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###### Department of Energy

# AGENCY: 

Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

# ACTION: 

Notice of open meeting.

# SUMMARY: 

                        This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the                         **Federal Register**                        .                    

# DATES: 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024; 6-8 p.m. EST.

# ADDRESSES: 

The Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, Room 165, Piketon, Ohio 45661.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

                        Greg Simonton, Federal Coordinator, by Phone: (740) 897-3737 or Email:                         *greg.simonton@pppo.gov.*

# 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:*
    - Presentation
    - Administrative Activities
    - Public Comments

*Public Participation:*                     The meeting is open to the public. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Greg Simonton in advance of the meeting. The Department of Energy will hear oral public comments during the meeting. A public comment period up to 15 minutes will take place at the end of the agenda. Individual oral comments are to be limited to two minutes per speaker. Written statements may be filed either before or after the meeting. Written comments submitted by 5 p.m. EST on Friday, November 29, 2024, will be included in the minutes. Please submit written comments to Greg Simonton with “Public Comment” in the subject line. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business.                

*Minutes:*                     Minutes will be available by writing or calling Greg Simonton, Federal Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy, Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, P.O. Box 700, Piketon, OH 45661, Email:                     *greg.simonton@pppo.gov*                     or by Phone: (740) 897-3737, Minutes will also be available at the following website:                     *https://www.energy.gov/​pppo/​ports-ssab/​listings/​meeting-materials.*

*Signing Authority:*                     This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 18, 2024, by David Borak, 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 October 18, 2024.

Jennifer Hartzell,

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

[FR Doc. 2024-24579 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]

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