[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45052-45053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22670]


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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, September 3, 1998, 6:00 p.m.--9:30 p.m.

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 accept input and prepare its first draft of the 
1999 Work Plan, to be finalized and approved at a retreat in September.
    2. The Board will consider a draft letter to the new Secretary of 
Energy regarding medical benefits for retired/disabled Rocky Flats 
workers, which emphasizes the importance of separating funding for 
retiree benefits from cleanup funding, and asks DOE to ensure the 
continuation of this funding once sites begin to close.
    3. The Board will review prepared comments on the draft Surplus 
Plutonium Disposition Environmental Impact Statement.
    4. The Board will consider forwarding a list of questions to DOE-
RFFO, regarding Rocky Flats' preparedness for potential computer 
problems caused by the changing century. This list of questions was 
prepared by a local interest group working on the Year 2000 (Y2K) 
issue.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements

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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 at the 
beginning of the meeting. This notice is being published less than 15 
days in advance of the meeting due to programmatic issues that needed 
to be resolved prior to publication.
    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 Thompson at the Board's office address or telephone number 
listed above.

    Issued at Washington, DC on August 19, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-22670 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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