47494 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 196 / Thursday, October 12, 2017 / Notices 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, November 2, 2017; 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. and Friday, 

November 3, 2017; 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Marriott 

Washingtonian Center, 9751 

Washingtonian Blvd., Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20878. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Tristram West, Designated Federal 

Officer, BERAC, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Science, Office of 

Biological and Environmental Research, 

SC–23/Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290. Phone 

301–903–5155; fax (301) 903–5051 or 

email: tristram.west@science.doe.gov. 

The most current information 

concerning this meeting can be found 

on the Web site: http://science.energy.

gov/ber/berac/meetings/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: To provide 

advice on a continuing basis to the 

Director, Office of Science of the 

Department of Energy, on the many 

complex scientific and technical issues 

that arise in the development and 

implementation of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Program. 

Tentative Agenda Topics 

• News from the Office of Science 

• News from the Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research (BER) 

• News from the Biological Systems 

Science and Climate and 

Environmental Sciences Divisions 

• Report on the Biological Systems 

Science Division Committee of 

Visitors 

• Report on the Grand Challenges 

Report 

• Facility Update 

• Introductions to new Bioenergy 

Research Centers 

• Scientific Workshop Outbriefs 

• Science Talks 

• New Business 

• Public Comment 

Public Participation: The day and a 

half 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 oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, you should contact Tristram 

West at tristram.west@science.doe.gov 

(email) or 301–903–5051 (fax). You 

must make your request for an oral 

statement at least five business days 

before the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Chairperson of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Public comment will be 

limited to five minutes each. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 45 days at the BERAC 

Web site: http://science.energy.gov/ber/ 

berac/meetings/berac-minutes/. 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 5, 

2017. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22104 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho 

Cleanup Project 

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), Idaho Cleanup 

Project. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, October 26, 2017, 8:00 

a.m.–3:45 p.m. 

The opportunity for public comment 

is at 10:15 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. 

This time is subject to change; please 

contact the Federal Coordinator (below) 

for confirmation of times prior to the 

meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Sun Valley Inn, 1 Sun 

Valley Road, Sun Valley, ID 83353. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert L. Pence, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy, Idaho Operations 

Office, 1955 Fremont Avenue, MS– 

1203, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415. Phone 

(208) 526–6518; Fax (208) 526–8789 or 

email: pencerl@id.doe.gov or visit the 

Board’s Internet home page at: http://

inlcab.energy.gov/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Topics (agenda topics may 

change up to the day of the meeting; 

please contact Robert L. Pence for the 

most current agenda): 

• Recent Public Outreach 

• Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) 

Overview 

• Update on Integrated Waste 

Treatment Unit (IWTU) 

• IWTU Question and Answer 

Session with Idaho Department of 

Environmental Quality, Hazardous 

Waste Program Manager 

• Update on Transuranic Waste 

Shipment and Characterization 

• Update on Monitoring Well 

Contamination 

• Update on Snake River Plain 

Aquifer 

• Site Environmental Monitoring 

Annual Report 

• Status of Idaho Settlement 

Agreement 

• EM SSAB Chairs Meeting Report 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Idaho Cleanup Project, welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Robert L. Pence at least 

seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number listed above. 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 Robert L. Pence at the 

address or 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 comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Robert L. Pence, 

Federal Coordinator, at the address and 

phone number listed above. Minutes 

will also be available at the following 

Web site: http://inlcab.energy.gov/pages

/meetings.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on October 5, 

2017. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22105 Filed 10–11–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Northern New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

combined meeting of the Environmental 


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