[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 53872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17039]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth

AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this 
meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, September 7, 2023; 6 p.m.-8 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville 
Road, Room 165, Piketon, OH 45661.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Roberts, Board Support Manager, 
by Phone: (270) 554-3004 or Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice 
and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: 
clean-up activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear 
materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land 
use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide 
advice and recommendations on any EM program components.
    Tentative Agenda:

 Comments from Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Federal 
Coordinator, and Liaison
 Administrative Activities
    [cir] Adoption of Fiscal Year 2024 Work Plan
    [cir] Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
 Public Comments

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM 
SSAB, Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory 
committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons 
with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special 
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Eric Roberts as soon 
as possible in advance of the meeting at the telephone number listed 
above. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or 
after the meeting. Comments received by no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on 
Friday, September 1, 2023, will be read aloud during the meeting. 
Comments will also be accepted after the meeting, by no later than 5:00 
p.m. EDT on Friday, September 15, 2023. Please submit comments to Eric 
Roberts at the aforementioned email address. Please put ``Public 
Comment'' in the subject line. Individuals who wish to make oral 
statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Eric Roberts at 
the telephone number listed above. Requests must be received as soon as 
possible prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to 
include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal 
Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make 
public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present 
their comments. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth, will hear public comments 
pertaining to its scope (clean-up standards and environmental 
restoration; waste management and disposition; stabilization and 
disposition of non-stockpile nuclear materials; excess facilities; 
future land use and long-term stewardship; risk assessment and 
management; and clean-up science and technology activities). Comments 
outside of the scope may be submitted via written statement as directed 
above.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Eric 
Roberts, Board Support Manager, Emerging Technology Center, Room 221, 
4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, KY 42001; Phone: (270) 554-3004. 
Minutes will also be available at the following website: https://www.energy.gov/pppo/ports-ssab/listings/meeting-materials.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on August 4, 2023.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17039 Filed 8-8-23; 8:45 am]
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