[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 166 (Monday, August 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51030-51031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17108]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho 
National Laboratory

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 (EMSSAB), Idaho National 
Laboratory. 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: Monday, September 19, 2005, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday, September 
20, 2005, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Opportunities for public participation will be held Monday, 
September 19, from 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. and 5:45 to 6 p.m.; and on 
Tuesday, September 20, from 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4 to 4:15 p.m. 
Additional time may be made available for public comment during the 
presentations.
    These times are subject to change as the meeting progresses, 
depending on the extent of comment offered. Please check with the 
meeting facilitator to confirm these times.

ADDRESSES: Ameritel Inn, 645 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, ID 83402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon A. Brennan, Federal 
Coordinator, Department of Energy, NE-ID Idaho Operations Office, 1955 
Fremont Avenue, MS-1216, Idaho Falls, ID 83401. Phone (208) 526-3993; 
Fax (208) 526-1926 or e-mail: [email protected] or 
visit the Board's Internet home page at: http://www.ida.net/users/cab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the 
Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental 
restoration, waste management, and related activities.
    Tentative Topics (agenda topics may change up to the day of the 
meeting; please contact Shannon A. Brennan for the most current 
agenda):
     Status of the closure of the Tank Farm--including 
characteristics of the Idaho tank waste, plans for cleaning and closure 
of the tanks, the performance assessment, the sodium bearing waste 
treatment plan, and plans for disposition of the sodium bearing waste
     Status of the Radioactive Waste Management Complex cleanup
     Receive a presentation addressing retrieval, treatment, 
and disposal of remote-handled transuranic waste, including an 
explanation of what it is, where it came from, and related issues
    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 presentations pertaining to 
agenda items should contact Shannon A. Brennan at the address or 
telephone number listed above. The request 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. Individuals wishing to make public 
comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their 
comments.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at the U.S. Department of Energy's 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 through Friday, except Federal holidays. Minutes will also 
be available by writing to Shannon A. Brennan, Federal

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Coordinator, at the address and phone number listed above.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on August 24, 2005.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17108 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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