2024-08877. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site

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

DATES:

Monday, May 20, 2024; 1 p.m.-4:15 p.m. EDT; Tuesday, May 21, 2024; 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES:

The DeSoto Savannah, 15 E Liberty, Savannah, Georgia 31401. The meeting will also be streamed on YouTube, no registration is necessary; links for the livestream can be found on the following website: https://cab.srs.gov/​srs-cab.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Amy Boyette, Office of External Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802; Phone: [phone]; or Email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: clean-up activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide advice and recommendations on any EM program components.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, May 20, 2024

Chair Update

Agency Updates

Subcommittee Updates

Program Presentations

Board Business

Public Comments

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Program Presentations

Public Comments

Board Business and Voting

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. To register for in-person attendance, please send an email to [e-mail] no later than 4 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The EM SSAB, Savannah River Site, 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 Amy Boyette at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board via email either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should submit their request to [e-mail]. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. Comments will be accepted after the meeting, by no later than 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Please submit comments to [e-mail]. 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 oral public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Individuals wishing to submit written public comments should email them as directed above.

Minutes: Minutes will be available by emailing or calling Amy Boyette at the email address or telephone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following website: https://cab.srs.gov/​srs-cab.html.

Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 22, 2024, by David Borak, Deputy Committee Management Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register .

Signed in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2024.

Treena V. Garrett,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.