[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48121-48122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24201]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Notice of Panel Meeting

    Panel meeting: October 21, 1997--Fairfax, Virginia: Biosphere 
modeling and the Yucca Mountain performance standard currently being 
used by the Department of Energy.
    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board's Panel on the Environment, Regulations, and 
Quality Assurance will hold a meeting October 21, 1997, beginning at 
8:30 a.m. The meeting, which is open to the public, will cover 
biosphere modeling and the Yucca Mountain performance standard. The 
Department of Energy currently is using this standard until the 
Environmental Protection Agency standard is announced and a Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission rule promulgated. A detailed agenda will be 
available approximately two weeks prior to the meeting by fax or email, 
or on the Board's website at www.nwtrb.gov.
    The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Fair Lakes, 12777 Fair Lakes 
Circle, Fairfax, Virginia 22033; (Tel) 703-818-1234; (Fax) 703-818-
3140. Reservations for accommodations must be made by October 16, 1997, 
and you must indicate that you are attending the Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board meeting to receive the preferred rate.
    Time has been set aside on the agenda for comments and questions 
from the public. Those wishing to speak are encouraged to sign the 
Public Comment Register at the check-in table. A time limit may have to 
be set on the length of individual remarks; however, written comments 
of any length may be submitted for the record.
    Transcript of this meeting will be available on computer disk, via 
e-mail, or on a library-loan basis in paper format from Davonya Barnes, 
Board staff, beginning November 18, 1997. For further information, 
contact Frank

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Randall, External Affairs, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, 
Arlington, Virginia 22201-3367; (Tel) 703-235-4473; (Fax) 703-235-4495; 
(E-mail) [email protected].
    The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board was created by Congress in 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 to evaluate the 
technical and scientific validity of activities undertaken by the DOE 
in its program to manage the disposal of the nation's high-level 
radioactive waste and commercial spent nuclear fuel. In that same 
legislation, Congress directed the DOE to characterize a site at Yucca 
Mountain, Nevada, for its suitability as a potential location for a 
permanent repository for the disposal of that waste.

    Dated: September 9, 1997.
William Barnard,
Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 97-24201 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]
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