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Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available by writing to Gerri Flemming,

Department of Energy Savannah River

Operations Office, PO Box A, Aiken,

S.C. 29802, or by calling (803)–725–

5374.

Issued at Washington, DC on December 27,

1999.

Rachel Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–290 Filed 1–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford Site. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that

public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, February 3, 2000: 9:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Friday, February 4,

2000: 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: Cavanaugh’s, 1101 North

Columbia Center Boulevard,

Kennewick, WA 99336, 509–783–0611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail

McClure, Public Involvement Program

Manager, Department of Energy

Richland Operations Office, PO Box 550

(A7–75), Richland, WA, 99352; Ph:

(509) 373–5647; Fax: (509) 376–1563.

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

—Tank Waste Treatment Program

History and status of current plans for

the treatment of the Hanford tank

waste: Importance of tank waste

treatment capability; pending

program decisions.

Update on Alternatives: Technical,

Financial, Contractual: Fall back

strategy (i.e., Parallel Path); BNFL

Inc. and Readiness to Proceed;

What site will do if the money is

not forthcoming.

—FY 2002 Budget Process

Discussion of priorities guiding

development of the FY 2002 draft

budget

Discussion of the involvement of the

Hanford Advisory Board and the

general public in the process

—Emerging Waste Management Issues

Issues surrounding the Low Level

Waste and Mixed Low Level Waste

Pending Records of Decision

Idaho National Environmental and

Engineering Laboratory High Level

Waste Draft Environmental Impact

Statement

—Public Involvement

Briefing on Hanford Openness

Workshops Report

Participation: The meeting is open to

the public. 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 Gail

McClure’s office at the address or

telephone number 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 Deputy 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

equal time to present their comments.

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

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday, except

Federal holidays. Minutes will also be

available by writing to Gail McClure,

Department of Energy Richland

Operations Office, P.O. Box 550,

Richland, WA 99352, or by calling her

at (509) 373–5647.

Issued at Washington, DC on December 27,

1999.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–291 Filed 1–5–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Science; Fusion Energy

Sciences Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences

Advisory Committee. The Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public

notice of these meetings be announced

in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, February 2, 2000, 9

a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday, February 3,

2000, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn/Goshen Hall; 2

Montgomery Village Avenue;

Gaithersburg, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Albert L. Opdenaker, Office of Fusion

Energy Sciences; U.S. Department of

Energy; 19901 Germantown Road;

Germantown, MD 20874–1290;

Telephone: 301–903–4927.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose

of the meeting is to hear reports on

several activities important to the fusion

energy sciences program and to begin

organizing to address new changes to

the Committee.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, February 2, 2000

Report on the work of the National

Research Council’s Fusion

Assessment Committee

Report on the status of the Integrated

Program Planning Activity

Discuss the FESAC review of the fusion

theory and modeling program

Public Comment

Adjourn

Thursday, February 3, 2000

Continue Discussions

Adjourn

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. If you would like to

file a written statement with the

Committee, you may do so either before

or after the meeting. If you would like

to make oral statements regarding any of

the items on the agenda, you should

contact Albert L. Opdenaker at 301–

903–8584 (fax) or

albert.opdenaker@science.doe.gov

(email). You must make your request for

an oral statement at least 5 business

days before the meeting. Reasonable

provision will be made to include the

scheduled oral statements on the

agenda. The Chairperson of the

Committee will conduct the meeting to

facilitate the orderly conduct of

business. Public comment will follow

the 10-minute rule.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying within 30 days at the Freedom

of Information Public Reading Room;

IE–190; Forrestal Building; 1000

Independence Avenue, SW;

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.