[Federal Register: November 2, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 213)]
[Notices]
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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 ntillman@getf.org; 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 ntillman@getf.org; 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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