[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60694-60695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29742]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho
National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the
following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site-
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Engineering and
Environmental Laboratory (INEEL).
DATES: Tuesday, November 18, 1997 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mountain
Standard Time (MST); Wednesday, November 19, 1997 from 7:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. MST. There will be public comment sessions on Tuesday,
November 18, 1997 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST and Wednesday,
November 19, 1997 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MST.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Westbank, 475 River Parkway, Idaho Falls, Idaho
83402.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: INEEL Information (1-800-708-2680) or
Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp. (208-522-1662).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make
recommendations to DOE and its regulators in the areas of environmental
restoration, waste management, and related activities.
Tentative Agenda: The EM SSAB, INEEL will finalize recommendations
on Siting the pits-to-powder and mixed oxide fuel fabrication mission
at INEEL, the High Level Waste Environmental Impact Statement,
continuing education opportunities for K-12 teachers in Idaho, and
public use of INEEL Technical Library. The board will also learn about
the proposed plan for the soil repository at Waste Area Group 3 and
receive presentations on plutonium contamination at INEEL and the
results from Pit 9 and Subsurface Disposal Area studies, and what these
studies imply for cleanup of the pits and trenches. For a most current
copy of the agenda, contact Woody Russell, DOE-Idaho, (208) 526-0561,
or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp., (208) 522-1662. The final
agenda will be available at the meeting.
Public Comment Availability: The two-day meeting is open to the
public, with public comment sessions scheduled for Tuesday, November
18,
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1997 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST and Wednesday, November 19, 1997
from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MST. The Board will be available during
this time period to hear verbal public comments or to review any
written public comments. If there are no members of the public wishing
to comment or no written comments to review, the board will continue
with it's current discussion. Written statements may be filed with the
Committee either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to
make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact the
INEEL Information line or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp., at
the addresses or telephone numbers listed above. Requests must be
received 5 days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be
made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Designated Federal
Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Each individual wishing to
make public comment will be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to present
their comments. This notice is being published less than 15 days in
advance of the meeting due to programmatic issues that needed to be
resolved prior to publication.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review and copying at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room,
1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,
DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Issued at Washington, DC on November 4, 1997.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-29742 Filed 11-10-97; 8:45 am]
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