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VI. Collecting and Receiving Public 

Comments 

For all proposed policies and rules, 

EAC shall accept comments by e-mail, 

fax, or in hard copy. However, EAC 

shall encourage members of the public 

to provide comments through an on-line 

portal on the EAC Web site or through 

an EAC established centralized 

comment submission program. 

Comments, regardless of the means of 

transmission, must be made available to 

the public as soon as practicable after 

they are received. 

VII. Consideration of Comments 

The Responsible Program Director 

must timely read and consider each and 

every comment submitted during the 

comment period. In addition, the 

Responsible Program Director shall 

recommend a disposition for all 

comments. In the final consideration of 

the advisory, manual, procedure, 

regulation or rule, the Responsible 

Program Director shall provide a written 

summary of all comments received, 

indicating which of those comments 

should be accepted, rejected, or tabled 

for future consideration. 

The Responsible Program Director 

shall produce the written summary of 

all comments received, as described 

above, within 14 days of the close of the 

comment period. The Responsible 

Program Director may request an 

extended period of a reasonable length 

of time to complete the summary report. 

The request shall be submitted in 

writing to the Executive Director. The 

Executive Director may grant such an 

extension when good cause is 

demonstrated and must do so in writing. 

VIII. Adoption of a Rule or Policy of 

General Applicability 

No rule or policy of general 

applicability shall be adopted by vote of 

the EAC unless: 

• The proposed rule or policy has 

been posted for public comment in 

accordance with this policy; and 

• All comments submitted in 

response to the proposed policy have 

been reviewed and considered; and 

• A vote of three or more 

Commissioners approves the proposed 

policy and any changes that are 

recommended by the Responsible 

Program Director after review and 

consideration of the comments. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–19067 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Nevada Test Site. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Atomic Testing Museum, 

755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89119. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rosemary Rehfeldt, Board 

Administrator, 232 Energy Way, M/S 

505, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89030. 

Phone: (702) 657–9088; Fax (702) 295–

5300 or E-mail: ntscab@nv.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

1. DOE Presentation: Nevada Test Site 

Underground Test Area Sub-Project 

Update 

2. DOE Presentation: Nevada Test Site 

Transuranic Waste Sub-Project 

Update 

3. Sub-Committee Reports 

A. Environmental Management Public 

Information Review Effort 

Committee 

B. Outreach Committee 

C. Transportation/Waste Committee 

D. Underground Test Area Committee 

4. Approval of Sub-Committees’ Fiscal 

Year 2009 Work Plans 

5. Chair, Vice-Chair, and Committee 

Chair Elections for Fiscal Year 2009 

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 presentations 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Rosemary Rehfeldt at the 

telephone number listed above. The 

request 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. Individuals wishing to make 

public comment will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing to Rosemary Rehfeldt at the 

address listed above or at the following 

Web site: http://www.ntscab.com/ 

MeetingMinutes.htm. 

Issued at Washington, DC on August 12, 

2008. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19057 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 

6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: DOE Information Center, 

475 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, 

Tennessee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat 

Halsey, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM–

90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 

576–4025; Fax (865) 576–2347 or e-mail: 

halseypj@oro.doe.gov or check the web 

site at http://www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ 

ssab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda: The main meeting 

topic will be ‘‘The Federal Historic 

Preservation Program.’’

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 the agenda item should 

contact Pat Halsey 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 


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