[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20678-20679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10407]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of Energy 
Nuclear Safety

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 third 
meeting of the Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department 
of Energy Nuclear Safety.

Dates and Times: The committee session will begin at 8:00 am Monday May 
15, 1995 with the public comment session to begin at 7:00 pm. The 
Tuesday, May 16, 1995, session will begin at 7:30 am and adjourn at 
9:30 am at which time the Committee will tour select Department of 
Energy Hanford facilities.

addresses: Red Lion Inn/Hanford House, 802 George Washington Way, 
Richland, WA 99352.

for further information contact:Tom Isaacs, Executive Director, 
Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of Energy 
Nuclear Safety, 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036, 
(202) 254-3826.

supplementary information: The purpose of the Committee is to provide 
the Secretary of Energy, the White House Council on Environmental 
Quality, and the Office of Management and Budget with advice, 
information, and recommendations on how new and existing Department of 
Energy (DOE) facilities and operations, except those operations covered 
under Executive Order 12344 (Naval Propulsion Program), might best be 
regulated with regard to nuclear safety. The Department currently self-
regulates many aspects of nuclear safety, pursuant to the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, as amended. The Committee consists of 25 members drawn 
from Federal and State government and the private sector, and is co-
chaired by John F. Ahearne, Executive Director of Sigma Xi and Gerard 
F. Scannell, President of the National Safety Council. Members were 
chosen with environment, safety, and health backgrounds, balanced to 
represent different public, Federal, state, [[Page 20679]] Tribal, 
regulatory, and industry interests and experience.

Purpose of the Meeting

    This is the third meeting of the Committee. The Committee will 
receive presentations by representatives of relevant regulatory and 
oversight organizations and by DOE, industry and stakeholder 
organizations associated with the Hanford site. The Committee will also 
hold a public comment period to receive input from the public and tour 
appropriate facilities at Hanford.

Tentative Agenda

    In addition to conducting deliberations related to its charge, the 
Advisory Committee will receive a presentation on the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission's perspective on regulation of safety at DOE's 
nuclear facilities by the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission. Other speakers will address the current processes for 
internal and external oversight of nuclear safety at DOE and the 
implementation and oversight of the regulatory framework at the Hanford 
site by DOE, the State, EPA, and others. The agenda will provide 
opportunities for public comment at 7:00 pm at the Red Lion Inn/Hanford 
House in the Columbia Meeting Room. A final agenda will be available at 
the meeting.

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public. Members of the public are 
welcome to make oral statements during the public comment period. Those 
who wish to do so should contact Catherine Volk at the address or 
telephone number listed above. Individuals may also register on May 15, 
1995 at the meeting site. Every effort will be made to hear all those 
wishing to speak. Written comments are welcomed, and should be mailed 
to Catherine Volk, 1726 M St. NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036. The 
Committee Co-Chairs are empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion 
that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business.

Transcripts and Minutes

    A meeting transcript and minutes will be available for public 
review and copying four to six weeks after the meeting at the DOE 
Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585 between 9:00 a.m. 
and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The 
transcript will also be made available at the Department's Field Office 
Reading Room locations.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on April 24, 1995.
Rachel Murphy Samuel,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-10407 Filed 4-26-95; 8:45 am]
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