[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 68112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28468]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford

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), Hanford. The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, December 5, 2002, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, December 6, 
2002, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Radisson Hotel-Portland, 1441 N.E Second Avenue, Portland, 
OR, Phone: (503) 244-2401, Fax: (503) 233-0498.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne Sherman, Public Involvement 
Program Manager, Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 
Jadwin, MSIN A7-75, Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 376-6216; Fax: 
(509) 376-1563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the 
Board is to make recommendations to DOE and its regulators in the areas 
of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, December 5, 2002

[sbull] Groundwater Protection Program
    --Overview of the Hanford Groundwater Strategy
    --Key Activities from the Master Schedule
    --Systems Assessment Capability
[sbull] Long-Term Stewardship: Hanford Plan
    --Workshop Update
    --Draft Advice on the Plan (tentative)
[sbull] 116N-1 Trench
    --Discussion on Proposed Significant Difference from Record of 
Decision
    --Draft Advice (tentative)
[sbull] Public Involvement Process on the B/C Pilot (i.e., final 
remediation of a reactor area)
    --Draft Advice (tentative)
[sbull] Public Comment Period

Friday, December 6, 2002

[sbull] Board discussion and adoption of draft advice
[sbull] Committee Updates
[sbull] Discussion of Hanford Advisory Board 2003 Meeting Dates and 
Locations
[sbull] Public Comment Period

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the 
meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to 
agenda items should contact Yvonne Sherman's office at the address or 
telephone number listed above. Requests 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 
is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 
the orderly conduct of business. Each individual wishing to make public 
comment will be provided equal time to present their comments.
    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-Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Yvonne Sherman, 
Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin, MSIN A7-
75, Richland, WA 99352, or by calling her at (509) 376-1563.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on November 5, 2002.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-28468 Filed 11-7-02; 8:45 am]
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