[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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