3670-01
DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Pursuant to the
provisions of the “Government in the Sunshine Act” (5 U.S.C. § 552b), notice is hereby given of the
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s (Board) meeting described below. The Board will conduct a public hearing
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2286b and
invites any interested persons or groups to present any comments, technical information,
or data concerning safety issues related to the matters to be considered.
TIME AND DATE OF
MEETING:
PLACE: Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board, Public Hearing Room,
STATUS: Open. While the Government in the Sunshine Act does
not require that the scheduled discussion be conducted in a meeting, the Board
has determined that an open meeting in this specific case furthers the public
interests underlying both the Sunshine Act and the Board’s enabling legislation.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: On
December 8, 2003, the Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal
Register a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding worker safety and health. On January 29, 2004, the Board submitted a
letter to DOE commenting on the proposed rule. The Board requested that the responsible DOE personnel
brief the Board within 30 days to detail how DOE plans to address the Board’s comments
on the proposed rule, pursuant to the Board’s jurisdiction, as enumerated in
the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. § 2286b(d)). In this hearing, the
Board will receive testimony that will satisfy the reporting requirement of the
letter as well as receive testimony answering questions raised in a previous
public hearing held on February 9, 2004.
The public
hearing is independently authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 2286b. The Board is holding this meeting with less
than one week’s notice. As provided in
the Board’s Sunshine Act rule, 10 CFR 1704.6(b), a majority of the Board’s
members voted that the Board’s business requires the meeting to be held with
less than one week’s notice.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Kenneth
M. Pusateri, General Manager, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625
Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a roll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION: Requests
to speak at the hearing may be submitted in writing or by telephone to Mr.
Pusateri. The Board asks that
commentators describe the nature and scope of their oral presentation. Those who contact the Board prior to close of
business on February 26, 2004, wiI1 be scheduled for time slots, beginning at
approximately 11:30 a.m. The Board will
post a schedule for those speakers who have contacted the Board before the
hearing. The posting will be made at the
entrance to the Public Hearing Room at the start of the 9:30 a.m. hearing.
Anyone who
wishes to comment or provide technical information or data may do so in
writing, either in lieu of, or in addition to, making an oral presentation. The Board Members may question presenters to
the extent deemed appropriate. Documents
will be accepted at the meeting or may be sent to the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board’s Washington, DC, office. The Board will hold the record open until
March 27, 2004, for the receipt of additional materials. A transcript of the hearing will be made
available by the Board for inspection by the public at the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board’s Washington office and at DOE’s public reading room at
the DOE Federal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585.
The Board
specifically reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise regulate the
course of the meeting and hearing, to recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn
the, meeting and hearing, conduct further reviews, and otherwise exercise its
power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
Dated: February 18, 2004
John
T. Conway
Chairman.