[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60694-60695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29742]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho 
National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the 
following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site-
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Engineering and 
Environmental Laboratory (INEEL).

DATES: Tuesday, November 18, 1997 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mountain 
Standard Time (MST); Wednesday, November 19, 1997 from 7:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. MST. There will be public comment sessions on Tuesday, 
November 18, 1997 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST and Wednesday, 
November 19, 1997 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MST.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Westbank, 475 River Parkway, Idaho Falls, Idaho 
83402.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: INEEL Information (1-800-708-2680) or 
Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp. (208-522-1662).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make 
recommendations to DOE and its regulators in the areas of environmental 
restoration, waste management, and related activities.
    Tentative Agenda: The EM SSAB, INEEL will finalize recommendations 
on Siting the pits-to-powder and mixed oxide fuel fabrication mission 
at INEEL, the High Level Waste Environmental Impact Statement, 
continuing education opportunities for K-12 teachers in Idaho, and 
public use of INEEL Technical Library. The board will also learn about 
the proposed plan for the soil repository at Waste Area Group 3 and 
receive presentations on plutonium contamination at INEEL and the 
results from Pit 9 and Subsurface Disposal Area studies, and what these 
studies imply for cleanup of the pits and trenches. For a most current 
copy of the agenda, contact Woody Russell, DOE-Idaho, (208) 526-0561, 
or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp., (208) 522-1662. The final 
agenda will be available at the meeting.
    Public Comment Availability: The two-day meeting is open to the 
public, with public comment sessions scheduled for Tuesday, November 
18,

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1997 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST and Wednesday, November 19, 1997 
from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MST. The Board will be available during 
this time period to hear verbal public comments or to review any 
written public comments. If there are no members of the public wishing 
to comment or no written comments to review, the board will continue 
with it's current discussion. Written statements may be filed with the 
Committee either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to 
make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact the 
INEEL Information line or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp., at 
the addresses or telephone numbers listed above. Requests must be 
received 5 days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be 
made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Designated Federal 
Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Each individual wishing to 
make public comment will be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to present 
their comments. This notice is being published less than 15 days in 
advance of the meeting due to programmatic issues that needed to be 
resolved prior to publication.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 
1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

    Issued at Washington, DC on November 4, 1997.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-29742 Filed 11-10-97; 8:45 am]
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