[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 53545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16906]



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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting

    The U.S. NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD will hold a hybrid 
(in-person/virtual) workshop on August 29, 2023.
    Board workshop: August 29, 2023--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review Board will hold a hybrid (in-person/virtual) workshop in Idaho 
Falls, ID, to update its understanding of the lessons learned from the 
siting of radioactive waste management facilities, domestically and in 
other countries.
    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear 
Waste Technical Review Board (Board) will hold a hybrid (in-person/
virtual) workshop in Idaho Falls, ID, on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, to 
update its understanding of the lessons learned from the siting of 
radioactive waste management facilities, domestically and in other 
countries.
    The hybrid (in-person/virtual) workshop will be held at Snake River 
Event Center, 780 Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, ID 83402, which is 
located at the Shilo Inns Idaho Falls. The event center telephone 
number is (208) 497-0611 and the hotel telephone number is (208) 523-
0088. The workshop will begin at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT) 
and is scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m. MDT. The workshop will include 
introductory comments by the Board and the Department of Energy (DOE). 
Planned presentations include descriptions of the siting experiences 
regarding geologic repositories and a monitored retrievable storage 
facility in the United States and geologic repositories in Canada, 
Switzerland, and Sweden. These presentations will be followed by a 
facilitated panel discussion. DOE will describe how it is incorporating 
best practices and lessons learned from international and domestic 
siting efforts, and from environmental justice efforts in its consent-
based siting activities. The workshop will close with a facilitated 
panel discussion on all the workshop topics. After the workshop is 
adjourned there will be an open house to enable discussions among all 
participants and attendees. A detailed agenda will be available on the 
Board's website at www.nwtrb.gov approximately one week before the 
workshop.
    The workshop will be open to the public and there will be an 
opportunity for public comment prior to workshop adjournment. Those 
attending the workshop in person and wanting to provide oral comments 
are encouraged to sign the Public Comment Register at the check-in 
table near the entrance to the meeting room. Oral commenters will be 
taken in the order in which they signed in. Public comments can also be 
submitted during the workshop via the online workshop viewing platform, 
using the ``Comment for the Record'' form. Comments submitted online 
during the day of the workshop will be posted to the Board's website 
the following day. Depending on the number of speakers and online 
comments, a time limit on individual remarks may be set. However, 
written comments of any length may be submitted to the Board staff by 
mail or electronic mail. All comments received in writing will be 
included in the workshop record, which will be posted on the Board's 
website after the workshop. An archived recording of the workshop will 
be available on the Board's website following the workshop, and a 
transcript of the workshop will be available on the website by October 
30, 2023.
    The in-person workshop will follow the COVID-19 precautions 
mandated by the local jurisdiction. Attendees should observe community 
guidelines in place at the time of the workshop. The Board will post an 
update on its website if the workshop changes to a virtual-only 
workshop. Attendees also are encouraged to pre-register, by providing 
name and affiliation to [email protected], to reduce their time 
signing in at the check-in table. If the workshop changes to a virtual-
only format, those who pre-registered will be notified of the change.
    The Board was established in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments 
Act of 1987 as an independent federal agency in the Executive Branch to 
perform an ongoing evaluation of the technical and scientific validity 
of activities undertaken by DOE related to implementing the NWPA. Board 
members are experts in their fields and are appointed to the Board by 
the President from a list of candidates submitted by the National 
Academy of Sciences. The Board is required to report its findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of 
Energy. Board reports, correspondence, congressional testimony, and 
meeting transcripts and related materials are posted on the Board's 
website.
    For information on the workshop, contact Bret Leslie at 
[email protected] or Yoonjo Lee at [email protected]. For information on 
logistics or to request copies of the agenda or transcript, contact 
Davonya Barnes at [email protected]. All three may be reached by mail at 
2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201-3367; by 
telephone at 703-235-4473; or by fax at 703-235-4495.

    Dated: August 3, 2023.
Daniel G. Ogg,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-16906 Filed 8-7-23; 8:45 am]
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