[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54624-54625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26152]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board,
Stewardship Workshop
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), Stewardship
Workshop. 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: Monday, October 25, 1999, 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.; Tuesday, October
26, 1999, 8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, October 27, 1999 8:00 a.m.-
3:30 p.m.; Thursday, October 28, 1999, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Garden Plaza Hotel (October 25 Session), 215 South Illinois Avenue, Oak
Ridge, TN 37830
Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center (October 26-28 Sessions), 333 Main
Street, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carolyn Davis, U.S. Department of
Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN
37831, phone (423) 576-0418.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Management Site-Specific
Advisory Board (EM-SSAB), Oak Ridge, in conjunction with the Oak Ridge
Reservation Stewardship Group, will sponsor the EM-SSAB Workshop on
Stewardship. Speakers and panelists from the Department of Energy,
state and federal regulatory agencies will be on hand to discuss the
issues surrounding long-term stewardship for DOE sites. Participants
will also engage in small-group discussions and share issues and ideas
with the entire workshop.
On October 28, DOE will hold an informal workshop to provide an
opportunity for information exchange and constructive discussions
between DOE and interested parties on the types of issues DOE should
examine in the long-term stewardship study. DOE staff will discuss the
objectives and the process of the study, describe how public input will
be incorporated into the study, and address any questions from the
public. The workshop will be facilitated to promote fill and open
discussion among the participants.
Tentative Agenda
Monday, October 25, Garden Plaza Hotel
1 p.m.--Leave for tour of the Oak Ridge Reservation (For interested
members of the public, tour arrangements should be made in advance with
Ms. Carolyn Davis)
5:00-7:00 Registration (Salon C)
Tuesday, October 26, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center, Cumberland Room
8:00 a.m.--Registration
8:30-9:00
Welcome and Introductions
Mayor, City of Oak Ridge
Chair, Oak Ridge Site, Site Specific Advisory Board
Leah Dever, Manager, Oak Ridge Operations Office
Justin Wilson, Chief Policy Advisor to Tenn. Governor Don Sundquist
(invited)
9:00-9:15--Meeting Orientation, Doug Sarno, Meeting Facilitator
9:15-10:30
Panel Session: Perspectives on Stewardship
Earl Leming, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Jim Werner, DOE Headquarters
Jim Woolford, EPA Headquarters
Russell Edge, DOE Grand Junction Office
10:30-10:45--Break
10:45-11:30--Q & A on Panel Session
11:30-12:30 p.m.--SSAB Introductions
Background on stewardship activities at each site
Number one goal for each SSAB at the Stewardship Meeting
Fernald, Hanford, Idaho, Nevada Test, Site, Northern NM, Oak Ridge,
Paducah, Pantex, Rocky Flats, Sandia, Savannah River
12:30-1:45
Lunch ($6.50 per person, collected at door), Club Room
Lunch Speaker: Carolyn Huntoon, Assistant Secretary for
Environmental Management (invited)
2:00-3:20
Plenary Discussion of Four Core Topic Areas
What needs to be done?
Who should do what?
How should we deal with stewardship information?
How should stewardship be funded?
3:20-5:00
Core Topic Breakout Session I
Identify top issues and draft initial statements
5:30-7:30
Caucus and Reception, Garden Plaza Hotel
Wednesday, October 27, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center, Cumberland
Room
8:00 a.m.--Participants Arrive
8:30-10:00
Core Topics Plenary Session
Present breakout group issues and statements, plenary discussion to
identify areas of agreement and suggestions for change.
10:00-10:45
Site-Specific Breakout Sessions
Site representatives discuss results of core topic breakouts and
plenary sessions.
10:45-11:45
Core Topic Breakout Session II
Revise, expand, and refine statements based on site-specific and
plenary feedback.
11:45-12:45--Lunch ($6.50 per person, collected at the door), Club Room
12:45-1:30
Core Breakout Session III
Select presenters and develop overheads for the plenary
presentations.
2:00-3:00
Core Topic Statement Presentations to
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Plenary
Present statements, plenary discussion to develop final statements.
3:00-3:15--Closing Remarks, Lorene Sigal, Chair, National SSAB Meeting
on Stewardship
3:15--3:30 Sign Statements and Adjourn
Thursday, October 28, Oak Ridge Mall Conference Center
8:30-11:30--Informal workshop presented by DOE to provide information
and the opportunity for a discussion on issues to be examined in DOE's
long-term stewardship study
(Agenda topics may change up to the day of the meeting; please call the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice for the current agenda)
Public Participation
This meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed
with the Board facilitator before or after the meeting. Individuals who
wish to make oral presentations pertaining to agenda items should
contact the Board Chair at their specific site, or Fred Butterfield at
the address listed above. Requests must be received 5 days prior to the
meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the
presentation in the agenda.
Minutes
A written summary 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. The meeting summary will also be available by writing the EM-
SSAB Chair or Designated Deputy Federal Officer of every EM-SSAB that
participated in the meeting.
Issued at Washington, DC on October 4, 1999.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-26152 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am]
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