[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12978-12979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5941]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho

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), Idaho National 
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). 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: Tuesday, March 21, 2000, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, March 22, 
2000, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Ameritel Inn 645 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy Lowe, INEEL SSAB Facilitator 
Jason Associates Corporation, 477 Shoup Avenue, Suite 205, Idaho Falls, 
ID 83402, (208-522-1662) or visit the Board's Internet homepage at 
http://www.ida.net/users/cab; or contact Mr. Charles Rice, INEEL SSAB 
Chair, c/o Jason Associates Corporation

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 at the INEEL.

Tentative Agenda

    Presentations and discussions on the following:
     Finalize a recommendation on the Draft Idaho High-Level 
Waste and Facilities Disposition Environmental Impact Statement.
     Receive a presentation and finalize a recommendation on 
the INEEL Institutional plan.
     Finalize a recommendation on the future of the Waste 
Experimental Reduction Facility.
     Receive a presentation on the status of DOE's efforts 
regarding Pit 9 and the other pits and trenches at the Radioactive 
Waste Management Complex.
     Finalize a recommendation on how DOE should evaluate 
impacts on ecological health at the INEEL.
     Finalize a recommendation on stakeholder involvement in 
long-term stewardship planning.
     Receive a briefing on the INEEL Technical Library.

(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 
or visit the Internet site.)
    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 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 Deputy Designated Federal Officer, 
Jerry Bowman, Assistant Manager for Laboratory Development, Idaho 
Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy, is empowered to conduct 
the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of 
business. Every individual wishing to make public comment will be 
provided equal time to present their comments. This notice is being 
less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to programmatic 
issues that had 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 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Charles M. Rice, 
INEEL CAB Chair, 477 Shoup Ave., Suite 205, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 or 
by calling the Board's facilitator at (208) 522-1662.


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    Issued at Washington, DC on March 6, 2000.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-5941 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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