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###### Department of Energy

# AGENCY:

Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

# ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

# SUMMARY:

                        This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the                         **Federal Register**                        .                    

# DATES:

Wednesday, March 13, 2024; 6 p.m.-8 p.m. ET

# ADDRESSES:

                        This hybrid meeting will be in-person at the Department of Energy (DOE) Information Center (address below) and virtually via Zoom. To attend virtually or to register for in-person attendance, please send an email to:                         *orssab@orem.doe.gov*                         by 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.                    

DOE Information Center, Office of Science and Technical Information, 1 Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Melyssa P. Noe, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM), P.O. Box 2001, EM-942, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Phone (865) 241-3315; or E-Mail:                         *Melyssa.Noe@orem.doe.gov.*                         Or visit the website at                         *www.energy.gov/​orssab.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

*Purpose of the Board:*                     The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues: clean-up activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide advice and recommendations on any EM program components.                

Tentative Agenda:
    - OREM Presentation
    - Discussion
    - Public Comment Period
    - Board Business

*Public Participation:*                     This meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Oak Ridge, 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 Melyssa P. Noe at least seven days in advance of the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written statements may be filed with the Board via email either before or after the meeting. Public comments received by no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, will be read aloud during the meeting.                 

                    Comments will be accepted after the meeting, by no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, March 18, 2024. Please submit comments to                     *orssab@orem.doe.gov.*                     Please put “Public Comment” in the subject line. Individuals who wish to make oral statements should contact Melyssa P. Noe at the email address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days 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 submit written public comments should email them as directed above. Individuals wishing to make public comments will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments.                

*Minutes:*                     Minutes will be available by emailing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the email address and telephone number listed above. Minutes will also be available at the following website:                     *https://www.energy.gov/​orem/​listings/​oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board-meetings.*

*Signing Authority:*                     This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 25, 2024, by David Borak, Deputy Committee Management Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the                     **Federal Register**                    .                

Signed in Washington, DC, on January 25, 2024.

Treena V. Garrett,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

[FR Doc. 2024-01809 Filed 1-29-24; 8:45 am]

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