05-13227. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River

AGENCY:

Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EMSSAB), Savannah River. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES:

Monday, July 25, 2005, 1 p.m.-6 p.m.; Tuesday, July 26, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

Newberry Hall, 151 Bee Lane, Aiken, SC 29803.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerri Flemming, Closure Project Office, Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC, 29802; phone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, July 25, 2005

1 p.m.—Combined Committee Session.

5:15 p.m.—Adjourn.

5:15 p.m.—Executive Committee Meeting.

6 p.m.—Adjourn.

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

8:30 a.m.—Approval of Minutes, Agency Updates.

9:15 a.m.—Public Comment Session.

9:30 a.m.—Chair and Facilitator Update.

10 a.m.—Waste Management Committee Report.

11:30 a.m.—Administrative Committee Report.

11:50 a.m.—Public Comments.

12 p.m.—Lunch Break.

1 p.m.—Nuclear Materials Committee Report.

2 p.m.—Facilities Disposition & Site Remediation Committee Report.

3 p.m.—Strategic and Legacy Management Committee Report.

3:50 p.m.—Public Comments.

4 p.m.—Adjourn.

If needed, time will be allotted after public comments for items added to the agenda, and administrative details. A final agenda will be available at the meeting Monday, July 25, 2005.

Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Gerri Flemming's office at the address or telephone listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct business. Individuals wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying at the Department of Energy's Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Gerri Flemming, Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. Box A, Aiken, SC 29802, or by calling her at [phone].

Issued in Washington, DC on June 29, 2005.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.