2022-08055. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada

AGENCY:

Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid open meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register .

DATES:

Wednesday, May 18, 2022; 4:00 p.m.-7:40 p.m.

The opportunity for public comment is at 4:10 p.m. PT.

This time is subject to change; please contact the Nevada Site Specific Advisory Board (NSSAB) Administrator (below) for confirmation of time prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES:

This meeting will be open to the public in-person at the Molasky Corporate Center (address below) or virtually via Microsoft Teams. To attend virtually, please contact Barbara Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator, by email [e-mail] or phone [phone], no later than 4:00 p.m. PT on Monday, May 16, 2022.

Board members, Department of Energy (DOE) representatives, agency liaisons, and support staff will participate in-person, strictly following COVID-19 precautionary measures, at: Molasky Corporate Center, 15th Floor Conference Room, 100 North City Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator, by phone: [phone] or email: [e-mail] or visit the Board's internet homepage at www.nnss.gov/​NSSAB/​.

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

1. Follow-up to Optimization of Hybrid Meeting Approach (Work Plan Item #2)

2. Nevada National Security Site Waste Acceptance Criteria Update

3. Briefing for Post Closure Observation and Evaluation (Work Plan Item #4)

Public Participation: The in-person/online virtual hybrid meeting is open to the public either in-person at the Molasky Corporate Center or via Microsoft Teams. To sign-up for public comment, please contact the NSSAB Administrator (above) no later than 4:00 p.m. PT on Monday, May 16, 2022. In addition to participation in the live public comment session identified above, written statements may be filed with the Board either before or within seven days after the meeting by sending them to the NSSAB Administrator at the aforementioned email address. Written public comment received prior to the meeting will be read into the record. 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 can do so in 2-minute segments for the 15 minutes allotted for public comments.

Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Barbara Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator, U.S. Department of Energy, EM Nevada Program, 100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750, Las Vegas, NV 89106; Phone: [phone]. Minutes will also be available at the following website: http://www.nnss.gov/​nssab/​pages/​MM_​FY22.html.

Signed in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2022.

LaTanya Butler,

Deputy Committee Management Officer.