[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1408-1409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00389]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Public Meeting To Discuss Next Steps Toward Implementing a 
Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal 
Facilities

AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department 
of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) is implementing a consent-
based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system 
to transport, store, and dispose of commercial spent nuclear fuel and 
high level defense radioactive waste. In a consent-based siting 
approach, DOE will work with communities, tribal governments and states 
across the country that express interest in hosting any of the 
facilities identified as part of an integrated waste management system. 
DOE is hosting a public meeting on January 20, 2016 to discuss next 
steps towards implementing a consent-based siting process for nuclear 
waste storage and disposal facilities.
    Type of meeting: Open meeting.
    Date: January 20, 2016.
    Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Location: Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. 999 9th St 
NW., Washington, DC 20001.
    Remote Access and Registration: Attendees are encouraged to pre-
register to expedite the check in process. Seating is limited to the 
room capacity and seats will be available on a first come, first served 
basis. The meeting will include a conference call phone number and will 
be webcast live on the Internet. Registration and remote access 
instructions including technical support contact information will be 
provided on the DOE Web site prior to the meeting at http://www.energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected] or check 
the DOE Web site at http://www.energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2016.
Andrew Richards,
Chief of Staff, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-00389 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am]
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