02-13104. Office of Envrionmental Management; Site-Specific Advisory Board Renewal

Pursuant to section 14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law No. 92-463), in accordance with Title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations, section 102-3.65(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, 2002. The Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board will provide advice and recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, appropriate Site Manager(s), and other U. S. Department of Energy officials the Assistant Secretary shall designate.

The Board provides information, advice and recommendations concerning issues affecting the Environmental Management program at various sites. These site-specific issues include clean-up standards and environmental restoration; waste management and disposition; stabilization and disposition of non-stockpile nuclear materials; excess facilities; future land use; long-term stewardship; risk assessment and management; and science and technology activities.

The renewal of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board has been determined to be essential to the conduct of Department of Energy business and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of Energy by law and agreement. The Board will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and rules and regulations issued in implementation of this Act.

Further information regarding this Advisory Board may be obtained from Ms. Martha S. Crosland at [phone].

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 20, 2002.

James N. Solit,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.