[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 60309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29940]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford 
Site

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the 
following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site-
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford Site.

DATES: Thursday, December 3, 1998: 9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. Friday, 
December 4, 1998: 8:30 a.m.--4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: DoubleTree Inn Downtown, 310 SW Lincoln, Portland, OR, ph: 
509-221-0450; fax: 509-226-6260.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail McClure, Public Involvement 
Program Manager, Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, P.O. 
Box 550 (A7-75), Richland, WA, 99352; Ph: (509) 373-5647; Fax: (509) 
376-1563.

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: The Board will receive information on and discuss 
issues related to Hanford Waste Management; the Tank Waste Remediation 
System (TWRS)--board review process (formation of TWRS committee), 
status of proposed tri-party negotiations, discussion of public process 
related to privatization, and input into 90-day plan on the Office of 
River Protection; board self-evaluation; recommendations on Openness 
Panel; spent fuel--revised baseline; and the plutonium finishing plant 
integrated baseline.
    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 Gail McClure's office 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 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 near 
the beginning of the meeting.
    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 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Gail McClure, 
Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box 550, 
Richland, WA 99352, or by calling him at (509) 376-9628.

    Issued at Washington, DC on November 3, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-29940 Filed 11-6-98; 8:45 am]
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