[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39734-39735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17317]


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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD


Sunshine Act Meetings

TIME AND DATE: Session 1: 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m., Session 2: 10:00 a.m.-
11:30 a.m., Session 3: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., August 28, 2018.

PLACE: 625 Indiana Avenue, Room 352, Washington, DC 20004.

STATUS: Open. While the Government in the Sunshine Act does not require 
that the scheduled hearing be conducted in a meeting, the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board has determined that an open meeting and 
hearing furthers the public interests underlying both the Government in 
the Sunshine Act and the Board's enabling legislation.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to the provisions of the 
``Government in the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), and as authorized 
by 42 U.S.C. 2286b, notice is hereby given of the Board's public 
hearing on August 28, 2018. The goal for the hearing is to gather 
information on (1) the objectives of and intended improvements to be 
accomplished by DOE Order 140.1, Interface with the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board; (2) DNFSB access to information, facilities, 
and personnel; and (3) potential impacts to the DNFSB resident 
inspector program.
    In session 1, the Board will hear the Secretary of Energy's (or his 
designee's) position on interface between the DNFSB and DOE. The Board 
and the Secretary of Energy will discuss the objectives and intended 
improvements for accomplishment through the development of Order 140.1. 
In session 2, the Board will hear testimony regarding access to 
information, facilities, and personnel including potential impacts to 
the DNFSB resident inspector program. The Board and the panel of 
participants will discuss changes in access to information, facilities, 
and personnel as a result of DOE Order 140.1; intended changes from the 
DOE interface manual to the Order and execution challenges; and 
potential impacts to the DNFSB resident inspector program as a result 
of DOE Order 140.1.
    The agenda for the hearing is posted on the Board's website 
(www.dnfsb.gov). Public participation in the hearing is invited during 
the public comment period of the agenda. Persons interested in speaking 
during the public comment period are encouraged to pre-register by 
submitting a request in writing to the Board's address listed above, 
emailing [email protected], or calling the Office of the General 
Counsel at (202) 694-7000 or (800) 788-4016 prior to close of business 
on August 21, 2018. The Board asks that commenters describe the nature 
and scope of their oral presentations. Those who pre-register will be 
scheduled to speak first. Individual oral comments may be limited by 
the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. At 
the beginning of the hearing, the Board will post a list of 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

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deemed appropriate. Written comments and 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 28, 2018, for 
the receipt of additional materials.
    The hearing will be presented live through internet video 
streaming. A link to the presentation will be available on the Board's 
website, and a recording will be posted soon after. A transcript of 
these sessions and the associated correspondence will be made available 
on the Board's website. The Board specifically reserves its right to 
further schedule and otherwise regulate the course of the hearing, to 
recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn the hearing, conduct further 
reviews, and otherwise exercise its authority under the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, as amended.
    Contact Person for More Information: Glenn Sklar, General Manager, 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 
700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016.

    Dated: August 7, 2018.
Joyce Connery,
Acting Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2018-17317 Filed 8-8-18; 4:15 pm]
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