2022-22879. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Northern New Mexico

AGENCY:

Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of open in-person/virtual hybrid meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Northern New Mexico. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register .

DATES:

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

This hybrid meeting will be open to the public virtually via WebEx only. To attend virtually, please contact the Northern New Mexico Citizens Advisory Board (NNMCAB) Executive Director (below) no later than 5:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, November 10, 2022.

Board members, Department of Energy (DOE) representatives, agency liaisons, and Board support staff will participate in-person, strictly following COVID-19 precautionary measures, at: Ohkay Conference Center, 68 New Mexico 291 Ohkay, Owingeh, New Mexico 87566.

Attendees should check with the NNMCAB Executive Director (below) for any meeting format changes due to COVID-19 protocols.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Menice B. Santistevan, NNMCAB Executive Director, by Phone: [phone] or Email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

• Various Program Updates

Public Participation: The in-person/online virtual hybrid meeting is open to the public virtually via WebEx only. Written statements may be filed with the Board no later than 5:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, November 10, 2022, or within seven days after the meeting by sending them to the NNMCAB Executive Director at the aforementioned email address. Written public comments received prior to the meeting will be read into the record. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to submit public comments should follow as directed above.

Minutes: Minutes will be available by emailing or calling Menice Santistevan, NNMCAB Executive Director, at [e-mail] or at [phone].

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 14, 2022, by Shena Kennerly, Acting Committee Management Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2022.

Treena V. Garrett,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.