[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5705]


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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, April 2, 2009, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2009, 
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Red Lion Hotel on the River, Jantzen Beach, 909 N. Hayden 
Island Drive, Portland, Oregon 97217, Phone: (503) 978-4586, Fax: (503) 
735-4847.

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 (RL); Washington State 
Department of Ecology; and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
     Committee Updates, including: Tank Waste Committee; River 
and Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and Environmental Protection 
Committee; Public Involvement Committee; and Budgets and Contracts 
Committee.
     Draft Advice: Tri-Party Agreement Change Package, 
Beryllium Exposure, RL System Criteria to Guide Selection of Optimum 
Paths for Remediation on Hanford Waste, Draft Advice on Environmental 
Restoration Disposal Facility Record of Decision Amendment.
     Plutonium Toxicity Tutorial.
     Landscape View of Public Involvement.
     Spring Budget Meetings.
     Tank Closure Tutorial.
     Issue Manager Training.
     Board Self-Evaluation Report.
     Updates to Hanford Advisory Board Process Manual.
     Vice Chair Nominations.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM 
SSAB, Hanford, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory 
committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons 
with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special 
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Paula Call at least 
seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. 
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 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 March 12, 2009.
LaTanya Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-5705 Filed 3-16-09; 8:45 am]
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