[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 137 (Monday, July 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44031-44032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18005]


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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. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) 
requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the 
Federal Register.

DATE: Thursday, August 3, 2000--7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday, August 4, 
2000--7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday, August 5, 2000--7:30 a.m.-11:30 
a.m.

ADDRESS: The Ambassador Hotel, 3100 I-40 West, Amarillo, TX 79102, 806-
358-6161.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Crosland, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington DC, 20585, (202) 586-5793.

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

Thursday August 3, 2000: EM SSAB Chairs Meeting (Day 1)

07:30-8:15 a.m.  Registration.
08:15-08:45  Opening Remarks/Welcome (Martha Crosland, Director, EM-
11 Hqtrs and John Bernier, Deputy Manager, DOE, Amarillo Area 
Office).
08:45-09:00  Welcoming/Ground Rules (Facilitator).
09:00-11:30  Round robin (limit to 20 min or less/each site). A 
representative(s) from each SSAB will discuss:
    --Site issues of concern.
    --Site Ground Water Issues/Technologies.
    --Board Outreach to the Community (as requested by Oak Ridge 
SSAB).
10:00-10:15  Break.
11:30-12:30  Status Update by (David Huizenga, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Integration and 
Disposition, DOE Headquarters.
     Integration.
     Transportation.
     Implementation of the Records of Decision for Mixed and 
Low Level Waste.
     WIPP.
12:30-01:10  Depart Hotel on Bus to Pantex Site for:
01:10-01:35  Introductions.
    --Security Briefings.
    --Stage Right Videos.


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(For this tour you must be a U.S. Citizen, wear shoes with closed 
toes and show a driver's license or picture ID)

01:35-02:10  Lunch in Building 16-12 (Prepared by Pantex --Cost will 
be $6.00 per person (includes drinks and dessert)).
02:15-04:00  Board Bus for DOE Pantex Site ``Windshield Tour''.
04:15  Return to the Ambassador Hotel to rest and freshen up for the 
evening show of ``Texas''.
06:00  Meet bus at the Hotel for trip to the Palo Duro Canyon for 
dinner and the show. Prior to this spectacular show, (6-8 pm, a 
barbeque dinner will be served. Additional cost is $6.50 adults, 
$5.50 for children and should be paid at that time).
    --6:45  Dinner.
    --7:45  Seating for show.
    --8:00  Showtime ends at 11:00 pm.

Friday August 4, 2000: EM SSAB Chairs Meeting (Day 2)

07:30-08:20  Coffee in meeting room.
08:30-08:45  Opening Remarks--Martha Crosland & Dr. James Hallmark, 
Facilitator.
08:50-10:00  Ground water Contamination Presentation, Paul Beam, 
Office of Integration and Disposition, EM-20, DOE, Headquarters).
     Overview presentation on ground water contamination 
around the complex and remediation of such contamination.
     Discussion of the integration of these issues (problems 
and solutions) around the complex.
     Discussion of the technologies for characterizing and 
remediating ground water contamination around the complex.
10:00-10:15 a.m.  Break.
10:15-11:30 a.m.  Conflict of Interest Discussion (Gregg Burgess, 
General Counsel, DOE Headquarters) (will include question & answer 
period).
11:30-12:30  DOE-EM Informational and Status Updates (Martha 
Crosland).
     SSAB Guidance Document.
     Stewardship Activities.
     NEPA (EIS/EA) Status Updates.
     National Nuclear Security Administration.
     Environmental Management Advisory Board.
12:30-02:00 p.m.  Lunch.
02:00-02:30  Pantex case study--what is being done to solve the 
problem (likely to be given by State of Texas regulators and by site 
representative).
02:30-02:45  Break.
03:00-03:45  SSAB Common Values (Martha Crosland, Director, EM-11).
     Discussion and finalization of SSAB Common Values.
04:00-04:30  Wrap up Day 2 session--(Dr. Hallmark).

Saturday, August 5, 2000, EM SSAB Chairs Meeting (Day 3)

07:30-08:20  Coffee (meeting room).
08:30-08:45  Opening Remarks (Martha Crosland & Dr. Hallmark).
08:45-09:30  Planning for Rocky Flats SSAB Stewardship Workshop Ken 
Korkia, Rocky Flats Advisory Board.
09:30-09:45  Break.
10:00-10:30  General discussion items: Martha Crosland.
    --Location and subject of the next SSAB Chairs' Meeting.
    --Future EM SSAB Seminars/Workshops.
    --New business.
10:30-11:00  Public comment period.
11:00-11:30  Closing remarks/wrap-up session (Dr. Hallmark).
11:35  Meeting adjournment (Martha Crosland).

(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, U.S. Department of 
Energy, is 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 July 11, 2000.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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