2023-26142. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth

AGENCY:

Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register .

DATES:

Thursday, January 4, 2024; 6 p.m.–8 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES:

The Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, Room 165, Piketon, OH 45661.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Greg Simonton, Federal Coordinator, by phone: [phone] or email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: clean-up activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide advice and recommendations on any EM program components.

Tentative Agenda:

• Presentation
• Administrative Activities
• Public Comments

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Greg Simonton as soon as possible in advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Comments received by no later than 5 p.m. EST on Friday, December 29, 2023, will be read aloud during the meeting. Comments will also be accepted after the meeting, by no later than 5 p.m. EST on Friday, January 12, 2024. Please submit comments to Greg Simonton at the aforementioned email address. Please put “Public Comment” in the subject line. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Greg Simonton at the telephone number listed above. Requests must be received as soon as possible prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. 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 make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth, will hear public comments pertaining to its scope (clean-up standards and environmental restoration; waste management and disposition; stabilization and disposition of non-stockpile nuclear materials; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship; risk assessment and management; and clean-up science and technology activities). Comments outside of the scope may be submitted via written statement as directed above.

Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Greg Simonton, Federal Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy, Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, P.O. Box 700, Piketon, OH 45661, Email: [e-mail] or by Phone: [phone], Minutes will also be available at the following website: https://www.energy.gov/​pppo/​ports-ssab/​listings/​meeting-materials.

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 21, 2023.

LaTanya Butler,

Deputy Committee Management Officer.