06-7899. Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site

AGENCY:

Department of Energy.

ACTION:

Notice of Open Meeting and Retreat.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES:

Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 3 p.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday, October 12, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, October 13, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

Charleston Riverview Hotel, 170 Lockwood Boulevard, Charleston, SC 29403.

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

Wednesday, October 11, 2006.

3 p.m. Administrative Committee—Membership Candidate Selection.

5 p.m. Adjourn.

Thursday, October 12, 2006.

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Logistics for Education Retreat.

9 a.m. Basics of Radiation.

11 a.m. Nuclear Materials 101.

12 p.m. Lunch Break.

1 p.m. Nuclear Materials 101.

2 p.m. Waste 101.

3:45 p.m. Hazard, Risk and Safety at Savannah River Site.

5 p.m. Adjourn.

Friday, October 13, 2006.

8:30 a.m. Overview of Cleanup Decisionmaking.

10:15 a.m. Regulatory Requirement Structure Overview.

12 p.m. Adjourn.

A final agenda will be available at the retreat Thursday, October 12, 2006.

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 of 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 U.S. 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 at Washington, DC, on September 18, 2006.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.