[Federal Register: November 12, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 218)]
[Notices]
[Page 64091-64092]
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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD
Sunshine Act Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the ``Government in the Sunshine
Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board's (Board) two meetings described below. The
Board will also conduct a series of public hearings pursuant to 42
U.S.C. 2286b and invites any interested persons or groups to present
any comments, technical information, or data concerning safety issues
related to the matters to be considered.
Time and Date of Meeting: 9 a.m., December 3, 2003, and 9 a.m.,
December 4, 2003.
Place: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Public Hearing Room,
625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004-2001.
Additionally, as a part of the Board's E-Government initiative, the
meetings will be presented live through Internet video streaming. A
link to these presentations will be available on the Board's Web site
(http://www.dnfsb.gov).
Status: Open. While the Government in the Sunshine Act does not require
that the scheduled discussions be conducted in a meeting, the Board has
determined that open meetings in this specific case further the public
interests underlying both the Sunshine Act and the Board's enabling
legislation.
Matters to be Considered: The Board has been reviewing the Department
of Energy's (DOE) current oversight and management of the contracts and
contractors it relies upon to accomplish the mission assigned to DOE
under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. We will focus on what
impact, if any, DOE's new initiatives may have or might have had upon
assuring adequate protection of the health and safety of the public and
workers at DOE's defense nuclear facilities. The fourth and fifth
public meetings will collect information needed to understand and
address any health or safety concerns that may require Board action.
This will include, but is not limited to, presentations by DOE and the
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to explain their
contract management and oversight initiatives and possibly further
presentations by Board staff.
The Board has identified several key areas that will be examined in
public meetings. The Board will explore in more depth the field
application of Federal management and oversight policies being
developed by DOE and NNSA for defense nuclear facilities. The Board
will hear from NNSA Site Managers and Contractor General Managers
during the December 3rd meeting and from DOE Environmental Management
Site Managers and Contractor General Managers during the December 4th
meeting. The information gathered will explore Federal contract
management and oversight experience and will provide relevant reference
experience. The public hearing portions are independently authorized by
42 U.S.C. Sec. 2286b.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth M. Pusateri, 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: Requests to speak at the hearings may be
submitted in writing or by telephone. The Board asks that commentators
describe the nature and scope of their oral presentation. Those who
contact the Board prior to close of business on December 2, 2003, will
be scheduled for time slots, beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m., for
the December 3rd meeting. Those who contact the Board prior to close of
business on December 3, 2003, will be scheduled for time slots,
beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m., for the December 4th meeting.
The Board will post a schedule for those speakers who have contacted
the Board before each hearing. The posting will be made at the entrance
to the Public Hearing Room at the start of each 9 a.m. meeting.
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 meeting or
may be sent to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's
Washington, DC office. The Board will hold the record open until
January 5, 2005, for the receipt of additional materials. Transcripts
of the meetings will be made available by the Board for inspection by
the public at the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's Washington
office and at DOE's public reading room at the DOE Federal
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Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
The Board specifically reserves its right to further schedule and
otherwise regulate the course of the meetings and hearings, to recess,
reconvene, postpone, or adjourn the meetings and hearings, conduct
further reviews, and otherwise exercise its power under the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
Dated: November 7, 2003.
John T. Conway,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 03-28456 Filed 11-7-03; 3:25 pm]
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