### 48148 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 152 / Monday, August 8, 2011 / Notices

General Services Administration, notice is hereby given that the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee will be renewed for a two-year period beginning July 29, 2011. The Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Director, Office of Science concerning the Basic Energy Sciences program.

Additionally, the renewal of the Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee has been determined to be essential to the conduct of the Department’s mission and to be in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Department of Energy by law and agreement. The Committee will operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and rules and regulations issued in implementation of that Act. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ms. Harriet Kung, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone at (301) 903–3081.

Issued at Washington, DC, on July 29, 2011. Carol A. Matthews, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–20013 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am]
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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management Site**  **Specific Advisory Board, Paducah**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy (DOE). **ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. **DATES :**  Thursday, August 25, 2011; 6 p.m. **ADDRESSES :**  Barkley Centre, 111 Memorial Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Department of Energy Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky 42001, (270) 441–6825. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management and related activities.

Tentative Agenda: • Call to Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda.

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s Comments.

• Federal Coordinator’s Comments.

• Liaisons’ Comments.

• Administrative Issues: Æ Review Work Plan.

• Subcommittee Chairs’ Comments.

• Public Comments.

• Final Comments.

• Adjourn. Breaks Taken as Appropriate

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, Paducah, 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 Reinhard Knerr 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. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Reinhard Knerr 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.

Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Reinhard Knerr at the address and phone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following Web site: http:// www.pgdpcab.energy.gov/ 2011Meetings.html

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Issued at Washington, DC, on August 2, 2011. LaTanya R. Butler, Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2011–20011 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am]
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**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management Site**  **Specific Advisory Board, Hanford**

**AGENCY :**  Department of Energy (DoE). **ACTION :**  Notice of open meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register

. **DATES :**  Thursday, September 8, 2011; 9 a.m.–5

p.m. Friday, September 9, 2011; 8:30 a.m.–4

p.m. **ADDRESSES :**  Red Lion Hotel, 1415 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Paula Call, Federal Coordinator, Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin Avenue, P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland, WA, 99352; Phone: (509) 376–2048; or Email: Paula.Call@rl.doe.gov. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda:

• Annual Tri-Party Agency Year-End Review from the U.S. Department of Energy-Richland Operations Office and Office of River Protection and, the Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, including American Recovery and Reinvestment Act work progress.

• Committee Updates, including: Tank Waste Committee; River and Plateau Committee; Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Committee; Public Involvement Committee; and Budgets and Contracts Committee.

• Life-Cycle Scope, Schedule and Cost Report.

• Potential Board Advice: Æ Third Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability. Act Five-Year Review. Æ Waste Management Area-C. Æ Proposed Plan for Clean Up of

Plutonium Sites on the Central Plateau. Æ EM SSAB draft letters/advice.

• Board Business: Æ Finalize Hanford Advisory Board/

Tri-Party Agreement Agencies Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 priorities. Æ Finalize FY 2012 work plan and

calendar. Æ Process Manual Revisions

Discussion.

• Issue Manager.

• Advice Development. Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Hanford, welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to