[Federal Register: October 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 194)] [Notices] [Page 54624-54625] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr07oc99-49] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Stewardship Workshop 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), Stewardship Workshop. Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Monday, October 25, 1999, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October 26, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, October 27, 1999 8:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.; Thursday, October 28, 1999, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: Garden Plaza Hotel (October 25 Session), 215 South Illinois Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center (October 26-28 Sessions), 333 Main Street, Oak Ridge, TN 37830 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carolyn Davis, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, phone (423) 576-0418. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM-SSAB), Oak Ridge, in conjunction with the Oak Ridge Reservation Stewardship Group, will sponsor the EM-SSAB Workshop on Stewardship. Speakers and panelists from the Department of Energy, state and federal regulatory agencies will be on hand to discuss the issues surrounding long-term stewardship for DOE sites. Participants will also engage in small-group discussions and share issues and ideas with the entire workshop. On October 28, DOE will hold an informal workshop to provide an opportunity for information exchange and constructive discussions between DOE and interested parties on the types of issues DOE should examine in the long-term stewardship study. DOE staff will discuss the objectives and the process of the study, describe how public input will be incorporated into the study, and address any questions from the public. The workshop will be facilitated to promote fill and open discussion among the participants. Tentative Agenda Monday, October 25, Garden Plaza Hotel 1 p.m.--Leave for tour of the Oak Ridge Reservation (For interested members of the public, tour arrangements should be made in advance with Ms. Carolyn Davis) 5:00-7:00 Registration (Salon C) Tuesday, October 26, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center, Cumberland Room 8:00 a.m.--Registration 8:30-9:00 Welcome and Introductions Mayor, City of Oak Ridge Chair, Oak Ridge Site, Site Specific Advisory Board Leah Dever, Manager, Oak Ridge Operations Office Justin Wilson, Chief Policy Advisor to Tenn. Governor Don Sundquist (invited) 9:00-9:15--Meeting Orientation, Doug Sarno, Meeting Facilitator 9:15-10:30 Panel Session: Perspectives on Stewardship Earl Leming, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Jim Werner, DOE Headquarters Jim Woolford, EPA Headquarters Russell Edge, DOE Grand Junction Office 10:30-10:45--Break 10:45-11:30--Q & A on Panel Session 11:30-12:30 p.m.--SSAB Introductions Background on stewardship activities at each site Number one goal for each SSAB at the Stewardship Meeting Fernald, Hanford, Idaho, Nevada Test, Site, Northern NM, Oak Ridge, Paducah, Pantex, Rocky Flats, Sandia, Savannah River 12:30-1:45 Lunch ($6.50 per person, collected at door), Club Room Lunch Speaker: Carolyn Huntoon, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (invited) 2:00-3:20 Plenary Discussion of Four Core Topic Areas What needs to be done? Who should do what? How should we deal with stewardship information? How should stewardship be funded? 3:20-5:00 Core Topic Breakout Session I Identify top issues and draft initial statements 5:30-7:30 Caucus and Reception, Garden Plaza Hotel Wednesday, October 27, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center, Cumberland Room 8:00 a.m.--Participants Arrive 8:30-10:00 Core Topics Plenary Session Present breakout group issues and statements, plenary discussion to identify areas of agreement and suggestions for change. 10:00-10:45 Site-Specific Breakout Sessions Site representatives discuss results of core topic breakouts and plenary sessions. 10:45-11:45 Core Topic Breakout Session II Revise, expand, and refine statements based on site-specific and plenary feedback. 11:45-12:45--Lunch ($6.50 per person, collected at the door), Club Room 12:45-1:30 Core Breakout Session III Select presenters and develop overheads for the plenary presentations. 2:00-3:00 Core Topic Statement Presentations to [[Page 54625]] Plenary Present statements, plenary discussion to develop final statements. 3:00-3:15--Closing Remarks, Lorene Sigal, Chair, National SSAB Meeting on Stewardship 3:15--3:30 Sign Statements and Adjourn Thursday, October 28, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center 8:30-11:30--Informal workshop presented by DOE to provide information and the opportunity for a discussion on issues to be examined in DOE's long-term stewardship study (Agenda topics may change up to the day of the meeting; please call the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice for the current agenda) Public Participation This meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board facilitator before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral presentations pertaining to agenda items should contact the Board Chair at their specific site, or Fred Butterfield at the address listed above. Requests must be received 5 days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. Minutes A written summary 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-Friday, except Federal holidays. The meeting summary will also be available by writing the EM- SSAB Chair or Designated Deputy Federal Officer of every EM-SSAB that participated in the meeting. Issued at Washington, DC on October 4, 1999. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 99-26152 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P