[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 8926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3463]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Board Meeting: March 7, 2012--Albuquerque, NM; The U.S. Nuclear 
Waste Technical Review Board Will Meet To Discuss DOE Work on Criteria 
and Modeling for Generic Repository Geologies

    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will hold a public meeting in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The meeting will 
focus on Department of Energy (DOE) work related to geologic disposal 
of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Following up on 
presentations at the Board's January meeting in Arlington, Virginia, 
DOE will discuss technical site-selection criteria for a deep geologic 
repository. A representative of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will 
provide a USGS perspective on this subject. The meeting also will 
include a presentation on the status of DOE's development of 
performance assessment models for different rock types and its 
evaluation of technical issues related to deep borehole disposal. A 
representative of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear 
Future (BRC) will kick off the meeting with an overview of the BRC's 
final report and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy.
    The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and will adjourn at approximately 
5:45 p.m. It will be held at the Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel, 
2910 Yale Blvd. SE., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106; (Tel) 505-843-7000; 
(Fax) 505-843-6307. A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel for 
meeting attendees. To ensure receiving the Federal government rate of 
$81.00 per night, room reservations must be made in the ``NWTRB'' room 
block by Friday, February 17, 2012. The number to call for reservations 
is 1-800-227-1117. The electronic reservation link is http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Star;GroupsWeb/res?id=1201240950&key=A0B7A.
    A detailed agenda will be available on the Board's Web site at 
www.nwtrb.gov approximately one week before the meeting. The agenda 
also may be obtained by telephone request at that time.
    The meeting will be open to the public, and an opportunity for 
public comment will be provided at the end of the day. Those wanting to 
speak are encouraged to sign the ``Public Comment Register'' at the 
check-in table. A time limit may need to be set for individual remarks, 
but written comments of any length may be submitted for the record.
    A transcript of the meeting will be available on the Board's Web 
site, by email, on computer disk, or in paper form on a library-loan 
basis from Davonya Barnes of the Board's staff after March 30, 2012.
    The Board was established as an independent federal agency to 
provide ongoing objective expert advice to Congress and the Secretary 
of Energy on technical issues related to nuclear waste management and 
to review the technical validity of DOE activities related to 
implementing the Nuclear Waste Policy Act. Board members are experts in 
their fields and are appointed to the Board by the President from a 
list of candidates submitted by the National Academy of Sciences. The 
Board is required to report to Congress and the Secretary no fewer than 
two times each year. Board reports, correspondence, congressional 
testimony, and meeting transcripts and materials are posted on the 
Board's Web site.
    For information on the meeting agenda, contact Karyn Severson. For 
information on lodging or logistics, contact Linda Coultry. They can be 
reached at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300, Arlington, VA 22201-
3367; (tel) 703-235-4473; (fax) 703-235-4495.

     Dated: February 9, 2012.
Nigel Mote,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2012-3463 Filed 2-14-12; 8:45 am]
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