ML20133H698
| ML20133H698 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 12/30/1996 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Faircloth L, Schaefer D SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
| References | |
| CCS, NACGEN, NUDOCS 9701170263 | |
| Download: ML20133H698 (5) | |
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4 The Honorable Lauch Faircloth, Chairman Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety i
Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, D.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
In accordance with Section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) hereby files the required Charters for the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and the Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel.
The enclosed charters for these committees update the documents previously filed by NRC in December 1994, and extends the lives of the committees through December 23, 1998 and December 19, 1998 respectively.
Sincerely,
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Dennis K.
Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosures:
As Stated cc:
Senator Bob Graham s'
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December 30, 1996 i
The Honorable Dan Schaefer, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, D.
C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
In accordance with Section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) hereby files the required Charters for the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and the Licensing Support System _ Advisory Review Panel.
The enclosed charters for these committees update the documents previously filed by NRC in December 1994, and extends the lives of the committees through December 23, 1998 and December 19, 1998 respectively.
Sincerely, f
L Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosures:
As Stated cc:
Rep. Frank Pallone
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i UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CHARTER LICENSING SUPPORT SYSTEM ADVISORY REVIEW PANEL 1.
Establishment and Official Designation l
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Rules of Practice in 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart J, establish the basic procedures i
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 i
an advisory committee designated as the LSS Advisory Review Panel.
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Obiectives, Scope of Activity, and Duties The LSS Advisory Review Panel shall provide advice to:
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the Department of Energy (DOE) on the fundamental 1
issues of the design and development of the LSS.
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the LSS Administrator, NRC, on the operation and i
maintenance of the LSS.
The LSS Advisory Review Panel chall 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 1
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other relevant activities related to the design, operation and maintenance of the LSS and the format and l
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Administrator.
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The LSS Advisory Review Panel will also develop 1
recommendations on establishing priorities for the loading i
of documentary material and will review and comment on proposals on whether particular categories of documentary material should be included in the Topical Guidelines.
i After commencement of the high-level waste repository j
licensing proceeding, the_ primary focus of the LSS Advisory Review Panel will be on broad, long-term, technical issues
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relating to the design and maintenance of the LSS and 3
continuing assessments as to how and whether LSS is performing its intended function and serving users' needs.
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Duration 1
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The LSS Advisory Review Panel is expected to be needed on a continuing basis through the conclusion of the hearing on i
the license to emplace waste at the repository.
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Official to Whom the Committee Reports j
The Panel reports to the LSS Administrator, NRC.
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Acency Responsible for Providina Necessary Succort 1
i The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will provide the necessary i
support through the Office of the LSS Administrator.
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Membershio Membership initially included representatives who wished to participate from those organizations who served on the NRC High-Level Waste Licensing Support System Advisory Committee.
This includes representatives of the State of Nevada, the Departmsnt of Energy, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the affected units of local government in i
Nevada, the National Congress of American Indians, and the i
coalition of industry groups.
Selected Federal agencies i
with substantial experienca in electronic information 1
management systems may also be included on the Panel.
Consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the LSS Administrator may appoint additional representatives, giving i
particular consideration to potential parties to the HLW licensing proceeding and those who later acquire actual
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party status.
The NRC representative will serve as the Chairman of the Panel.
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Estimated Nn=her and Frecuency of Meetinug The LSS Advisory Review Panel is expected to meet approximately two to three times a year and to save travel costs will utilize the computer based capabilities of the internet system to communicate on a newly established "LSSNET".
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Estimated Annual Operatina Costs The estimated annual operating costs for the LSS Advisory Review Panel are $8,500 and 0.1 person-year.
Filed with the Nuc2 :ar Regulatory Commission:
December 19, 1996 M 2. B ar Andrew L. Bates Advisory Committee Management Officer
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CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SYSTEM l
DOCUMENT PREPARATION CHECKLIST This check list is to be submitted with each document (or group of Qs/As) sentforprocessing into the CCS.
- 1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT (S)
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- 2. TYPE OF DOCUMENT X CORRESPONDENCE HEARINGS (Qs/As) i
- 3. DOCUMENT CONTROL SENSITIVE (NRC ONLY)
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DATE CCS RECEIVED DOCUMENT (C)
DATE RETURNED TO OCA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (D)
DATE RESUBMITTED BY OCA TO CCS
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DATE ENTERED INTO CCS BY (F)
DATE OCA NOTIFIED THATDOCUMENT IS IN CCS COuuENTS. 17g 9,,
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