[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7731]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of Energy
Nuclear Safety
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
second meeting of the Advisory Committee on External Regulation of
Department of Energy Nuclear Safety.
DATE AND TIMES: The committee will first tour the Rocky Flats
Environmental Technology Site on the morning of Thursday, April 13,
1995. A public comment session will follow at 11:15 am to 12:00 pm and
will be conducted at the United States Department of Energy Rocky Flats
Field Office, Building 60, Highway 93, Golden, CO 80404. The Committee
meeting will begin at 1:30 pm at the Holiday Inn Denver Northglenn
followed by a second public comment session at 6:30 pm. The Friday,
April 14, 1995, Committee session will be conducted from 8:00 am to
12:00 pm at the same location.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Denver Northglenn, 10 East 120th Avenue,
Northglenn, CO 80233.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Volk, Advisory Committee on
External Regulation of Department of Energy Nuclear Safety, 1726 M
Street, NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036, (202)254-3826 .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Committee: The purpose of the
Committee is to provide the Secretary of Energy, the White House
Council on Environmental Quality, and the Office of Management and
Budget with advice, information, and recommendations on how new and
existing Department of Energy (DOE) facilities and operations, except
those operations covered under Executive Order 12344 (Naval Propulsion
Program), might best be regulated with regard to nuclear safety. The
Department currently self-regulates many aspects of nuclear safety,
pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. The Committee
consists of 24 members drawn from Federal and State government and the
private sector, and is co-chaired by John F. Ahearne, Executive
Director of Sigma Xi and Gerard F. Scannell, President of the National
Safety Council. Members were chosen with environment, safety, and
health backgrounds, balanced to represent different public, Federal,
state, Tribal, and industry interests and experience.
Purpose of the Meeting
This is the second meeting of the Committee. The Committee will
receive information from federal and state officials and focus on
committee operations.
Tentative Agenda
The Advisory Committee meeting will focus on the regulatory
framework for oversight of DOE activities. The Committee will receive
presentations on regulatory practices at Rocky Flats by the DOE,
contractor, state, and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
There will also be a presentation on critiques of and options for
regulation compiled by the Congressional Resource Services. The agenda
will provide opportunities for public comment both at Rocky Flats after
the Advisory Committee's site tour and at 6:30 pm at the Holiday Inn
Denver Northglenn. A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
Public Participation
The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed
with the Committee either before or after the meeting. Members of the
public are welcome to make oral statements. Those who wish to do so
should contact Catherine Volk at the address or telephone number listed
above. Individuals may also register on April 13, 1995 at the meeting
sites. Every effort will be made to hear all those wishing to speak.
Written comments are welcomed, and should be mailed to Catherine Volk,
1726 M St. NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036. The Committee Co-Chairs
are empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate
the orderly conduct of business.
Transcripts and Minutes
A meeting transcript and minutes will be available for public
review and copying four to six weeks after the meeting at the DOE
Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190, Forrestal Building,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The
transcript also will be made available at the Department's Field Office
Reading Room locations.
Issued at Washington, DC on March 24, 1995.
Gail Cephas,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-7731 Filed 3-28-95; 8:45 am]
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