98-13451. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Renewal

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13451]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Environmental Management


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Renewal

    Pursuant to Section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463), and in accordance with title 41 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, section 101-6.1015(a), and following consultation 
with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services 
Administration, notice is hereby given that the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board has been renewed for a two-year 
period beginning May 16, 1998.
    The purpose of the Board is to provide the Assistant Secretary for 
Environmental Management with advice and recommendations on 
environmental management projects and issues such as risk management, 
economic development, future land use, and budget prioritization 
activities, from the perspectives of affected groups and State and 
local governments. Board membership will reflect the full diversity of 
views in the affected community and region and be composed primarily of 
people who are directly affected by site clean-up activities. Members 
will include interested stakeholders from local governments, Indian 
Tribes, environmental and civic groups, labor organizations, 
universities, waste management and environmental restoration firms, and 
other interested parties. Representatives from the Department of Energy 
(DOE), the Environmental Protection Agency, and State governments will 
be ex-officio members of the Board. Selection and appointment of Board 
members will be accomplished using procedures designed to ensure 
diverse membership and a balance of viewpoints. Consensus 
recommendations to the DOE from the Board on the resolution of numerous 
difficult issues will help achieve DOE's objective of an integrated 
environmental management program.
    The Secretary of Energy has determined that renewal of the 
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board is necessary to 
conduct DOE's business and is in the public interest. The Board will 
operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the DOE Organization Act (Pub. L. 95-91), and rules and 
regulations issued in implementation of those Acts.
    Further information regarding this advisory board may be obtained 
from Rachel M. Samuel at [phone].

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 1998.
James N. Solit,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-13451 Filed 5-19-98; 8:45 am]
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