[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 52 (Thursday, March 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 14258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6503]


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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 Environmental 
Management Advisory Board. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. Law 
No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings 
be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, April 13, 2000 and Friday, April 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, (Room 1E-245), 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 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Purpose of the Board: To provide the Assistant Secretary for 
Environmental Management (EM) with advice and recommendations on issues 
confronting the Environmental Management 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 Program by providing individual citizens and 
representatives of interested groups an opportunity to present their 
views on issues facing the Office of Environmental Management and by 
helping to secure consensus recommendations on those issues.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, April 13, 2000

Public Meeting Opens (1:00 P.M.)
    --Approve Minutes of September 22-23, 1999 Meeting
Opening Remarks
Budget Update
Worker Health & Safety Committee Report
    --Integrated Safety Management Implementation*
    --Environment, Safety and Health in Technology Development*
Contracting and Management Committee Report
    --Shared Savings*
    --Project Management*
    Long-Term Stewardship Committee Report
    --Institutional Controls*
    --Next Steps for Stewardship
    Technology Development & Transfer Committee Report
    --Environmental Management Science & Technology Performance 
Measures*
Science Committee Report
Integration and Transportation Committee Report
Public Comment Period and Adjournment (5:15 P.M.)

Friday, April 14, 2000

Opening Remarks (8:30 A.M.)
Board Discussion
Public Comment Period
Board Business
    --Votes on EMAB Findings & Resolutions
    --New Business
    --Set Date for Next Board Meeting (October 2000)
Public Comment Period
Meeting Adjourns (12:00 P.M.)
*The Board anticipates recommendations to be presented on this 
topic.

    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. If you 
would like to file a written statement with the Board, 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 April 13-14, 2000, 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. Others will be accommodated as 
time permits. The Board Chairs will conduct the meeting in an orderly 
manner.
    Transcript and Minutes: We will make the minutes of the meeting 
available for public review and copying by approximately May 13, 2000. 
The minutes and transcript of the meeting will be available for viewing 
on the Internet at http://www.em.doe.gov/emab/products.html and 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, D.C. on March 10, 2000.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-6503 Filed 3-15-00; 8:45 am]
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