[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69769-69770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29030]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2011-0255]


Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on 
Multimedia Environmental Modeling

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The annual public meeting of the Federal Interagency Steering 
Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will convene to 
discuss the latest developments in environmental modeling applications, 
tools and frameworks as well as new operational initiatives for FY 2012 
among the participating agencies. The meeting will be hosted by the 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, one of the participants in the 
ISCMEM, at its headquarters building in Rockville, MD. The meeting is 
open to the public and all interested parties may attend.

DATES: November 28 and 29, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST.

ADDRESSES: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two White Flint North 
Auditorium, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pre-registration may be accomplished 
through the ISCMEM public Web site: https://iemhub.org/groups/iscmem2011meeting. Instructions for registration through the Web site 
may be requested by email to: [email protected]. Other inquiries 
and notice of intent to attend the meeting (including indication of 
citizenship and affiliation) may be faxed or emailed to: Mark Fuhrmann, 
Environmental Transport Branch, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Tel (301) 
251-7472, Fax (301) 251-7422, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: In 2001, six Federal agencies began formal cooperation 
under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the research and 
development of multimedia (i.e., air, soil, water) environmental 
models. This MOU established the Interagency Steering Committee on 
Multimedia Environmental Modeling. The MOU was revised and renewed in 
2006, and has just been revised and renewed for a third five year 
period in 2011. The MOU establishes a framework for facilitating 
cooperation and coordination among research organizations in the 
participating agencies. The first five

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agencies to sign the current renewal of the MOU include: The National 
Science Foundation; the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the 
Environmental Protection Agency; the U.S. Department of Energy, Office 
of Environmental Management; and the U.S. Geological Survey. Other 
agencies are still reviewing the revised MOU. These agencies are 
cooperating and coordinating in the research and development of 
multimedia environmental models, software and related databases, 
including development, enhancements, applications and assessments of 
site specific, generic, and process-oriented multimedia environmental 
models as they pertain to human and environmental health risk 
assessment. Multimedia model development and simulation supports 
interagency interests in risk assessment, uncertainty analyses, water 
supply issues and assessments of contaminant transport.
    Purpose of the Public Meeting: The annual public meeting provides 
an opportunity for the scientific community, other Federal and State 
agencies, and the public to be briefed on ISCMEM activities and their 
initiatives for the upcoming year, and to discuss technological 
advancements in multimedia environmental modeling.
    Proposed Agenda: The ISCMEM Chair will open the meeting with a 
brief overview of the goals of the MOU and an update on current 
activities and future plans of ISCMEM. This introduction will be 
followed by a series of invited technical presentations for the 
remainder of the first day and the morning of the second day focusing 
on topics of mutual interest to ISCMEM participants. The steering 
committee will hold an open business session on the afternoon of the 
second day. A detailed agenda with presentation titles and speakers 
will be posted on the ISCMEM public Web site: https://www.iemhub.org/groups/iscmem2011meeting. The agenda and instructions for registration 
will also be available through the list of public meetings on the US 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings.html.
    Meeting Access: The auditorium of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Headquarters building is located at 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD, directly across Marinelli Road from the White Flint 
Metro stop. The most convenient transportation to the meeting venue is 
via Metro Rail since there is extremely limited on-street parking. 
Please take Metro to the White Flint Metro stop on the Red Line. Please 
allow time to register with building security and bring two photo ID's. 
Direct access to the auditorium will be available around the back of 
the building for those who have pre-registered through the web site 
listed above under For Further Information Contact or via the agency 
contact information. Please follow signs for the ISCMEM public meeting.
    The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with 
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation 
to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or the 
transcript or other information from the meeting in another format 
(e.g., Braille, large print), please notify the NRC's meeting 
coordinator. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation 
will be made on a case-by-case basis.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28 day of October 2011.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William R. Ott,
Chief, Environmental Transport Branch, Division of Risk Analysis, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-29030 Filed 11-8-11; 8:45 am]
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