[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59552-59553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29533]
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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 17, 1998
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wednesday, November 18, 1998
8 a.m.-5 p.m.
There will be public comment sessions on Tuesday, November 17, 1998
from 9:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., 12 p.m. to 12:15 p.m., 4 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.,
and 5:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. These times are subject to change as the
meeting progresses, depending on the extent of comment offered. Please
check with the meeting facilitator to confirm these times.
ADDRESSES: The Miles & Virginia Willard Fine Arts Center, 498 A Street,
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: INEEL Information (1-800-708-2680) or
Woody Russell, DOE-Idaho, (208) 526-0561, or Wendy Green Lowe, INEEL
Board Facilitator, Jason Associates Corp. (208-522-1662) or visit the
Board's Internet homepage at http://www.ida.net/users/cab.
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
Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator Environmental Impact Statement
scoping process; Plutonium 238 Production Environmental Impact
Statement;
DOE's perspective on the INEEL Long Range Plan `` expectations for
new site contractor;
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Proposed Plan for Waste Area Group 3 (Idaho Nuclear Technology and
Engineering Center);
Nevada Test Site report regarding migration of plutonium
contamination and the implications for cleanup at the INEEL;
DOE's strategy for emergency response planning and preparations for
State, local, and Tribal governments for radiological materials
transport; and
The TRA Accident report, plutonium uptake at the INTEC, and the
decision to rebid the INEEL contract;
Discuss the Environmental Assessment on the intermodal transport of
Low-Level Waste to Nevada Test Site; and
Finalize recommendations on the Proposed Plan for Waste Area Group 3
(Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center), the Proposed Plan
for Waste Area Group 1 (Test Area North), suggestions developed at
the Low-Level Waste Seminar, and establishing common databases for
background radiation information to support decisionmaking in the
cleanup program.
Agenda topics may change up to the day of the meeting. The final
agenda will be available at the meeting.
Public Participation: The two-day meeting is open to the public,
with public comment sessions scheduled for Tuesday, November 17, 1998.
The Board will be available during these time periods 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 before the date of the meeting due
to programmatic issues that had to be resolved.
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 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal
holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Charles M. Rice,
INEEL Citizens' Advisory Board Chair, 477 Shoup Ave., Suite 205, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83402 or by calling Wendy Green Lowe, the Board
Facilitator, at (208) 522-1662.
Issued at Washington, DC on October 29, 1998.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-29533 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am]
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