[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29131-29132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14031]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Rocky
Flats
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: Environmental Management Site-
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats.
DATES: Thursday, June 5, 1997 6:00 p.m.--9:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Westminster City Hall (Lower-level Multi-purpose Room), 4800
West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, CO.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Korkia, Board/Staff Coordinator,
EM SSAB-Rocky Flats, 9035 North Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 2250,
Westminster, CO 80021, phone: (303) 420-7855, fax: (303) 420-7579.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make
recommendations to DOE and its regulators in the areas of environmental
restoration, waste management, and related activities.
Tentative Agenda
(1) The Board will discuss a proposed recommendation on radioactive
waste transportation issues. The proposal addresses issues related to
the transportation of radioactive materials from Rocky Flats and other
Department of Energy sites through Colorado to the Waste Isolation
Pilot Plant outside Carlsbad, New Mexico. Specific recommendation
issues include evaluating rail transportation options, escorts for
shipments, testing of transportation containers, emergency medical
training, terrorism plans, and accident reporting.
(2) Board members will hear a presentation regarding a proposal to
designate two temporary storage areas at Rocky Flats for wastes
produced by cleanup activities--one for containerized wastes and one
for bulk storage.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written
statements may be filed with the Committee either before or after the
meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to
agenda items should contact Ken Korkia at the address or telephone
number listed above. Requests must be received 5 days prior to the
meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda. The Designated Federal Official is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the
orderly conduct of business. Each individual wishing to make public
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comment will be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to present their
comments. This notice is being published less than 15 days in advance
of the meeting due to programmatic issues that needed to be resolved.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public
review and copying at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room,
1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,
DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal
holidays. Minutes will also be available at the Public Reading Room
located at the Board's office at 9035 North Wadsworth Parkway, Suite
2250, Westminster, CO 80021; telephone (303) 420-7855. Hours of
operation for the Public Reading Room are 9:00 am and 4:00 pm on Monday
through Friday. Minutes will also be made available by writing or
calling Deb Thompson at the Board's office address or telephone number
listed above.
Issued at Washington, DC, on May 22, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-14031 Filed 5-28-97; 8:45 am]
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