[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63575-63576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27226]


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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. Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of these meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, November 14, 2000--8 a.m.-6 p.m.
    Wednesday, November 15, 2000--8 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Public participation sessions will be held on:
    Tuesday, November 14, 2000--12:15-12:30 p.m., 5:45-6 p.m.
    Wednesday, November 15, 2000--11:45-12 noon, 4-4:15 p.m.
    These times are subject to change as the meeting progresses, please 
check with the meeting facilitator.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy Lowe, INEEL Cab Facilitator, 
Jason Associates Corporation, 477 Shoup Avenue, Suite 205, Idaho Falls, 
ID 83402, Phone (208) 522-1662 or visit the Board's Internet home page 
at http://www.ida.net/users/cab.

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: (Agenda topics may change up to the day of the 
meeting. Please contact Jason Associates for the most current agenda or 
visit the CAB's Internet site at www.ida.net/users/cab).
    Presentations on the following:
     Natural and biological resources at the INEEL
     Closure Plan for the New Waste Calcining Facility
     Shoshone-Bannock Tribes perspectives and concerns 
regarding the INEEL

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     Fiscal Year 2001 budget for DOE-ID
     DOE's budget process
     How DOE determines shipping schedules for radioactive 
waste
    Briefings on the following:
     Preferred alternative for the Idaho High-Level Waste and 
Facilities Disposition Environmental Impact Statement
     Status of Stage II at Pit 9
    Presentation and Recommendation Finalization of the following:
     Proposed Plan for Groundwater Remediation at Test Area 
North
     Upcoming transition in DOE leadership and the role of the 
INEEL CAB
     Plans for rehabilitation/revegetation of burned areas on 
the INEEL
    Discussion of the following:
     End states for Waste Area Group 7
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board facilitator either 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. Request must be received five 
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. Additional time 
may be made available for public comment during the presentations.
    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 through Friday except 
Federal holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Ms. 
Wendy Lowe, INEEL CAB Facilitator, Jason Associates Corporation, 477 
Shoup Avenue, Suite 205, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 or by calling (208) 522-
1662.

    Issued at Washington, DC on October 17, 2000.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-27226 Filed 10-23-00; 8:45 am]
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