[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64091-64092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28456]


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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) two meetings described below. The 
Board will also conduct a series of public hearings 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 the matters to be considered.

Time and Date of Meeting: 9 a.m., December 3, 2003, and 9 a.m., 
December 4, 2003.

Place: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Public Hearing Room, 
625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004-2001. 
Additionally, as a part of the Board's E-Government initiative, the 
meetings will be presented live through Internet video streaming. A 
link to these presentations will be available on the Board's Web site 
(http://www.dnfsb.gov).

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

Matters to be Considered: The Board has been reviewing the Department 
of Energy's (DOE) current oversight and management of the contracts and 
contractors it relies upon to accomplish the mission assigned to DOE 
under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. We will focus on what 
impact, if any, DOE's new initiatives may have or might have had upon 
assuring adequate protection of the health and safety of the public and 
workers at DOE's defense nuclear facilities. The fourth and fifth 
public meetings will collect information needed to understand and 
address any health or safety concerns that may require Board action. 
This will include, but is not limited to, presentations by DOE and the 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to explain their 
contract management and oversight initiatives and possibly further 
presentations by Board staff.
    The Board has identified several key areas that will be examined in 
public meetings. The Board will explore in more depth the field 
application of Federal management and oversight policies being 
developed by DOE and NNSA for defense nuclear facilities. The Board 
will hear from NNSA Site Managers and Contractor General Managers 
during the December 3rd meeting and from DOE Environmental Management 
Site Managers and Contractor General Managers during the December 4th 
meeting. The information gathered will explore Federal contract 
management and oversight experience and will provide relevant reference 
experience. The public hearing portions are independently authorized by 
42 U.S.C. Sec.  2286b.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 hearings may be 
submitted in writing or by telephone. The Board asks that commentators 
describe the nature and scope of their oral presentation. Those who 
contact the Board prior to close of business on December 2, 2003, will 
be scheduled for time slots, beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m., for 
the December 3rd meeting. Those who contact the Board prior to close of 
business on December 3, 2003, will be scheduled for time slots, 
beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m., for the December 4th meeting. 
The Board will post a schedule for those speakers who have contacted 
the Board before each hearing. The posting will be made at the entrance 
to the Public Hearing Room at the start of each 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 
January 5, 2005, for the receipt of additional materials. Transcripts 
of the meetings will be made available by the Board for inspection by 
the public at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Washington 
office and at DOE's public reading room at the DOE Federal

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Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
    The Board specifically reserves its right to further schedule and 
otherwise regulate the course of the meetings and hearings, to recess, 
reconvene, postpone, or adjourn the meetings and hearings, conduct 
further reviews, and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

    Dated: November 7, 2003.
John T. Conway,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 03-28456 Filed 11-7-03; 3:25 pm]
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