[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45422-45423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15870]


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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. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, September 6, 2007, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday, September 7, 
2007, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Seattle Public Library, 1000 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, 
Washington 98104, Phone: (206) 386-4636.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erik Olds, Federal Coordinator, 
Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 2440 Stevens Drive, 
P.O. Box 450, H6-60, Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 372-9130; or e-
mail: [email protected].

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 Agenda:
     Annual Agency Updates (Department of Energy Office of 
River Protection and Richland Operations Office; Washington State 
Department of Ecology; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
     Discussion on Board Priorities from Hanford Advisory 
Leadership Retreat and Adoption of Priorities.
     Introduction of the Hanford Advisory Board Process Manual.
     Tank Waste Committee Updates, includes Early Startup of 
the Low-Activity Waste Facility; Demonstration Bulk Vitrification 
System; and Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact 
Statement.
     River and Plateau Committee Updates, includes the River 
Corridor Risk Assessment for the 100 and 300 Areas; the July 24th 
workshop on groundwater data gap for cleanup decisions in the 100 and 
300 Areas; and Institutional Controls.
     Budget and Contracts Committee Updates, includes Briefing 
on Request for Proposals; Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Submission Update; 
and Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Appropriations.
     Tri-Party Agreement Negotiations.
     Request for Proposals.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements

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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 Erik Olds' 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. 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-Friday, except Federal holidays. Minutes will also be 
available by writing to Erik Olds' office at the address or telephone 
number listed above.

    Issued at Washington, DC on August 9, 2007.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-15870 Filed 8-13-07; 8:45 am]
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