[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 44335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18405]


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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD


Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine 
Act, notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board's (Board) public meeting and hearing described below. The Board 
invites any interested persons or groups to present any comments, 
technical information, or data concerning safety issues related to the 
matters to be considered.

DATES: Session I (Hearing): 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Session II (Meeting): 
8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m., August 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 West Grandbridge 
Boulevard, Kennewick, Washington 99352.
    Status: Open. The Board has determined that an open meeting 
furthers the public interest underlying both the Government in the 
Sunshine Act and the Board's enabling legislation. The proceeding is 
being noticed as both a meeting under the Government in the Sunshine 
Act and a hearing under the Board's enabling legislation. At the 
conclusion of Session II, the Board is expected to deliberate and then 
potentially vote on a staff proposal. Deliberations and voting will 
proceed in accordance with the Board's operating procedures concerning 
the conduct of meetings.
    Matters To Be Considered: In the Session I hearing, the Board will 
receive testimony from senior officials from the Department of Energy 
(DOE) Headquarters, from the Manager for DOE's Office of River 
Protection (ORP), and from the Federal Project Director for the Waste 
Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) regarding the current status 
of DOE efforts to improve safety culture at WTP. The Board will 
consider several topics related to safety culture. DOE's Office of 
Independent Enterprise Assessment will be given the opportunity to 
discuss the concerns identified in the WTP independent safety culture 
assessments. DOE's Office of Environmental Management and ORP are 
expected to discuss actions to strengthen and sustain a healthy safety 
culture at WTP. Testimony will also address actions taken by DOE to 
assess the effectiveness of their improvements in safety culture and 
the tools being used to track future progress. After a brief recess, 
the Board will convene the Session II meeting. The Board will receive 
testimony from a senior Board technical staff employee concerning DOE's 
efforts to improve safety culture at WTP and a staff proposal for 
possible approaches to closing Recommendation 2011-1, Safety Culture at 
the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. The Board is then 
expected to conduct deliberations concerning the staff's proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Welch, General Manager, Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, 
Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public participation in the hearing and 
meeting is invited. The Board is setting aside time in each Session for 
presentations and comments from the public. Requests to speak may be 
submitted in writing or by telephone. The Board asks that commenters 
describe the nature and scope of their oral presentations. Those who 
contact the Board prior to close of business on August 21, 2015, will 
be scheduled to speak at the Session most relevant to their 
presentations. At the beginning of Session I, the Board will post a 
schedule for speakers at the entrance to the hearing room. 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 hearing or may be 
sent to the Board's Washington, DC office. The Board will hold the 
hearing record open until September 26, 2015, for the receipt of 
additional materials. The meeting record will close when the meeting 
adjourns. The hearing and meeting will be presented live through 
Internet video streaming. A link to the presentation will be available 
on the Board's Web site (www.dnfsb.gov). A transcript of the hearing 
and meeting, along with a DVD video recording, will be made available 
by the Board for inspection and viewing by the public at the Board's 
Washington office and at DOE's public reading room at the DOE Federal 
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. The Board 
specifically reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise 
regulate the course of the hearing and meeting, to recess, reconvene, 
postpone, or adjourn the hearing and meeting, conduct further reviews, 
and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 
as amended.

    Dated: July 22, 2015.
Jessie H. Roberson,
Vice Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2015-18405 Filed 7-23-15; 11:15 am]
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