[Federal Register: May 5, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 86)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Environmental Management (EM) Site-Specific Advisory Board (SSAB)

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). 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:
      Thursday, May 20, 1999--7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
      Friday, May 21, 1999--1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
      Saturday, May 22, 1999--8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
      Sunday, May 23, 1999--8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Vernon Manor Hotel, 400 Oak Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219, 
(513) 281-3300.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Butterfield, DOE/EM-22, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Headquarters, Washington, DC. 20585, (202) 586-
8809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the 
Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental 
restoration, waste management, and related activities.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The Fernald Citizens Advisory Board is 
hosting the EM SSAB Transportation Seminar in support of the following 
objectives: (1) to improve stakeholder understanding of complex-wide 
transportation-related issues and decision-making processes; (2) to 
foster dialogue among the local EM SSABs about national transportation 
issues, and create opportunities for continuing that dialogue; and (3) 
to identify joint or common EM SSAB areas of agreement and unresolved 
transportation-related issues, and draft joint ``statements of 
concern'' regarding these issues.

Tentative Agenda

Thursday, May 20, 1999:
    7:00-9:00 p.m. Reception
Friday, May 21, 1999:
    1:00-1:15 p.m. Welcome (Jim Bierer and Tom Wagner) Orientation 
(objectives, agenda, rules of engagement)
    1:15-1:30 p.m. (Facilitation Team)
    1:30-2:30 p.m. Site Introductions and Site Info
    2:30-3:00 p.m. Introduction of Core Topics (Facilitation Team)
    3:00-3:15 p.m. Break
    3:15-5:30 p.m. Presentation on Core Topics
    5:30-6:00 p.m. Site Specific Preparation for Discussion of Core 
Topics (optional)
Saturday, May 22, 1999:
    8:00-9:30 a.m. Plenary: Discuss broad areas of shared concern in 
each core topic
    9:30-9:45 a.m. Break and Convene Core Topic Breakouts
    9:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Core Topic Breakouts
    12:00-1:30 p.m. Lunch
    1:30-2:30 p.m. Site Specific Breakout
    2:30-3:45 p.m. Core Topic Breakout
    3:45-4:00 p.m. Break and Reconvene Plenary
    4:00-5:30 p.m. Plenary: Discuss first two core topics
Sunday, May 23, 1999:
    8:00-9:30 a.m. Plenary: Discuss last two core topics
    9:30-9:45 a.m. Break and Convene Core Topic Breakouts
    9:45-10:30 a.m. Core Topic Breakouts
    10:30-10:45 a.m. Break and Reconvene Plenary
    10:45-12:00 p.m. Plenary: Discuss and agree on revised 
statements of concern
    12:00-12:45 p.m. Plenary: Discuss next steps while final 
statements are prepared for signature
    12:45-1:00 p.m. Plenary: Sign statements and adjourn

    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written 
statements may be filed with the Board chair either before or after the 
meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to 
agenda items should contact the Board chair at the address or telephone 
number listed below. Requests 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, Gary 
Stegner, Public Affairs Officer, Ohio Field Office, U.S. Department of 
Energy, is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Each individual wishing to 
make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to 
present their comments.
    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-Friday, except 
Federal holidays. Minutes will also be available by writing to Jim 
Bierer, Chair, Fernald Citizens' Advisory Board, C/O Phoenix 
Environmental Corporation, P.O. Box 544, Ross, Ohio, 45061, or by 
calling the Advisory Board at (513) 648-6478.


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    Issued at Washington, DC on April 29, 1999.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-11297 Filed 5-4-99; 8:45 am]
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