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Transcript of 990729 Affirmation Session in Rockville, Maryland Re Final Rule Amending 10CFR76 to Make Certification Renewal & Amend Processes More Effective & Efficient.Pp 1-5.Supporting Documentation Encl

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Issue date:	07/29/1999
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DISCLAIMER-This is an unofficial transcript of a meeting of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission held on July 29, 1999, in the Commission's office at One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland. The meeting was open to public attendance and observation. This transcript has not been reviewed, corrected or edited, and it may contain inaccuracies.

The transcript is intended solely for general informational purposes. As provided by 10 CFR 9.103, it is not part of the formal or informal record of decision of the matters discussed. Expressions of opinion in this transcript do not necessarily reflect final determination or beliefs. No pleading.or other paper may.be filed with the Commission in any proceeding as the result of, or addressed I

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4 3- 1 1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 2 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 3 ***

4 AFFIRMATION SESSION 5 ***

6 PUBLIC MEETING 7

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission 9 One White Flint North 10 Rockville, Maryland 11 Thursday, July 29, 1999 12 13 The Commission met in open session, pursuant to 14 notice, at 1:58 p.m., Greta J. Dicus, Chairman, presiding.

! 15 16 COMMISSIONERS PRESENT:

17 GRETA J. DICUS, Chairman of the Commission 18 NILS J. DIAZ, Commissioner 19 EDWARD McGAFFIGAN, JR., Commissioner 20 JEFFREY S. MERRIFIELD, Commissioner 21 22 23 24 25 ANN RILEY & ASSOCIATES, LTD.

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a S- 2 1 STAFF AND PRESENTERS SEATED AT THE COMMISSION TABLE:

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2 ANNETTE L. VIETTI-COOK, Secretary of the Commission 3 STEPHEN G. BURNS, Deputy General Counsel 4

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's S- 3 l' PROCEEDINGS 2 (1:58 p.m.)

3 CHAIRMAN DICUS: Good afternoon, ladies and 4 gentlemen. This is an affirmation session. We have one 5 item to come before us this afternoon. Before I ask the 6 Secretary to lead us through this item for affirmation, do 7 any of my colleagues have any opening comments that they 8 would like to make.

9 Madam Secretary, please proceed.

10 MS. VIETTI-COOK: The Commission is being asked to 11 act on a final rule amending 10 CFR 76 to make the 12 certification renewal and amendment processes more effective 13 and efficient.

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15 certificate renewals, establishes a process for a 16 certificate amendment comparable to the process currently 17 used to amend a fuel cycle license, revises the appeal 18 process for amendments, eliminates the distinction between a 19 significant and non-significant designation for amendments, 20 simplifies the criteria for persons who are eligible to file 21 petitions for review of amendment actions, removes 22 references to the initial applications because the initial 23 certificates have been issued, and lengthens the time 24 periods associated with filing petitions for review and 25 Commission review of directors' decisions.

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S- 4 1 The Commission has voted to approve the 2 publication and implementation of this final rule subject to 3 the comments and changes attached:

4' Commissioner Diaz voted to approve the publication 5 .and implementation of the final rule but would have 6 preferred to modify 10 CFR 76.37 to require publication of 7 the Federal-Register notices.to announce all filings of 8 applicat' ions for certification renewal or' amendment.

9 Would you please affirm your votes.

10 [All say aye.]

11 CHAIRMAN DICUS: Is there'anything else to come

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13 MS. VIETTI-COOK: No.

14 CHAIRMAN DICUS: The affirmation session stands 15 adjourned.

16 COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD: I had suggested to the I l

17 Chairman and she kindly agreed that we begin having our 18 affirmations to the extent that we can prior to regularly i

19 scheduled meetings. I think the important reason for this l 20 from my standpoint is that frequently we would have meetings 1

21 adjourn, have an affirmation, and the audience would have

22. left. I think it's important for our public, the 23 stakeholders, to see that we do vote on these issues and 24 that they are important. So I thank you for graciously 25 agreeing to change our way of doing business.

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4 S- 5 l' CHAIRMAN DICUS: You are welcome. It was a good 2 suggestion.

3 [Whereupon at 2:00 p.m., the affirmation session 4 was concluded.):

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CERTIFICATE l This.is to certify that the attached. description of a meeting l

(- of the_U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Commission entitled:

l TITLE OF MEETING: AFFIRMATION SESSION

! PUBLIC MEETING '

i PLACE OF MEETING: Rockville, Maryland DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, July 29, 1999 l

was held as herein appears, is a true and accurate record of o the meeting, and that this is the original transcript thereof

! taken stenographically by me, thereafter reduced to

! typewriting by me or under tue direction of the court reporting company Transcriber: Michael Paulus j Reporter: Michael Paulus i

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