E7-4370. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho National Laboratory

AGENCY:

Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Laboratory. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES:

Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday, March 21, 2007, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

Opportunities for public participation will be held Tuesday, March 20, from 1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and Wednesday, March 21, from 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

These times are subject to change; please contact the Federal Coordinator (below) for confirmation of times prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES:

Red Lion Hotel, 1555 Pocatello Creek Road, Pocatello, Idaho 83201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert L. Pence, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, 1955 Fremont Avenue, MS-1203, Idaho Falls, ID 83415. Phone [phone]; Fax [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail] or visit the Board's Internet home page at: http://www.inlemcab.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

Tentative Topics (agenda topics may change up to the day of the meeting; please contact Robert L. Pence for the most current agenda):

• TAN-607 Hot Shop Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA).
• Yucca Mountain Briefing.
• General EE/CA Philosophy.
• Spent Nuclear Fuel Next Steps and Plan.
• Subsurface Disposal Area Draft Feasibility Study.
• Budget Discussions.

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral presentations pertaining to agenda items should contact Robert L. Pence at the address or telephone number listed above. The request must be received five days 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 comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting date due to programmatic issues that had to be resolved prior to the meeting date.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying at the U.S. Department of Energy's 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 through Friday, except Federal holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Robert L. Pence, Federal Coordinator, at the address and phone number listed above.

Issued at Washington, DC on March 6, 2007.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.