[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57543-57544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22941]


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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

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information, or data concerning safety issues related to the matters to 
be considered.

TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: 8:30 a.m.-11:45 p.m., October 7, 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 third 
in a series of five hearings the Board will convene to address safety 
culture at Department of Energy (DOE) defense nuclear facilities and 
the Board's Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at the Waste 
Treatment and Immobilization Plant. The final two hearings will be 
announced by separate notices at a future date. In the first hearing 
convened on May 28, 2014, the Board received testimony from recognized 
industry and federal government experts in the field of safety culture, 
with a focus on the tools used for assessing safety culture, approaches 
for interpreting the assessment results, and how results can be used 
for improving safety culture. In the second hearing convened on August 
27, 2014, the Board received testimony from current and former United 
States Navy officers concerning the Navy's approach to ensuring a 
strong safety culture in its nuclear fleet operations. The Board also 
received testimony from federal government and academic experts on the 
role of organizational leaders in establishing and maintaining an 
effective, positive safety culture. In this third hearing, the Board 
will continue to address significant safety culture issues. The hearing 
will be convened in a morning session with three witness panels. In the 
first panel the Honorable Ernest J. Moniz, Secretary, U.S. Department 
of Energy, will provide testimony concerning his vision for 
establishing a strong safety culture in DOE. Secretary Moniz will also 
discuss his views on other Departmental priorities. In the second 
panel, the Board will receive testimony from the Honorable Frank G. 
Klotz (USAF Ret.), Administrator, National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA). Administrator Klotz is expected to discuss 
concerns identified in NNSA safety culture assessments and present his 
approaches to address those concerns. He is also expected to offer his 
perspective on the safety culture of NNSA contractor organizations, his 
expectations for safety culture, and his approaches to address any 
identified safety culture concerns. In the third and final panel, the 
Board will receive testimony from Mr. David M. Klaus, Deputy Under 
Secretary for Management and Performance, DOE. Mr. Klaus is similarly 
expected to examine concerns identified in DOE safety culture 
assessments and his approaches to address those concerns. He will also 
discuss his perspective on the safety culture of DOE contractor 
organizations, his expectations for safety culture, and his approaches 
to address any identified safety culture concerns.

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 October 3, 2014, will 
be scheduled to speak at the conclusion of the hearing at approximately 
11:25 a.m. 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 
November 7, 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 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: September 22, 2014.
Peter S. Winokur,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2014-22941 Filed 9-23-14; 11:15 am]
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