[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11764-11765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4899]


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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD


Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 2286b, notice is 
hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's public 
hearing and meeting described below. Interested persons or groups may 
present comments, technical information, or data concerning safety 
issues related to the matters to be considered.

TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: 9 a.m., March 31, 2011.

PLACE: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Public Hearing Room, 
625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004-2901. 
Additionally, as a part of the Board's E-Government initiative, the 
meeting will be presented live through Internet video streaming. A link 
to the presentation will be available on the Board's Web site (http://www.dnfsb.gov).

STATUS: Open. While the Government in the Sunshine Act does not require 
that the scheduled discussion be conducted in a meeting, the Board has 
determined that an open meeting in this specific case furthers the 
public interests underlying both the Sunshine Act and the Board's 
enabling legislation.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: This is the third in a series of public 
meetings to examine the Department of Energy's (DOE) implementation of 
Recommendation 2004-1, Oversight of Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear 
Operations. The Board is reviewing DOE's and the National Nuclear 
Security Administration's (NNSA) safety management and oversight of the 
contracts and contractors they rely upon to accomplish the mission 
assigned to DOE and NNSA under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, at defense nuclear facilities. We will focus on what impact 
DOE's and NNSA's new initiatives, including changes to DOE directives, 
contractor oversight, and governance, may have upon assuring adequate 
protection of the health and safety of the public and workers at DOE's 
and NNSA's defense nuclear facilities. We are conducting this series of 
public meetings to collect information needed to understand and address 
any health or safety concerns that may require Board action.
    In the March 31, 2011, meeting the Board will explore in more depth 
Federal safety management and oversight policies being developed and 
administered by DOE and NNSA for defense nuclear facilities. DOE and 
NNSA senior leaders will articulate their views on the role of line and 
independent oversight to safely accomplish their work at defense 
nuclear facilities. The Board will examine DOE's and NNSA's evolving 
approach to federal oversight and its relationship to contractor 
assurance systems as well as the effect of changes to DOE directives. 
The public hearing portion of this proceeding is authorized by 42 
U.S.C. 2286b.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brian Grosner, General Manager, 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 
700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll-free 
number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public participation in the hearing is 
invited. Requests to speak may be submitted in writing or by telephone. 
The Board asks that commentators describe the nature and scope of their 
oral presentations. Those who contact the Board prior to close of 
business on March 30, 2011, will be scheduled for time slots, beginning 
at approximately 12 p.m. The Board will post a schedule for those 
speakers who have contacted the Board before the hearing at the 
entrance to the Public Hearing Room. Anyone who wishes to comment or 
provide technical information or data may do so in writing, either in 
lieu of, or in addition to, making an oral presentation. The Board 
Members may question presenters to the extent deemed appropriate. 
Documents will be accepted at the

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meeting or may be sent to the Board's Washington office.
    The Board will hold the record open until May 2, 2011, for the 
receipt of additional materials. A transcript of the meeting will be 
made available by the Board for inspection by the public at the Board's 
Washington office and at DOE's public reading room at the DOE Federal 
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. The 
Board specifically reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise 
regulate the course of the meeting and hearing, to recess, reconvene, 
postpone, or adjourn the meeting and hearing, conduct further reviews, 
and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended.

    Dated: February 28, 2011.
Peter S. Winokur,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2011-4899 Filed 3-1-11; 4:15 pm]
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