[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 17689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07155]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Public Meeting To Inform the Design of a Consent-Based
Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities
AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is implementing a consent-
based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system
to transport, store, and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level
radioactive waste. In a consent-based siting approach, DOE will work
with communities, tribal governments and states across the country that
express interest in hosting any of the facilities identified as part of
an integrated waste management system. As part of this process, the
Department is hosting a series of public meetings to engage communities
and individuals and discuss the development of a consent-based approach
to managing our nation's nuclear waste. A public meeting will be held
in Tempe, AZ on June 23, 2016.
DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 5:00
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. MST. Informal poster sessions will be held from 4:00
p.m. until 5:00 p.m. MST and again after 9:30 p.m. MST. Department
officials will be available to discuss consent-based siting during the
poster sessions.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Marriott Phoenix Tempe at the
Buttes, 2000 W Westcourt Way, Tempe, AZ 85282. To register for this
meeting and to review the agenda for the meeting, please go to
energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information
should be sent to [email protected] or to Michael Reim at
202-586-2981. Updated information on this and other planned public
meetings on consent based siting will be posted at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
If you are unable to attend a public meeting or would like to
further discuss ideas for consent-based siting, please request an
opportunity for us to speak with you. The Department will do its best
to accommodate such requests and help arrange additional opportunities
to engage. To learn more about nuclear energy, nuclear waste, and
ongoing technical work please go to energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
Privacy Act: Data collected via the mechanisms listed above will
not be protected from the public view in any way.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2016.
Andrew Griffith,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy,
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-07155 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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