E9-21119. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Chairs

AGENCY:

Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. 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:

Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 24, 2009, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

Hilton Garden Inn Idaho Falls, 700 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho, Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Alexander Brennan, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585; Phone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

Tentative Agenda Topics:

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

○ EM Visions, Priorities, Updates, and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Discussion;

○ EM Headquarters Budget Update and Key Issues;

○ EM SSAB Chairs' Roundtable Discussion: The EM Budget Feedback Process;

○ EM SSAB Chairs' Round Robin: Top Three Site-Specific Issues, EM SSAB Accomplishments, and Major Board Activities;

○ EM Headquarters Update: Science and Technology;

○ Idaho National Laboratory Presentation;

○ EM SSAB Chairs' Roundtable Discussion: Recommendation Process and Product Development.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

○ EM Headquarters Update: Waste Disposition;

○ EM SSAB Chairs' Roundtable Discussion: Product Development.

Public Participation: The EM SSAB Chairs welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Catherine Alexander Brennan at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written statements may be filed either before or after the meeting with the Designated Federal Officer, Catherine Alexander Brennan, at the address or telephone listed above. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should also contact Catherine Alexander Brennan. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments.

Minute s: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Catherine Alexander Brennan at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site: http://www.em.doe.gov/​stakepages/​ssabchairs.aspx.

Issued at Washington, DC on August 25, 2009.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Committee Management Officer.