[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 54559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25433]


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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. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, November 6, 
2009, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Shilo Inn, 50 Comstock Street, Richland, Washington 99352, 
Phone: (509) 946-4661 or (800) 222-2244, Fax: (509) 943-6741.

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; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency): American Recovery 
and Reinvestment Act;
     Committee Updates, including: Tank Waste Committee; River 
and Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and Environmental Protection 
Committee; Public Involvement Committee; and Budgets and Contracts 
Committee;
     Central Plateau Strategy Work Session;
     Tank Closure & Waste Management Environmental Impact 
Statement Overview;
     Draft advice on the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) Community 
Relations Plan;
     Draft advice on the Hanford Cleanup Completion Framework;
     Draft advice on the Proposed Consent Decree and TPA 
modifications;
     NEPA/CERCLA/RCRA Tutorial;
     Board Business.
    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. 
This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the meeting 
date due to programmatic issues that had to be resolved prior to the 
meeting date.
    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 October 16, 2009.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25433 Filed 10-21-09; 8:45 am]
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