[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59557-59558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18584]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark 
Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a public meeting 
of the Peer Review Group (PRG) which will be held online and by phone 
only. The PRG was established pursuant to the requirements of the 
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing 
regulations to plan for the decommissioning and disposition of the 
Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). PRG membership is comprised of officials 
from the U.S. Department of Transportation, MARAD, the U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland State Historic Preservation 
Officer (SHPO) and other consulting parties. The public meeting affords 
the public an opportunity to participate in PRG activities, including 
reviewing and providing comments on draft deliverables. MARAD 
encourages public participation and provides the PRG meeting 
information below.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, from 
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Requests to attend 
the meeting virtually must be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, 
September 12, 2023, to receive instructions to participate online. 
Requests for accommodations for a disability must also be received by 
Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held online and by phone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680-2066 or 
via email at [email protected]. You may send mail to N.S. Savannah/
Savannah Technical Staff, Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate 
Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, ATTN: Erhard Koehler.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The decommissioning and disposition of the NSS is an Undertaking 
under section 106 of the NHPA. Section 106 requires that Federal 
agencies consider views of the public regarding their Undertakings; 
therefore, in 2020, MARAD established a Federal docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/MARAD-2020-0133 to provide public notice 
about the NSS Undertaking. The Federal docket was also used in 2021 to 
solicit public comments on the future uses of the NSS. MARAD is 
continuing to use this same docket to take in public comment, share 
information, and post agency actions.
    The NHPA Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Decommissioning and 
Disposition of the NSS is available on the MARAD docket located at 
www.regulations.gov under docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.'' The PA 
stipulates a deliberative process by which MARAD will consider the 
disposition of the NSS. This process requires MARAD to make an 
affirmative, good-faith effort to preserve the NSS. The PA also 
establishes the PRG in Stipulation II. The PRG is the mechanism for 
continuing consultation during the effective period of the PA and its 
members consist of the signatories and concurring parties to the PA, as 
well as other consulting parties. The PRG members will provide 
individual input and guidance to MARAD regarding the implementation of 
stipulations in the PA. PRG members and members of the public are 
invited to provide input by attending bi-monthly meetings and reviewing 
and commenting on deliverables developed as part of the PA.

II. Agenda

    The agenda will include (1) welcome and introductions; (2) program 
update; (3) status of PA stipulations; (4) other business; and (5) date 
of next meeting. The agenda topic titled PA stipulations involve 
deliverables identified in the PA. MARAD will provide status updates 
for the following items: the Disposition Alternatives Study; the Notice 
of Availability/Request for Information; the License Termination Plan; 
and the PRG charter and schedule. The agenda will also be posted on 
MARAD's website at https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/history/maritime-administration-history-program and on the MARAD docket located 
at www.regulations.gov under docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.''

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III. Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who 
wish to attend online must RSVP to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and affiliation. Members of 
the public may also call-in using the following number: 312-600-3163 
and conference ID: 930 866 814#.
    Special services. The U.S. Department of Transportation is 
committed to providing all participants equal access to this meeting. 
If you need alternative formats or services such as sign language, 
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.93; 36 CFR part 800; 5 U.S.C. 552b.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-18584 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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