2023-03441. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Paducah

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), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register .

DATES:

Thursday, March 16, 2023; 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. CT.

ADDRESSES:

West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Emerging Technology Center, Room 109, 5100 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 42001.

Attendees should check with the Board Support Manager (below) for any meeting format changes due to COVID-19 protocols.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eric Roberts, Board Support Manager, 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:

• Review of Agenda
• Administrative Issues
• Public Comment Period

Public Participation: Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Paducah, 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 Eric Roberts 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. CT on Monday, March 13, 2023, will be read aloud during the meeting. Comments will also be accepted after the meeting, by no later than 5:00 p.m. CT on Friday, March 24, 2023. Please submit comments to Eric Roberts 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 Eric Roberts 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, Paducah, 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 Eric Roberts, Board Support Manager, Emerging Technology Center, Room 221, 4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, KY 42001; Phone: [phone]. Minutes will also be available at the following website: https://www.energy.gov/​pppo/​pgdp-cab/​listings/​meeting-materials.

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2023.

LaTanya Butler,

Deputy Committee Management Officer.