[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 63849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27389]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Secretary of Energy Advisory Board; Notice of Open Teleconference 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces three open teleconference meetings of 
the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's Panel on Emerging 
Technological Alternatives to Incineration. The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), requires that agencies 
publish these notices in the Federal Register to allow for public 
participation. Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Panel on 
Emerging Technological Alternatives to Incineration.

DATES: November 6, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. EST; November 20, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. 
EST; November 27, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. EST.

    Call-In-Information: Participants may call the Office of the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092 to register for a 
teleconference line and receive a call-in number. Public participation 
is welcomed. However, teleconference lines are limited, and are 
assigned on a first-come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Louise Wagner, Executive 
Director, or Francesca McCann, Staff Director, Office of the Secretary 
of Energy Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7092 or (202) 
586-6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board's Panel on Emerging Technological Alternatives to 
Incineration is to provide independent external advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on emerging 
technological alternatives to incineration for the treatment of mixed 
waste which the Department of Energy should pursue. The Panel will 
focus on the evaluation of emerging non-incineration technologies for 
the treatment of low-level, alpha low-level and transuranic wastes 
containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other hazardous 
constituents. Waste categories to be addressed include inorganic 
homogeneous solids, organic homogeneous solids, and soils. The Panel 
will also evaluate whether the emerging non-incineration technologies 
could be implemented in a manner that would allow the Department of 
Energy to comply with all legal requirements, including those contained 
in the Settlement Agreement and Consent Order signed by the State of 
Idaho, Department of Energy, and the U.S. Navy in October 1995. 
Tentative Agenda:
    Each open teleconference meeting will include panel discussion and 
allow for a public comment period during the last 30 minutes of the 
call. Members of the public wishing to comment will have an opportunity 
to address the Panel during the scheduled public comment periods:

November 6, 1:30-2 p.m. EST
November 20, 5:30-6 p.m. EST
November 27, 5:30-6 p.m. EST

Public Participation

    In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to 
listen to the business of the Panel on Emerging Technological 
Alternatives to Incineration and submit written comments or comment 
during the scheduled public comment periods. Members of the public will 
be heard in the order in which they sign up at the beginning of the 
meeting. The Panel will make every effort to hear the views of all 
interested parties. The Chairman of the Panel is empowered to conduct 
the calls in a fashion that will, in the Chairman's judgment, 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. You may submit written 
comments to Mary Louise Wagner, Executive Director, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. The notice for the November 6, 2000, 
teleconference is being published less than 15 days before the date of 
the meeting due to the late resolution of programmatic issues.

Minutes

    A copy of the minutes and a transcript of each of the open 
teleconference meetings will be made available for public review and 
copying approximately 30 days following the meeting at the Freedom of 
Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190 Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday except Federal holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on October 20, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-27389 Filed 10-24-00; 8:45 am]
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