[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34154-34155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16658]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho 
National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; Meeting

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, July 21, 1998 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mountain Standard 
Time (MST); Wednesday, July 22, 1998 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., MDT. There 
will be public comment sessions on Tuesday, July 21, 1998 from 9:45 
a.m. to 10 a.m., 12 p.m. to 12:15 p.m., 4 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., and 5:30 
p.m. to 5:45 p.m. MDT.

ADDRESSES: Cavanaugh's (formerly Holiday Inn Westbank), 475 River 
Parkway, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402, (208) 523-8000.

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

Presentations on the Draft Proposed Plan for Waste Area Group 3 
(Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center), DOE-Idaho's 
approach to End--State Planning at the INEEL, and DOE-Idaho's 
approach to risk assessment.
Presentations and recommendations on the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Facility and the 
Draft Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Part B Permit for the 
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
Status reports on the Argonne National Laboratory--West, 
Environmental Monitoring at the INEEL, INEEL's compliance with the 
Federal Facility Agreement/Consent Order, and the Natural Resources 
Institute.
Member reports on the National League of Women Voters' Intersite 
Discussions, and activities of CAB subcommittees.
The Board will also discuss the merits of policy level versus 
detailed technical level CAB recommendations and the CAB's roles and 
responsibilities regarding public input. 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, July 21, 1998 from 
9:45 a.m. to 10 a.m., 12 p.m. to 12:15 p.m., 4 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., and 
5:30 p.m. to 5:45 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 
it's 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

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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 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 June 18, 1998.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-16658 Filed 6-22-98; 8:45 am]
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