[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 479-480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-44]


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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 (Board) 
public hearing and meeting described below. The Board invites any 
interested persons or groups to present any comments, technical 
information, or data concerning safety issues related to the matters to 
be considered.

DATES: Time and Date of Meeting: Session I: 1 p.m.-4 p.m., March 22, 
2012; Session II: 6 p.m.-9 p.m., March 22, 2012.

Place: Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 West Grandridge Boulevard, 
Kennewick, Washington 99352.

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: In Session I of this public hearing and 
meeting, the Board will receive testimony from the Department of Energy 
(DOE) and its contractors concerning the status of actions related to 
unresolved technical safety issues in the design of the Waste Treatment 
and Immobilization Plant (WTP). This will include actions discussed in 
DOE's implementation plan for the Board's Recommendation 2010-2, Pulse 
Jet Mixing at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, issued on 
December 17, 2010, and progress in defining the infrastructure needs at 
the Tank Farms in order to deliver waste safely and efficiently to WTP. 
During Session II, the Board will receive testimony regarding the 
status of actions related to DOE's implementation plan for the Board's 
Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at the Waste Treatment and 
Immobilization Plant, which was issued on June 9, 2011. The Board will 
also examine the link between the safety culture of DOE and its 
contractors and the ability of the WTP project to identify and resolve 
technical issues, such as those discussed in Session I, in a timely 
manner. The public hearing portion of this proceeding is authorized by 
42 U.S.C. 2286b.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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. The Board is setting aside time at the end of each session of 
the hearing for presentations and comments from the public. Requests to 
speak may be submitted in writing or by telephone. The Board asks that 
commenters describe the nature and scope of their oral presentations. 
Those who contact the Board prior to close of business on March 16, 
2012, will be scheduled to speak at the session of the hearing most 
relevant to their presentations. At the beginning of Session I, the 
Board will post a schedule for speakers at the entrance to the 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 hearing or 
may be sent to the Board's Washington, DC, office. The Board will hold 
the record open until April 23, 2012, for the receipt of additional 
materials. The hearing will be presented live through Internet video 
streaming. A link to the presentation will be available on the Board's 
Web site (www.dnfsb.gov). A transcript of the hearing, along with a DVD 
video recording, will be made available by the Board for inspection and 
viewing 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

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the meeting and hearing, conduct further reviews, and otherwise 
exercise its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

    Dated: January 3, 2012.
Peter S. Winokur,
Chairman.
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