[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 16572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4770]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Chairs 
Meeting

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) Chairs. The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of these meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, April 27, 2006. 8:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Friday, April 28, 
2006. 8:15 a.m.-12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Cumberland House Hotel, 1109 White Avenue, Knoxville, 
Tennessee 37916. (865) 971-4663.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas E. Frost, Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-5619.

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

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, April 27, 2006

8:15 a.m. Welcome and Overview, and review of meeting objectives, 
agenda, and ground rules.
8:45 a.m. Update on Waste Disposition Strategy.
10 a.m. Break.
10:15 a.m. Lessons Learned from Closures Sites.
11:15 a.m. Discussion of the FY 2007 Budget.
12 p.m. Public Comment Period.
12:15 p.m. Lunch.
1:15 p.m. Invited James Rispoli, Assistant Secretary for Environmental 
Management.
2 p.m. Invited Charlie Anderson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Environmental Management.
2:30 p.m. Break.
2:45 p.m. Round Robin: Top Three Site Issues.
    2:45-3:30: Each Board has five minutes to present top three site 
issues.
    3:30-4: Questions and discussion of issues presented.
4 p.m. Public Comment Period.
4: 15 p.m. Discussion of Any Proposed Project from the Chairs.
5 p.m. Review of Day's Discussion and Friday's Agenda.

Friday, April 28, 2006

8:15 a.m. Opening. Welcome and summary of Thursday's work.
8:30 a.m. Briefings by DOE/EM Staff.
9:15 a.m. Discuss possible product(s) to send to DOE or any issues that 
may warrant follow up.
10:45 a.m. Break.
11 a.m. EM SSAB Organizational Issues.
11:30 a.m. Public Comment Period.
11:45 a.m. Meeting Wrap-Up.
12 p.m. Adjourn.
    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 Doug Frost at the address above or by 
telephone at (202) 586-5619. Requests must be received five days prior 
to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the 
presentation in the agenda. The 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: Minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at the U.S. Department of Energy 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 calling Doug Frost at (202) 586-5619 and will be posted at 
http://web.em.doe.gov/public/ssab/chairs.html.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on March 28, 2006.
James N. Solit,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-4770 Filed 3-31-06; 8:45 am]
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