[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 134 (Monday, July 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37574-37575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18374]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; OCRWM Spent
Nuclear Fuel Transportation Workshops
AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management will hold
two public workshops in August 1997 to discuss issues related to the
transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste
under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA). These discussions will
assist the Department of Energy in developing policy related to
transportation activities and implementing a transportation program
that provides for safe, uninterrupted and uneventful shipment of spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
DATES and ADDRESSES:
August 7, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Dallas, TX
August 8, 1997, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Dallas, TX
August 12, 1997, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Reston, VA
August 13, 1997, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Reston, VA
To Pre-Register: If you are interested in attending either of these
workshops, please reply for the Dallas workshop by July 21, 1997, and
for the Reston
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workshop by July 28, 1997. Please provide your name, organization,
address, phone number and the specific workshop (Dallas or Reston) you
plan to attend to: Sharon J. Long, Waste Acceptance and Transportation
Division, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW-44), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC
20585. Telephone: (202) 586-5263. Fax: (202) 586-9764. E-Mail: Sharon
J. Long@rw.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon J. Long (202)-586-5263.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is mandated under the Nuclear
Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended (the Act), to provide for the safe
management, including transportation, and permanent disposal of our
Nation's spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The Act
created the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste (OCRWM) within the
Department to implement this mandate. These workshops will provide a
forum for interested parties to discuss issues and concerns related to
NWPA transportation activities. There will be two separate facilitated
workshops. On the second day of each workshop, individuals from each
session will report back to the group in the closing plenary session.
An opportunity will be provided for public comments.
A block of hotel rooms has been reserved in Dallas and in Reston.
Please contact the hotels directly for reservations: The GRAND
Kempinski Dallas (972) 386-6000 (cut-off date for reservations is July
18) and Hyatt Regency at Reston Town Center (703) 709-1234 (cut-off
date for reservations is July 25).
Airport shuttles to hotels are available. In Dallas, transportation
to the hotel is available via SuperShuttle at a cost of $12-13 one
way--advance reservations are required--(800) 258-3826. In Reston, a
complimentary Hyatt shuttle bus runs between Dulles airport and the
hotel.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 1997.
Ronald A. Milner,
Acting Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
[FR Doc. 97-18374 Filed 7-11-97; 8:45 am]
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