[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14961-14962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6822]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford; 
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), Hanford Site. The 
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: Thursday, April 6, 2000: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Friday, April 7, 
2000: 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Inn--Hanford House, 802 George Washington Way, 
Richland, WA, (509) 946-7611.

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

 Tri-Party Agreement (TPA)
    Brief history and purpose of TPA;
    Discussion of milestones (high level grouping) and 
identification of important milestones for the next 5 and 10 years 
(DOE and regulator perspecties); and
    Implications for the future.
 Fiscal Year 2002 Budget
    Overview of the FY 2000 and FY 2001 budgets; and
    FY 2002 draft budget: overview of budget priorities and 
criteria, overview of the Office of River Protection (non-
privatization) budget, and overview of the Richland budget.
 Update and Potential Sounding Board
    Overview of 300 Area cleanup approach; and
    Update on 618 Tritium plume.
 Updates
    Briefing on offsite waste discussion;
    Report from Tank Waste Treatment Ad Hoc Committee; and
    K-Basins.
    Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board 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 Deputy 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 equal 
time to present their comments.
    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

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Gail McClure, Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, P.O. 
Box 550, Richland, WA 99352, or by calling her at (509) 373-5647.

    Issued at Washington, DC on March 14, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-6822 Filed 3-17-00; 8:45 am]
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