NRC mtg of general interest?

[Les Slaback <lester.slaback@nist.gov>]

from web site http://www.nrc.RES/dsi13.html
NRC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING IN CHICAGO AREA ON DSI-13 "THE ROLE OF INDUSTRY"
Dear NRC Stakeholder:
This letter is to inform you that you are invited to participate in a
public meeting September 1 near Chicago to discuss how NRC could better use
nuclear industry initiatives as substitutes for regulatory actions, how the
agency could streamline its process for endorsement of codes and standards
used to meet regulatory requirements, and potential improvements to the
regulatory framework. 
There is no registration fee to attend this meeting but advance
registration by August 1 is recommended. Pre-registration at the hotel will
be held August 31 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and September 1 from 7:00
a.m. to 8:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Hotel, 9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018. The hotel can
be contacted at telephone: (847) 696 -1234, or facsimile: (847) 698 -0139.
There are a limited number of rooms reserved for the night of August 31 at
a special rate of $124. Please refer to 'NRC Meeting' for special
conference rate. 
The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and includes three concurrent breakout
sessions to seek public comments on: (I) Consensus Codes and Standards
Development and Endorsement/Use; (II) Industry Initiatives as Substitutes
for Regulatory Action; and (III) Improvements to the Regulatory Framework.
A preliminary agenda for the stakeholder meeting and each breakout session
is attached.
A registration form for the meeting is attached for your convenience. For
additional information, please contact Mr. Thomas N. Cerovski, USNRC,
telephone: (301) 415-8099 facsimile: (301) 415-5151 Internet: tnc@nrc.gov.
Attachments: 
	 	Preliminary Agenda
	 	Registration Form
Background Material for Breakout Sessions:
Breakout Session I, "Consensus Codes and Standards Development and
Endorsement/Use."
OMB    Circular A-119, "Federal Participation in the    Development and Use
of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in    Conformity Assessment Activities."
Public    Law 104-113, "The National Technology Transfer    and Advancement
Act of 1995."
SECY-97-303,    "The Role of Industry (DSI-13) and Use of Industry
Standards."
Breakout Session II, "Industry Initiatives as Substitutes for Regulatory
Action."
Enclosure    4 to SECY-97-303, "Industry Initiatives."
Breakout Session III, "Improvements to the Regulatory Framework."
SECY-98-065,"FY98 NRC Excellence Plan (Strategy 5)"
SECY-98-036,    "Rulemaking to Modify Event Reporting Requirements for
Power Reactors"

Disclaimer:  the above are the personal musings of the author, and do not
represent any past, present, or future position of NIST, the U.S. government,
or anyone else who might think that they are in a position of authority. 
Lester Slaback, Jr.  [Lester.Slaback@NIST.GOV] 
NBSR Health Physics 
Center for Neutron Research 
NIST 
Gaithersburg, MD  20899 
301 975-5810