[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 8416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02449]


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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, March 7, 2024; 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. ET

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Simonton, Federal Coordinator, by 
Phone: (740) 897-3737 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

 Review of Agenda
 Presentation
 Administrative Activities
 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 Greg Simonton 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. ET on Friday, March 1, 2024, will be read aloud during the 
meeting. Comments will also be accepted after the meeting, by no later 
than 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Please submit comments to 
Greg Simonton 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 Greg Simonton 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 Greg 
Simonton, Federal Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy, Portsmouth/
Paducah Project Office, P.O. Box 700, Piketon, OH 45661, Email: 
[email protected] or by Phone: (740) 897-3737, Minutes will also 
be available at the following website:https://www.energy.gov/pppo/ports-ssab/listings/meeting-materials.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on February 1, 2024, by David Borak, Deputy Committee Management 
Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. 
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by 
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with 
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE 
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit 
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official 
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no 
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-02449 Filed 2-6-24; 8:45 am]
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