[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54624-54625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26152]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, 
Stewardship Workshop

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), Stewardship 
Workshop. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) 
requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: Monday, October 25, 1999, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October 
26, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, October 27, 1999 8:00 a.m.-
3:30 p.m.; Thursday, October 28, 1999, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES:

Garden Plaza Hotel (October 25 Session), 215 South Illinois Avenue, Oak 
Ridge, TN 37830
Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center (October 26-28 Sessions), 333 Main 
Street, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carolyn Davis, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN 
37831, phone (423) 576-0418.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Management Site-Specific 
Advisory Board (EM-SSAB), Oak Ridge, in conjunction with the Oak Ridge 
Reservation Stewardship Group, will sponsor the EM-SSAB Workshop on 
Stewardship. Speakers and panelists from the Department of Energy, 
state and federal regulatory agencies will be on hand to discuss the 
issues surrounding long-term stewardship for DOE sites. Participants 
will also engage in small-group discussions and share issues and ideas 
with the entire workshop.
    On October 28, DOE will hold an informal workshop to provide an 
opportunity for information exchange and constructive discussions 
between DOE and interested parties on the types of issues DOE should 
examine in the long-term stewardship study. DOE staff will discuss the 
objectives and the process of the study, describe how public input will 
be incorporated into the study, and address any questions from the 
public. The workshop will be facilitated to promote fill and open 
discussion among the participants.

Tentative Agenda

Monday, October 25, Garden Plaza Hotel

1 p.m.--Leave for tour of the Oak Ridge Reservation (For interested 
members of the public, tour arrangements should be made in advance with 
Ms. Carolyn Davis)
5:00-7:00 Registration (Salon C)

Tuesday, October 26, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center, Cumberland Room

8:00 a.m.--Registration
8:30-9:00
    Welcome and Introductions
    Mayor, City of Oak Ridge
    Chair, Oak Ridge Site, Site Specific Advisory Board
    Leah Dever, Manager, Oak Ridge Operations Office
    Justin Wilson, Chief Policy Advisor to Tenn. Governor Don Sundquist 
(invited)
9:00-9:15--Meeting Orientation, Doug Sarno, Meeting Facilitator
9:15-10:30
    Panel Session: Perspectives on Stewardship
    Earl Leming, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
    Jim Werner, DOE Headquarters
    Jim Woolford, EPA Headquarters
    Russell Edge, DOE Grand Junction Office
10:30-10:45--Break
10:45-11:30--Q & A on Panel Session
11:30-12:30 p.m.--SSAB Introductions
     Background on stewardship activities at each site
     Number one goal for each SSAB at the Stewardship Meeting
    Fernald, Hanford, Idaho, Nevada Test, Site, Northern NM, Oak Ridge, 
Paducah, Pantex, Rocky Flats, Sandia, Savannah River
12:30-1:45
    Lunch ($6.50 per person, collected at door), Club Room
    Lunch Speaker: Carolyn Huntoon, Assistant Secretary for 
Environmental Management (invited)
2:00-3:20
    Plenary Discussion of Four Core Topic Areas
    What needs to be done?
    Who should do what?
    How should we deal with stewardship information?
    How should stewardship be funded?
3:20-5:00
    Core Topic Breakout Session I
    Identify top issues and draft initial statements
5:30-7:30
    Caucus and Reception, Garden Plaza Hotel

Wednesday, October 27, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center, Cumberland 
Room

8:00 a.m.--Participants Arrive
8:30-10:00
    Core Topics Plenary Session
    Present breakout group issues and statements, plenary discussion to 
identify areas of agreement and suggestions for change.
10:00-10:45
    Site-Specific Breakout Sessions
    Site representatives discuss results of core topic breakouts and 
plenary sessions.
10:45-11:45
    Core Topic Breakout Session II
    Revise, expand, and refine statements based on site-specific and 
plenary feedback.
11:45-12:45--Lunch ($6.50 per person, collected at the door), Club Room
12:45-1:30
    Core Breakout Session III
    Select presenters and develop overheads for the plenary 
presentations.
2:00-3:00
    Core Topic Statement Presentations to

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Plenary
    Present statements, plenary discussion to develop final statements.
3:00-3:15--Closing Remarks, Lorene Sigal, Chair, National SSAB Meeting 
on Stewardship
3:15--3:30 Sign Statements and Adjourn

Thursday, October 28, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center

8:30-11:30--Informal workshop presented by DOE to provide information 
and the opportunity for a discussion on issues to be examined in DOE's 
long-term stewardship study

(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.

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 October 4, 1999.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-26152 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am]
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