[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7731]



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

DATE AND TIMES: The committee will first tour the Rocky Flats 
Environmental Technology Site on the morning of Thursday, April 13, 
1995. A public comment session will follow at 11:15 am to 12:00 pm and 
will be conducted at the United States Department of Energy Rocky Flats 
Field Office, Building 60, Highway 93, Golden, CO 80404. The Committee 
meeting will begin at 1:30 pm at the Holiday Inn Denver Northglenn 
followed by a second public comment session at 6:30 pm. The Friday, 
April 14, 1995, Committee session will be conducted from 8:00 am to 
12:00 pm at the same location.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Denver Northglenn, 10 East 120th Avenue, 
Northglenn, CO 80233.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Volk, 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: Purpose of the Committee: 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 24 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, Tribal, and industry interests and experience.

Purpose of the Meeting

    This is the second meeting of the Committee. The Committee will 
receive information from federal and state officials and focus on 
committee operations.

Tentative Agenda

    The Advisory Committee meeting will focus on the regulatory 
framework for oversight of DOE activities. The Committee will receive 
presentations on regulatory practices at Rocky Flats by the DOE, 
contractor, state, and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
There will also be a presentation on critiques of and options for 
regulation compiled by the Congressional Resource Services. The agenda 
will provide opportunities for public comment both at Rocky Flats after 
the Advisory Committee's site tour and at 6:30 pm at the Holiday Inn 
Denver Northglenn. A final agenda will be available at the meeting.

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed 
with the Committee either before or after the meeting. Members of the 
public are welcome to make oral statements. Those who wish to do so 
should contact Catherine Volk at the address or telephone number listed 
above. Individuals may also register on April 13, 1995 at the meeting 
sites. 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 also will be made available at the Department's Field Office 
Reading Room locations.

    Issued at Washington, DC on March 24, 1995.
Gail Cephas,
Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-7731 Filed 3-28-95; 8:45 am]
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