[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40704-40705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20374]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the
following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site-
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB)
DATES: Monday, August 17, 1998: 8:30 a.m.--5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, August
18, 1998: 8:30 a.m.--5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, August 19, 1998: 7:30 a.m.--
6:00 p.m. (An optional tour of the radioactive waste management site on
the Nevada Test Site)
ADDRESS: Monday & Tuesday, August 17 & 18, 1998: University of Nevada--
Las
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Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Rohrer, Public Participation
Manager, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental
Management, P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8513, phone: 702-
295-0197.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the EM SSAB is to make
recommendations to DOE and its regulators in the areas of environmental
restoration, waste management, and related activities.
Purpose of the Meeting: The Nevada Test Site Community Advisory
Board is hosting the EM SSAB Low-Level Waste Seminar in Las Vegas,
Nevada, to support the Department of Energy's desire to have more
intersite discussion between the SSAB site boards and the Department,
and to fill a need for stakeholder input into the Low-Level Waste
Record of Decision.
Tentative Agenda for the EM SSAB Low-Level Waste Seminar
Monday, August 17, 1998:
--Welcome
--Orientation
--DOE HQ Overview on Low-Level Waste Configuration within the DOE
Complex
--Site-Specific Overview of Low-Level Waste Configurations
--Overview of the DOE Decisionmaking Process
--Transportation Considerations
--Small Group Discussions on Concerns Related to Disposition
Tuesday, August 18, 1998:
--Presentations by Participants of the Previous Day's Small Group
Discussions
--Site-Specific Reactions and Observations
--Next Steps
--Session Evaluation
Wednesday, August 19, 1998:
--An optional tour of the Nevada Test Site's waste management sites
will be conducted. Anyone interested in attending the tour must contact
Kevin Rohrer by July 31, 1998, to arrange for site access and badging
information.
Copies of the final agenda will be available upon request 10 days
prior to the seminar by contacting Kevin Rohrer and will also be
available at the seminar.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public.
Opportunites for public comment will be provided at close of each day.
The Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
Minutes: The minutes of this seminar, including public comments,
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 by writing to Kevin Rohrer at the address listed above.
Issued at Washington, DC on July 24, 1998.
Althea T. Vanzego,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-20374 Filed 7-29-98; 8:45 am]
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