[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38528-38529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15680]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board


Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board's Panel on Emerging Technologies for the Treatment of 
Mixed Waste. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463, 86 
Stat. 770), requires that agencies publish these notices in the Federal 
Register to allow for public participation.

NAME: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Panel on Emerging 
Technologies for the Treatment of Mixed Waste.

DATES: Thursday, June 22, 2000, 8:30 am-3 pm.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Conference Room 1E-245, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.


    Note: Members of the public are requested to contact the Office 
of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board at (202) 586-7092 in 
advance of the meeting (if possible), to expedite their entry to the 
Forrestal Building on the day of the meeting.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betsy Mullins, Executive Director, 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7092 or 
(202) 586-6279 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board's Panel on Emerging Technologies for the Treatment of 
Mixed Waste is to provide independent external advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on emerging 
technologies for the treatment of mixed waste which the Department of 
Energy should pursue.
    The Panel will focus on the evaluation of emerging non-incineration 
technologies for the treatment of low-level, alpha low-level and 
transuranic wastes containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 
other hazardous constituents. Waste categories to be addressed include 
inorganic homogeneous solids, organic homogeneous solids, and soils.
    The Panel will also evaluate public concerns concerning the 
incineration of mixed wastes and whether the emerging non-incineration 
technologies could be implemented in a manner that would allow the 
Department of Energy to comply with all legal requirements, including 
those contained in the Settlement Agreement and Consent Order signed by 
the State of Idaho, Department of Energy, and the U.S. Navy in October 
1995.

Tentative Agenda

    The agenda for the June 22 meeting has not been finalized. However, 
the meeting will include a series of briefings and discussions on the 
treatment of mixed wastes. Members of the public wishing to comment on 
issues before the Panel on Emerging Technologies for the Treatment of 
Mixed Waste will have an opportunity to address the Panel during the 
afternoon period for public comment. The final agenda will be available 
at the meeting.

Public Participation

    In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to 
observe the business of the Panel on Emerging Technologies for the 
Treatment of Mixed Waste and submit written comments or comment during 
the scheduled public comment periods. The Chairman of the Panel is 
empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will, in the 
Chairman's judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During 
its meeting in Washington, DC, the Panel welcomes public comment. 
Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up 
at the beginning of the meeting. The Panel will make every effort to 
hear the views of all interested parties.
    You may submit written comments to Betsy Mullins, Executive 
Director, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585. This notice 
is being published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due 
to the late resolution of programmatic issues.

Minutes

    A copy of the minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be made 
available for public review and copying approximately 30 days following 
the meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 
between 9 am and 4 pm, Monday through Friday except Federal holidays. 
Further information on the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and its 
subcommittees

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may be found at the Board's web site, located at http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on June 16, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-15680 Filed 6-20-00; 8:45 am]
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