96-9567. Environmental Management Advisory Board; Open Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17282-17283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9567]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Advisory Board; Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the 
following Advisory Committee meeting:

    Name: Environmental Management Advisory Board.
    Dates and Times: Wednesday, May 8, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
    Place: Sheraton National Hotel, Columbia Pike & Washington 
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22204, [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James T. Melillo, Executive Director, 
Environmental Management Advisory Board, EM-5, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585, [phone]. The Internet 
address is: [e-mail]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board. The purpose of the 
Board is to provide the Assistant Secretary for Environmental 
Management (EM) with advice and recommendations on issues confronting 
the Environmental Management program and the Programmatic Environmental 
Management Impact Statement, from the perspectives of affected groups 
and State and local Governments. The Board will help to improve the 
Environmental Management Program by assisting in the process of 
securing consensus recommendations, and providing the Department's 
numerous publics with opportunities to express their opinions regarding 
the Environmental Management Program.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, May 8, 1996

8:00 a.m.--Co-Chairmen Open Public Meeting
8:05 a.m.--Opening Remarks Assistant Secretary for Environmental 
Management
9:00 a.m.--Presentation and Discussion of the Tank Waste EIS
9:30 a.m.--Status of New Committees
12:00 p.m.--Lunch
1:00 p.m.--Progress Report on Charge Back Issues Recommended by the 
Board
1:15 p.m.--Progress Report of the Worker Health and Safety Committee
1:45 p.m.--Progress Report of the Formerly Utilized Site Remedial 
Action Program (FUSRAP) Committee
2:00 p.m.--Presentation and Discussion of the Final Report of the 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) Committee
2:30 p.m.--Presentation and Discussion of the Findings of the 
Technology Development Committee
3:15 p.m.--Presentation and Discussion of the Final Report of the Cost-
Effective Cleanup Committee
3:45 p.m.--Presentation and Discussion of Departmental Responses to 
Board Recommendations on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
Issues
4:15 p.m.--Board Business
4:45 p.m.--Public Comment Session
5:30 p.m.--Meeting Adjourns

    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 Board either before or after the 
meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements 
pertaining to agenda items should either contact James T. Melillo at 
the address or telephone number listed above, or call 1-[phone], 
the Center for Environmental Management Information and register to 
speak during the public comment session of the meeting. Individuals may 
also register on May 8, 1996 at the meeting site. Every effort will be 
made to hear all those wishing to speak to the Board, on a first come, 
first serve basis. Those who call in and reserve time will be given the 
opportunity to speak first. The Board 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 at the Freedom of Information 
Public Reading Room, 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, S.W.,

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Washington, DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC on April 10, 1996.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer
[FR Doc. 96-9567 Filed 4-18-96; 8:45 am]
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