[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 57798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23295]


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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine 
Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board's (Board) meeting described below. The Board 
will also conduct a public hearing pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286b and 
invites any interested persons or groups to present any comments, 
technical information, or data concerning safety issues related to 
defense nuclear activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 
(LLNL).

Time and Date of Meeting: 9-12 a.m., September 26, 2002.

Place: Shrine Event Center, 170 Lindbergh Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551.

Status: Open. While the Government in the Sunshine Act does not require 
that the scheduled discussion be conducted in a meeting, the Board has 
determined that an open meeting in this specific case furthers the 
public interests underlying both the Sunshine Act and the Board's 
enabling legislation.

Matters To Be Considered: The Board's meeting will examine the status 
of defense nuclear activities at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 
(LLNL). The meeting will first focus on LLNL's implementation of DNFSB 
Recommendation 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems. 
Next, the meeting will review LLNL's implementation of DNFSB 
Recommendation 94-1, Improved Schedule for Remediation in the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Complex, and DNFSB Recommendation 2000-1, 
Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear Materials. Disposition of 
inactive nuclear material will be included in this discussion. 
Additionally, the meeting will examine Laboratory support for nuclear 
explosive operations at the Pantex Plant.
    The Board's meeting will provide an opportunity for members of the 
public, DOE, and its contractor employees or their representatives to 
comment on or provide information directly to the Board regarding 
matters affecting health and safety at Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratory, including, but not limited to, those subject areas and 
facilities the Board will review during this visit.

Contact Person for More Information: Kenneth M. Pusateri, General 
Manager, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, 
NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a 
toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to speak at the meeting may be 
submitted in writing or by telephone. Commentators should describe the 
nature and scope of their oral presentations. Those who contact the 
Board prior to close of business on September 25, 2002, will be 
scheduled for time slots, beginning at approximately 10 a.m. The Board 
will post a schedule for those speakers who have contacted the Board 
before the hearing. The posting will be made at the entrance to the 
Shrine Event Center at the start of the 9 a.m. meeting.
    Anyone who wishes to comment or provide technical information or 
data may do so in writing, either in lieu of, or in addition to, making 
an oral presentation. The Board Members may question presenters to the 
extent deemed appropriate. Documents will be accepted at the meeting or 
may be sent to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's 
Washington, DC office. The Board will hold the record open until 
October 26, 2002, for the receipt of additional materials.
    The Board reserves the right to further schedule and otherwise 
regulate the course of the meeting, to recess, reconvene, postpone or 
adjourn the meeting, conduct further reviews, and otherwise exercise 
its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

    Dated: September 9, 2002.
John T. Conway,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 02-23295 Filed 9-9-02; 5:09 pm]
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