[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 66887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26848]


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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, December 4, 2008, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Friday, December 5, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel, 802 George Washington Way, Richland, 
Washington 99252, Phone: (509) 946-7611, Fax: (509) 943-8564.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, 
Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, 
P.O. Box 550, A7-75, Richland, WA 99352; Phone: (509) 376-2048; 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:
     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).
     Update on Tri-Party Agreement negotiations.
     Briefings on new contracts, contractors, and the 
transition process.
     Discussion on the outcome of the November 19, 2008, 
Department of Energy. Baseline Workshop.
     Update on the Hanford site-wide safety program.
     Discussion on the outcome of the October 30, 2008, Sing-
Shell Tank Integrity Expert Panel managers meeting.
     Hanford Advisory Board member and issue manager training.
     Committee Updates, including: Tank Waste Committee; River 
and Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and Environmental Protection 
Committee; Public Involvement Committee; and Budgets and Contracts 
Committee.
    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 Paula Call'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. Individuals wishing to make public 
comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their 
comments.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Paula 
Call's office at the address or phone number listed above. Minutes will 
also be available at the following Web site: http://www.hanford.gov/?page=413&parent=397.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on November 5, 2008.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-26848 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
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