[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9417-9418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5126]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Rocky 
Flats

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 
following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site-
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Rocky Flats.

DATES: Thursday, March 6, 1997--6:00 pm-9:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: Westminster City Hall (Lower-level Multi-purpose Room), 4800 
West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, CO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Korkia, Board/Staff Coordinator, 
EM SSAB-Rocky Flats, 9035 North Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 2250, 
Westminster, CO 80021, phone: (303) 420-7855, fax: (303) 420-7579.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

Tentative Agenda

    (1) The Board will have a discussion with Dr. Alice Stewart, a 
well-known researcher in the field of the effects of human exposure to 
low-level radiation. Dr. Stewart's career has included studies of the 
effects of x-rays on pregnant women and studies of workers at the 
University of Birmingham's School of Medicine in England.
    (2) The Board will hear from Don Hancock, a community activist from 
New Mexico, on some of the concerns of nearby residents regarding 
radioactive waste disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) 
outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The Department of Energy currently 
plans to bury waste from Rocky Flats as well as several other Federal 
sites at WIPP. Mr. Hancock will discuss community concerns about 
transportation of these materials to New Mexico as well as concerns 
about the disposal site itself.
    (3) The Board will consider a recommendation from one of its 
committees regarding an assessment of the integrating management 
contract from Rocky Flats.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Committee either before or after the 
meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to 
agenda items should contact Ken Korkia at the address or telephone 
number listed above. Requests must be received 5 days prior to the 
meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the 
presentation in the agenda. The Designated Federal Official is 
empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the 
orderly conduct of business. Each individual wishing to make public 
comment will be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to present their 
comments. This notice is being published less than 15 days in advance 
of the meeting due to programmatic issues that needed to be resolved.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 
1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Minutes will also be available at the Public Reading Room 
located at the Board's office at 9035 North Wadsworth Parkway, Suite 
2250, Westminster, CO 80021; telephone (303) 420-7855. Hours of 
operation for the Public Reading Room are 9:00 am and 4:00 pm on Monday 
through Friday. Minutes will also be made available by writing or 
calling Deb

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Thompson at the Board's office address or telephone number listed 
above.

    Issued at Washington, DC on February 26, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-5126 Filed 2-28-97; 8:45 am]
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