[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28736-28737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13137]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Advisory Board; Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Alternative 
Technologies to Incineration Committee (ATIC) of the Environmental 
Management Advisory Board (EMAB). The EMAB is a Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) entity.

DATES: Wednesday, June 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., (Room 1E-258), Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James T. Melillo, Executive Director 
of the Environmental Management Advisory Board, (EM-10), 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., (Room 5B-161), Washington, DC 20585. The 
telephone number is 202-586-4400. The Internet address is 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0bab1bdb5a3febdb5bcb9bcbcbf90b5bdfeb4bfb5feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96fcf7fbf3e5b8fbf3fafffafaf9d6f3fbb8f2f9f3b8f1f9e0">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Board is to provide the 
Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM) with advice and 
recommendations on issues confronting the Environmental Management 
Advisory Program from the perspective of affected groups, as well as 
state, local, and tribal governments. The Board will contribute to the 
effective operation of the Environmental Management Advisory Program by 
providing individual citizens and representatives of interested groups 
an opportunity to present their views on issues facing EM and by 
helping to secure consensus recommendations on those issues. The ATIC 
will examine emerging candidate technologies identified by the 
Department for treatment for disposal of mixed transuranic (TRU) and 
low-level wastes previously scheduled for incineration at the Idaho 
National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). The 
Department is identifying these technologies through implementation of 
its technology Research Development Deployment & Demonstration (RDD&D) 
plan. The ATIC will facilitate stakeholder comment and communications 
on issues related to emerging alternative technologies to incineration 
for the treatment of mixed TRU and low-level wastes.

Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday, June 13, 2001

8:30 a.m.--Welcome and Introductions
    --Introductory Comments
    --Background and History, The Blue Ribbon Panel
    --The ATIC Action Plan
    --Overview of EM-50 R&D Effort
    --The Stakeholder Forum
    --Organizational Discussions
    --Public Comment Period
4:00 p.m.--Adjournment

Public Participation

    This meeting is open to the public. If you would like to file a 
written statement with the Committee you may do so either before or 
after the meeting. If you would like to make an oral statement 
regarding any of the items on the agenda, please contact Mr. Melillo at 
the address or telephone number listed above, or call the Environmental 
Management Advisory Board office at 202-586-4400, and we will reserve 
time for you on the agenda. You may also register to speak at the 
meeting on June 13, 2001, or ask to speak during the public comment 
period. Those who call in and or register in advance will be given the 
opportunity to speak first.

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Others will be accommodated as time permits. The Board Chairs will 
conduct the meeting in an orderly manner.

Minutes

    We will make the minutes of the meeting available for public review 
and copying by August 13, 2001. The minutes and transcript of the 
meeting will be available for viewing at the Freedom of Information 
Public Reading Room (1E-190) in the Forrestal Building, U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. The 
room is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. except on 
Federal holidays.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 18, 2001.
Belinda Hood,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-13137 Filed 5-23-01; 8:45 am]
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