[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46899-46900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22299]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Semi-
Annual Chairs Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Semi-Annual Chairs 
Meeting. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 
770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.

DATES:

Monday, September 20, 1999, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 21, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 22, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 23, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Double Tree Hanford House Hotel, 802 George Washington Way, 
Richland, WA, (509) 946-7611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Butterfield, Deputy Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW, Washington DC, 20585, (202) 586-5542.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make 
recommendations to DOE and its regulators in the areas of future use, 
cleanup levels, waste disposition and cleanup priorities.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, September 20, 1999

3:30-5:30 p.m.: EM SSAB Chairs meet with Dr. Carolyn Huntoon, Assistant 
Secretary for Environmental Management (tentative)

Tuesday, September 21, 1999: Hanford Site Tour

8:00 a.m.: Bus departs hotel for Hanford Site tour (Lunch provided @ 
$6.00)
4:00 p.m.: Depart from Hanford Site tour to Dinner at the Yakama Indian 
Culture Center, Toppenish, WA

    Note: Individuals must pre-register if they plan to attend; 
Cost: $10.00.


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9:00 p.m. (approx.) Return to hotel

Wednesday, September 22, 1999: EM SSAB Chairs Meeting (Day 1)

8:00-8:30 a.m.: Registration
8:30-8:45 a.m.: Welcome by Mr. Keith Klein, Manager, DOE Richland 
Operations Office; and Mr. Dick French, Manager, Office of River 
Protection
8:45-8.50 a.m.: Introductory remarks (Martha Crosland, Acting Director, 
EM Office of Intergovernmental and Public Accountability)
8:50-9:00 a.m.: EM SSAB Chairs Meeting ``Rules of Engagement'' 
(Facilitator)
9:00-10:30 a.m.: ``Round-robin'' general issues and information 
exchange among local EM SSABs (SSAB Chairs)
10:30-10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45-11:30 a.m.: Open discussion on general outcomes from EM SSAB 
issue-specific seminars (SSAB Chairs and DOE-HQ)
11:30-1:00 p.m.: Working lunch at Hanford House: Discussion of outcomes 
from EM SSAB Transportation Seminar (SSAB Chairs and DOE-HQ)

    Note: A luncheon buffet is available @ $14.95.

1:00-3:00 p.m.: Planning session for EM SSAB Stewardship Seminar 
scheduled for October 26-28, 1999, Oak Ridge, TN (Bill Pardue & Lorene 
Sigal, Oak Ridge SSAB)
3:00-3:15 p.m.: Break
3:15-4:15 p.m.: Introduction and discussion of Technology Management 
System and Site Technology Coordination Group (TBD)
4:15-4:45 p.m.: Overview of Draft Revised EM SSAB Guidance (Fred 
Butterfield, DOE-HQ)
4:45-5:00 p.m.: Public comment period
5:00-6:00 p.m.: Opportunities for informal gatherings of EM SSAB 
Chairs, SSAB Administrators/Facilitators, and DOE SSAB Federal 
Coordinators

Thursday, September 23, 1999: EM SSAB Chairs Meeting (Day 2)

8:00-9:00 a.m.: DOE/EM informational and status updates
     Waste Management PEIS and Disposal Records of Decision 
(RODs)
     PEIS Lawsuit Settlement
     Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
     Plutonium disposition and follow-on process for In-Tank 
Precipitation (ITP) at Savannah River Site
     NEPA (EIS/EA) Status Updates
     EM Integration Process
     Transportation Protocols Standardization Initiative
     DOE Field & HQ Personnel Changes
9:00-11:00 a.m.: Discussion session on the Draft Revised EM SSAB 
Guidance and related Board issues (Fred Butterfield & Martha Crosland, 
DOE/HQ)
11:00-11:30 a.m.: Public comment period/break
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: EM SSAB Chairs Meeting next steps and wrap-up 
(Facilitator)
12:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks/Adjourn (Martha)
1:00-5:00 p.m.: Optional: Boat Trip

    Note: Individuals must pre-register if they plan to attend. 
Cost: $35.00; make checks payable to ``Columbia River Journeys.''

    (Agenda topics may change up to the day of the meeting; please call 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice for the current 
agenda.)
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board facilitator before or after the 
meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral presentations pertaining to 
agenda items should contact the Board Chair at their specific site, or 
Fred Butterfield at the address 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, 
Martha Crosland, and the Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Fred 
Butterfield, U.S. Department of Energy, are empowered to conduct the 
meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business.
    Minutes: A written summary 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. The meeting summary will also be available by 
writing the EM-SSAB Chair or Designated Deputy Federal Officer of every 
EM-SSAB that participated in the meeting.

    Issued at Washington, DC on August 24, 1999.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-22299 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]
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