[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53592-53593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26671]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Idaho

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental 
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Idaho. The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 
public notice of these meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Tuesday, November 13, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Wednesday, 
November 14, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
    Public participation sessions will be held on: Tuesday, November 
13, 2001, 12:15-12:30 p.m, 5:45-6:00 p.m.; Wednesday, November 14, 
2001, 11:45-12:00 noon, 4:00-4:15 p.m.
    These times are subject to change as the meeting progresses. Please 
check with the meeting facilitator to confirm these times.

ADDRESSS: Ameritel Inn, 645 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy Lowe, Idaho National 
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) Citizens' Advisory 
Board(CAB) Facilitator, Jason Associates Corporation, 477 Shoup Avenue, 
Suite 205, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, Phone (208) 522-1662 or visit the 
Board's Internet home page at http://www.ida.net/users/cab.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the 
Board is to make recommendations to DOE and its regulators in the areas 
of future use, cleanup levels, waste disposition and cleanup priorities 
at the INEEL.
    Tentative Agenda: (Agenda topics may change up to the day of the 
meeting. Please contact Jason Associates for the most current agenda or 
visit the CAB's Internet site at www.ida.net/users/cab/.)
    To meet with the new site manager.

    To receive presentations on and to discuss:
     Potential site groundwater contamination
     Authorized DOE-Idaho funding for fiscal year 2002
     INEEL CERCLA Disposal Facility (ICDF) and the CAB's 
position on the facility
     INEEL efforts to identify potential new site missions
    To discuss:
     Acceptable remediation objectives for the Subsurface 
Disposal Area
     Public perceptions related to alternatives to 
incineration
     Progress to date on the Decontamination and 
Decommissioning Decision Making Model
     CAB participation in the Top-to-Bottom DOE-HQ review
    To receive status reports on:
     The dispute between DOE, the EPA, and the State of 
Idaho regarding the approach and schedule for cleanup at Pit 9 
(located in Waste Area Group at the Radioactive Waste Management 
Complex)
     Workforce restructuring at the INEEL
     Coordination with the Bureau of Land Management 
(regarding Wildland Fires Memorandum of Understanding)

    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board facilitator either before or 
after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral presentations 
pertaining to agenda items should contact the Board Chair at the 
address or tele-phone number listed above. 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, Jerry Bowman, Assistant Manager for Laboratory Development, 
Idaho Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy, is empowered to 
conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly 
conduct of business. Every individual wishing to make public comment 
will be provided equal time to present their comments. Additional time 
may be made available for public comment during the presentations.
    Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public 
review and copying at the 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

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through Friday except Federal holidays. Minutes will also be available 
by writing to Ms. Wendy Lowe, INEEL CAB Facilitator, Jason Associates 
Corporation, 477 Shoup Avenue, Suite 205, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 or by 
calling (208) 522-1662.

    Issued at Washington, DC on October 18, 2001.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-26671 Filed 10-22-01; 8:45 am]
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