substantial' experience in: electronic' information management systems may also 'be includedf onL the Panel.-

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The LSS Advisory Review Panel will meet approximately(four

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The' estimated annual. operating costs'for.the LSS' Advisory Review Panel are $10,000 -and' 1' person-year.

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