[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23686-23687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11648]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, June 7, 2001, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, June 8, 2001, 
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: West Coast hotel (formerly Cavanaugh's) 1101 North Columbia 
Center Boulevard Kennewick, WA (509-783-0611)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail McClure, Public Involvement 
Program Manager, Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, P.O. 
Box 550 (A7-75), Richland, WA, 99352;

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Phone: (509) 373-5647; Fax: (509) 376-1563.

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

Thursday, June 7, 2001

    <bullet> Update on current baselines and budgets (FY2002, FY2003)--
Draft advise may be introduced
    <bullet> Status of the Richland Operations Office
    <bullet> Status of the Office of River Protection
    <bullet> Introduction of Draft Advice on Principles for Existing 
Hanford
Clean-up Contracts
    <bullet> Adoption of Hanford Advisory Board Guidance on Roles
Responsibilities and Expectations
    <bullet> Tri-Party Agreement Community Relations Plan--Process and 
timeline for revising the document (Advice may be proposed.)
    <bullet> Environmental Assessment on Low-Level Burial Ground Trench 
Expansion
    <bullet> Explore opportunities for ways the Board could assist DOE 
in examining the framework on how clean-up is done.

Friday, June 8, 2001

    <bullet> Refinement and adoption of draft advice
    <bullet> Issue Manager Updates
    <bullet> Spent Fuel
    <bullet> Hanford Draft Stewardship Plan
    <bullet> B-Reactor
    <bullet> Tank Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
    <bullet> Groundwater Roadmap Roundtable
    <bullet> Site-Specific Advisory Board Letter to the Secretary
    <bullet> Offsite-Waste
    <bullet> Identification of Agenda Topics for September Board 
Meeting
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the 
meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to 
agenda items should contact Gail McClure's office at the address or 
telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days 
prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include 
the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 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 equal time 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 Gail McClure, 
Department of Energy Richland Operation Office, P.O. Box 550, Richland, 
WA 99352, or by calling her at (509) 373-5647.

    Issued at Washington, DC on May 4, 2001.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-11648 Filed 5-8-01; 8:45 am]
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