[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45149-45150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21537]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of Energy 
Nuclear Safety

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. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the sixth 
meeting of the Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department 
of Energy Nuclear Safety.

DATES AND TIMES: The Committee session will be held at the Sheraton 
Colony Square Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The session will begin on 
Monday, September 18, 1995, at 10:00 am and adjourn at 6:30 pm. The 
Committee will reconvene on Monday for a public comment session 
beginning at 8:30 pm. The Committee session will continue at the same 
location on Tuesday, September 19 beginning at 8:00 am and adjourning 
at 5:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Colony Square Hotel, Habersham Room (Lobby level), 
188 14th Street N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30361.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas H. Isaacs, Executive Director, 

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Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of Energy 
Nuclear Safety, 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036, 
(202) 254-3826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Committee is to provide 
the Secretary of Energy, the White House Council on Environmental 
Quality, and the Office of Management and Budget with advice, 
information, and recommendations on how new and existing Department of 
Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities and operations, except those operations 
covered under Executive Order 12344 (Naval Propulsion Program), might 
best be regulated with regard to safety. The Department currently self-
regulates many aspects of nuclear safety, pursuant to the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, as amended. The Committee consists of members drawn from 
Federal and State government and the private sector, and is co-chaired 
by John F. Ahearne, Lecturer in Public Policy, Duke University, and 
Director, The Sigma Xi Center, and Gerard F. Scannell, President of the 
National Safety Council. Members were chosen with environment, safety, 
and health backgrounds, balanced to represent different public, 
Federal, State, Tribal, regulatory, and industry interests and 
experience.

Purpose of the Meeting

    The Committee will focus primarily on the discussion of regulatory 
options for inclusion in the Committee's final recommendations.

Tentative Agenda

    In addition to conducting deliberations related to its charter, the 
Committee will focus on the development of its recommendations for 
inclusion in its final report. A final agenda will be available at the 
meeting. The agenda will provide an opportunity for public comments 
starting at 8:30 pm on September 18, 1995, at the Sheraton Colony 
Square Hotel, Habersham Room (lobby level).

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public. Members of the public are 
welcome to make oral statements during the public comment period. Every 
effort will be made to hear all those wishing to speak. Those who wish 
to do so may pre-register by contacting Glenda Oakley at (301) 924-
6169. Individuals may also register on September 18, 1995, at the 
meeting site. Written comments are welcome and should be mailed to 
Thomas H. Isaacs, Executive Director, Advisory Committee on External 
Regulation of Department of Energy Nuclear Safety, 1726 M Street, NW, 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036. The Committee Co-Chairs are empowered 
to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly 
conduct of business.

Transcripts and Minutes

    A meeting transcript and minutes will be available for public 
review and copying four to six weeks after the meeting at the DOE 
Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-1990, Forrestal 
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 
9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
The transcript will also be made available at the Department's Field 
Office Reading Room locations.

    Issued at Washington, DC on August 25, 1995.
Rachel Murphy Samuel,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-21537 Filed 8-29-95; 8:45 am]
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