[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 212 (Thursday, November 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55704-55705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27234]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of Energy 
Nuclear Safety; Open Meeting

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 
eighth and final meeting of the Advisory Committee on External 
Regulation of Department of Energy Nuclear Safety.

DATE AND TIMES: The Committee session will be held at the Hyatt Regency 
Dallas/Fort Worth, East Tower, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Texas. The 
session will begin on Monday, November 27 at 1:00 pm and adjourn at 
6:00 pm. The Committee session will continue at the same location on 
Tuesday, November 28, beginning at 8:00 am and adjourning at 12:00 pm.

ADDRESSES: Hyatt Regency Dallas/Fort Worth--East Tower, Enterprise 
Ballroom--Sector 2, International Parkway, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, 
Texas 75261, (214) 453-1234.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, 
(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 discuss a draft of its 

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    final report, which is scheduled to be issued in December 1995.
    Tentative Agenda: In addition to conducting deliberations related 
to its charter, the Committee will discuss a revised draft of its final 
report.
    Public Participation: This is the final meeting of the Committee. 
Members of the public who wish to address the Committee may register in 
advance by calling Linda James Hanus (602) 570-7755. All comments that 
have been submitted to the Committee during its tenure are being 
considered in development of the final report. 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 October 30, 1995.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-27234 Filed 11-1-95; 8:45 am]
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