[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25123-25124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10263]


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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD


Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and hearing.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine 
Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), and as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 2286b, notice is 
hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (Board) 
public meeting and hearing described below. The Board invites any 
interested persons or groups to present any comments, technical 
information, or data concerning safety issues related to the matters to 
be considered.

TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., May 28, 2014.

PLACE: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., 
Suite 352, Washington, DC 20004-2901.

STATUS: Open. While the Government in the Sunshine Act does not require 
that the scheduled discussion be conducted in an open meeting, the 
Board has determined that an open meeting in this specific case 
furthers the public interests underlying both the Government in the 
Sunshine Act and the Board's enabling legislation.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: This public meeting and hearing is the first 
of two hearings the Board will convene to address safety culture at 
Department of Energy defense nuclear facilities and the Board's 
Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment and 
Immobilization Plant. The second hearing will be announced by a 
separate notice at a future date. In this first hearing, the Board will 
receive testimony from a recognized industry expert in the field of 
safety culture, with a focus on the tools used for assessing safety 
culture, the approaches for interpreting the assessment results, and 
how the results can be used for improving safety culture. The Board 
will next hear testimony from safety culture representatives from the 
federal government, including senior staff of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
(NASA). NRC staff will discuss the NRC's approach to identifying safety 
culture concerns at licensee facilities and how the NRC expects those 
concerns to be evaluated and corrected. The hearing will conclude with 
a discussion from NASA staff concerning NASA's Policy for Safety and 
Mission Success, tools the agency uses to improve safety culture, and 
NASA's experience in improving and sustaining a robust safety culture.
    Contact Person For More Information: Mark Welch, General Manager, 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 
700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll-free 
number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public participation in the hearing is 
invited. The Board is setting aside time at the end of the hearing for 
presentations and comments from the public. Requests to speak may be 
submitted in writing or by telephone. The Board asks that commenters 
describe the nature and scope of their oral presentations. Those who 
contact the Board prior to close of business on May 23, 2014, will be 
scheduled to speak at the conclusion of the hearing, at approximately 
12:00 p.m. At the beginning of the hearing, the Board will post a 
schedule for speakers at the entrance to the hearing room. Commenters 
may also sign up to speak the day of the hearing at the entrance to the 
hearing room. Anyone who wishes to comment or provide technical 
information or data may do so in writing, either in lieu of, or in 
addition to, making an oral presentation. The Board Members may 
question presenters to the extent deemed appropriate. Documents will be 
accepted at the hearing or may be sent to the Board's Washington, DC 
office. The Board will hold the record open until June 28, 2014, for 
the receipt of additional materials. The hearing will be presented live 
through Internet video streaming. A link to the presentation will be 
available on the Board's Web site (www.dnfsb.gov). A transcript of the 
hearing, along with a DVD video recording, will be made available by 
the Board for inspection and viewing by the public at the Board's 
Washington office and at DOE's public reading room at the DOE Federal 
Building, 1000

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Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. The Board specifically 
reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise regulate the 
course of the meeting and hearing, to recess, reconvene, postpone, or 
adjourn the meeting and hearing, conduct further reviews, and otherwise 
exercise its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

    Dated: April 30, 2014.
Peter S. Winokur,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2014-10263 Filed 4-30-14; 4:15 pm]
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