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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101092-101093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29381]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark 
Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Public Meeting and Site Visit Schedule

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces the schedule for 
the 2025 Peer Review Group (PRG)

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public meetings and periodic site visits. The PRG was established 
pursuant to the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act 
(NHPA) and its implementing regulations to plan for the decommissioning 
and disposition of the Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). PRG membership is 
comprised of officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
MARAD, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Advisory 
Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), the Maryland State Historic 
Preservation Officer (SHPO), and other consulting parties. The public 
meetings afford the public an opportunity to participate in PRG 
activities, including reviewing and providing comments on draft 
deliverables. The site visits provide interested parties an opportunity 
to learn more about the NSS to assist in determining if they may wish 
to consider acquiring the ship for preservation purposes. MARAD 
encourages public participation and provides the PRG meeting and site 
visit information below.

DATES: The PRG meetings will be held every two months on the third 
Tuesday of the month from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), as 
follows: January 21, March 18, May 20, July 15, September 16, and 
November 18. Site visits will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, on the 
following Saturdays: February 22, August 23, and November 15.
    Requests to attend the meeting or site visit must be received by 5 
p.m. ET one week in advance. Requests for accommodations for a 
disability must also be received one week in advance.

ADDRESSES: The PRG meetings will be held onboard the NSS, online, or by 
phone. The site visits will be held onboard the NSS. The NSS is located 
at Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate Avenue, Baltimore, MD 
21124.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680-2066 or 
via email at [email protected]. You may send mail to N.S. Savannah/
Savannah Technical Staff, Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate 
Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, ATTN: Erhard Koehler.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The decommissioning and disposition of the NSS is an Undertaking 
under section 106 of the NHPA. Section 106 requires that Federal 
agencies consider views of the public regarding their Undertakings; 
therefore, in 2020, MARAD established a Federal docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/MARAD-2020-0133 to provide public notice 
about the NSS Undertaking. The federal docket was also used in 2021 to 
solicit public comments on the future uses of the NSS. MARAD is 
continuing to use this same docket to take in public comment, share 
information, and post agency actions.
    The NHPA Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Decommissioning and 
Disposition of the NSS is available on the MARAD docket located at 
www.regulations.gov under docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.'' The PA 
stipulates a deliberative process by which MARAD will consider the 
disposition of the NSS. This process requires MARAD to make an 
affirmative, good-faith effort to preserve the NSS. The PA also 
establishes the PRG in Stipulation II. The PRG is the mechanism for 
continuing consultation during the effective period of the PA and its 
members consist of the signatories and concurring parties to the PA, as 
well as other consulting parties. The PRG members will provide 
individual input and guidance to MARAD regarding the implementation of 
stipulations in the PA. PRG members and members of the public are 
invited to provide input by attending bi-monthly meetings and reviewing 
and commenting on deliverables developed as part of the PA.

II. Agenda

    The agenda for the PRG Meetings will include (1) welcome and 
introductions; (2) program update; (3) status of PA stipulations; (4) 
other business; and (5) date of next meeting. The agenda will also be 
posted on MARAD's website at https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/history/maritime-administration-history-program and on the MARAD docket 
located at www.regulations.gov under docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.''
    The agenda for the site visits will include tours of the ship and 
group presentations.

III. Public Participation

    The meetings and site visits will be open to the public. Members of 
the public who wish to attend must RSVP to the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and affiliation.
    Special services. The NSS is not compliant with the Americans with 
Disabilities Act (ADA). The ship has some capability to accommodate 
persons with impaired mobility. If you require accommodations to attend 
PRG meetings in-person, please contact the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The U.S. Department of 
Transportation is committed to providing all participants equal access 
to this meeting. If you need alternative formats or services such as 
sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.93; 36 CFR part 800; 5 U.S.C. 552b.)

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-29381 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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