[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10513]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, ID

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the 
following Advisory Committee meeting: Environmental Management Site-
Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho National Engineering and 
Environmental Laboratory (INEEL).

DATES: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Mountain 
Standard Time (MST); Wednesday, May 20, 1998 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. MDT. There will be public comment sessions on Tuesday, May 19, 
1998 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MDT and Wednesday, May 20, 1998 from 
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MDT.

ADDRESSes: The Westin Plaza, 1350 Blue Lakes Boulevard North, Twin 
Falls, Idaho.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: INEEL Information (1-800-708-2680) or 
Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp. (208-522-1662) or visit the 
Board's Internet homepage at http://www.ida.net/users/cab.

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

    Finalization of recommendations on the Proposed Plan for Waste Area 
Group 1 (WAG 1); and the Draft Plutonium Fact Sheet;
    Recommendation on the selection of a preferred site for the Surplus 
Plutonium Disposition Environmental Impact Statement;
    Status reports on the Pit 9 Work Plan, the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act permits for the calciner at the Idaho Chemical 
Processing Plant and the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project, the 
Plutonium and Americium detected in the groundwater near the 
Radioactive Waste Management Complex, and the Spent Nuclear Fuel 
program;
    Presentations on the Voluntary Consent Order, the 100-Year Flood 
Plain Report, and the Deactivation and Decommissioning Program;
    Election for the Board's Idaho site Chair and Vice-Chair positions;
    Amendments to the Board's Idaho site procedures, and conduct the 
bi-annual priority-setting exercise.
    For a most current copy of the agenda, contact Woody Russell, DOE-
Idaho, (208) 526-0561, or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp., 
(208) 522-1662. The final agenda will be available at the meeting.
    Public Participation: The two-day meeting is open to the public, 
with public comment sessions scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 1998 from 
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MDT and Wednesday, May 20, 1998 from 1:00 p.m. 
to 1:30 p.m. MDT. The Board will be available during this time period 
to hear verbal public comments or to review any written public 
comments. If there are no members of the public wishing to comment or 
no written comments to review, the board will continue with its current 
discussion. Written statements may be filed with the Committee either 
before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral 
statements pertaining to agenda items should contact the INEEL 
Information line or Wendy Green Lowe, Jason Associates Corp., at the 
addresses or telephone numbers 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 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 a maximum of 5 minutes 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 9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Charles M. Rice, 
INEEL Citizens' Advisory Board Chair, 477 Shoup Ave., Suite 205, Idaho 
Falls, Idaho 83402 or by calling Wendy Green Lowe, the Board 
Facilitator, at (208) 522-1662.

    Issued at Washington, DC on April 16, 1998.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-10513 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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