[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10513]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, ID
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), Idaho National Engineering and
Environmental Laboratory (INEEL).
DATES: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Mountain
Standard Time (MST); Wednesday, May 20, 1998 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. MDT. There will be public comment sessions on Tuesday, May 19,
1998 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MDT and Wednesday, May 20, 1998 from
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MDT.
ADDRESSes: The Westin Plaza, 1350 Blue Lakes Boulevard North, Twin
Falls, Idaho.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: INEEL Information (1-800-708-2680) or
Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp. (208-522-1662) or visit the
Board's Internet homepage at http://www.ida.net/users/cab.
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
Finalization of recommendations on the Proposed Plan for Waste Area
Group 1 (WAG 1); and the Draft Plutonium Fact Sheet;
Recommendation on the selection of a preferred site for the Surplus
Plutonium Disposition Environmental Impact Statement;
Status reports on the Pit 9 Work Plan, the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act permits for the calciner at the Idaho Chemical
Processing Plant and the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project, the
Plutonium and Americium detected in the groundwater near the
Radioactive Waste Management Complex, and the Spent Nuclear Fuel
program;
Presentations on the Voluntary Consent Order, the 100-Year Flood
Plain Report, and the Deactivation and Decommissioning Program;
Election for the Board's Idaho site Chair and Vice-Chair positions;
Amendments to the Board's Idaho site procedures, and conduct the
bi-annual priority-setting exercise.
For a most current copy of the agenda, contact Woody Russell, DOE-
Idaho, (208) 526-0561, or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp.,
(208) 522-1662. The final agenda will be available at the meeting.
Public Participation: The two-day meeting is open to the public,
with public comment sessions scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 1998 from
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MDT and Wednesday, May 20, 1998 from 1:00 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. MDT. The Board will be available during this time period
to hear verbal public comments or to review any written public
comments. If there are no members of the public wishing to comment or
no written comments to review, the board will continue with its current
discussion. 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 the INEEL
Information line or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp., at the
addresses or telephone numbers 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 Officer
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.
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 by writing to Charles M. Rice,
INEEL Citizens' Advisory Board Chair, 477 Shoup Ave., Suite 205, Idaho
Falls, Idaho 83402 or by calling Wendy Green Lowe, the Board
Facilitator, at (208) 522-1662.
Issued at Washington, DC on April 16, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-10513 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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