[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5799-5800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2970]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Alternative 
Technologies to Incineration Committee (ATIC) of the Environmental 
Management Advisory Board (EMAB). The EMAB is a Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) entity.

DATES: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 and Thursday, February 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., (Room 6E-069), Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James T. Melillo, Executive Director 
of the Environmental Management Advisory Board, (EM-10), 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., (Room 5B-171), Washington, DC 20585. The 
telephone number is 202-586-4400. The Internet address is 
[email protected]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The Purpose of the Board: To provide the Assistant Secretary for 
Environmental Management (EM) with information and advice on corporate 
issues. It recommends options to resolve difficult issues faced in the 
Environmental Management Program including: Public and worker health 
and safety, integration and disposition of waste, regulatory 
agreements, roles and authorities, risk assessment and cost-benefit 
analyses, program performance and functionality, and science 
requirements and applications. The ATIC will examine emerging candidate 
technologies identified by the Department for treatment for disposal of 
mixed transuranic (TRU) and low-level wastes previously scheduled for 
incineration at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental 
Laboratory (INEEL). The Department is identifying these technologies 
through implementation of its technology Research Development 
Deployment & Demonstration (RDD&D) plan. The ATIC will facilitate 
stakeholder comment and communications on issues related to emerging 
alternative technologies to incineration for the treatment of mixed TRU 
and low-level wastes.

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    Tentative Agenda:
    Wednesday, February 20, 2002.
    8:30 a.m.--Welcome and Introductions

--Introductory Comments
--Approval of Minutes from 6/13/01 Meeting
--Remarks
--The EM-50 Science and Technology Work Plan Initiatives
--Status of Development Efforts for Technologies Identified by the Blue 
Ribbon Panel
--Regulatory Initiatives for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
--Public Comment Period
    5:00 p.m.
--Summary and Closing Comments
    Thursday, February 21, 2002.
    8:30 a.m.
--Introductory Comments
--The Stakeholder Forum
--Q&A Session and Summary Comments
--Committee Work Session
--Public Comment Period
4 p.m.-Adjournment

    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Committee you may do so 
either before or after the meeting. If you would like to make an oral 
statement regarding any of the items on the agenda, please contact Mr. 
Melillo at the address and telephone number listed above, or call the 
Environmental Management Advisory Board office at 202-586-4400, and we 
will reserve time for you on the agenda. You may also register to speak 
at the meeting on February 20-21, 2002, or ask to speak during the 
public comment period. Those who call in and or register in advance 
will be given the opportunity to speak first. Others will be 
accommodated as time permits. The Committee Co-Chairs will conduct the 
meeting in an orderly manner. This notice is being published less than 
15 days before the date of the meeting due to the late resolution of 
programmatic issues.
    Minutes: We will make the minutes of the meeting available for 
public review and copying by April 20, 2002. The minutes and transcript 
of the meeting will be available for viewing at the Freedom of 
Information Public Reading Room (1E-190) in the Forrestal Building, 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20585. The room is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 
except on Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 4, 2002.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-2970 Filed 2-6-02; 8:45 am]
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