[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55647-55648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27554]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Stakeholder Involvement Opportunity: Stakeholder Forum 
on Alternative Technologies to Incineration

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for involvement in early planning of 
forum.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) seeks to improve stakeholder 
involvement in its efforts to develop and evaluate alternative 
technologies to incineration for treatment of mixed transuranic and 
mixed low level waste. To encourage broad, diverse stakeholder 
participation, the Department is planning an Alternative Technologies 
to Incineration Stakeholder Forum in 2002.

DATES: Comments, suggestions and recommendations are requested by 
Spring 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments, suggestions, and recommendations on the 
Stakeholder Forum should be directed to Noeleen Tillman of the Global 
Environment and Technology Foundation (GETF), a non-profit organization 
providing support for the Forum, at 7010 Little River Turnpike, Suite 
#460, Annandale, VA 22003; e-mail [email protected]; Telephone (703) 
750-6401. Commenters are requested to provide Ms. Tillman with their 
name and e-mail and mailing addresses so she can follow-up as 
necessary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Noeleen Tillman, Global 
Environment and Technology Foundation, 7010 Little River Turnpike, 
Suite #460, Annandale, VA 22003; e-mail [email protected]; Telephone 
(703) 750-6401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of the Forum include: (1) To 
facilitate an exchange of information between technical experts, 
regulators, and interested stakeholders, and (2) to identify 
stakeholder values and concerns that the Department should consider in 
its technology development and evaluation process.
    Topics for discussion at the Stakeholder Forum include:
     The Department of Energy's plans for developing 
alternative technologies to incineration. (A DOE ``Action Plan'' is 
available online at http://www.em.doe.gov/ftplink/integrat/actionplan.pdf).
     The current state of alternative technology development.
     Factors to be considered in determining the acceptability 
of new technologies.

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     Stakeholder views regarding the benefits and drawbacks of 
various alternative technologies.
     Opportunities for stakeholder involvement in new 
technology development and evaluation.
     Federal and State regulatory processes, including 
permitting.
    The Department invites interested stakeholders to participate early 
in the planning of this Stakeholder Forum. The Department requests 
suggestions and recommendations on the Forum's agenda, format and 
venue. The expected date and location will be announced later in a 
subsequent Federal Register notice.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 29, 2001.
Gerald G. Boyd,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 01-27554 Filed 11-1-01; 8:45 am]
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