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 Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of E



[Federal Register: June 6, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 108)]
[Notices]               

[Page 29836-29837]

>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]








DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 


Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of Energy 
Nuclear Safety



AGENCY: Department of Energy.



ACTION: Notice of open meeting.






SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of the 
fourth meeting of the Advisory Committee on External Regulation of 
Department of Energy Nuclear Safety.



DATE AND TIMES: The Committee session will begin at 8:30 am Wednesday, 
June 28, 1995 and adjourn at 5:00 pm, with a public comment session to 
begin at 7:30 pm. The Thursday, June 29, 1995, session will begin at 
8:00 am and adjourn at 5:00 pm.



ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Naperville, 1801 Naper Boulevard, Naperville, 
Illinois 60563.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas H. Isaacs, Executive Director, 
Advisory Committee on External Regulation of Department of Energy 
Nuclear Safety, 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036, 
(202) 254-3826.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Purpose of the Committee is to provide 
the Secretary of Energy, the White House Council on Environmental 
Quality, and the Office of Management and Budget with advice, 
information, and recommendations on how new and existing Department of 
Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities and operations, except those operations 
covered under Executive Order 12344 (Naval Propulsion Program), might 
best be regulated with regard to safety. The Department currently selfregulates 
many aspects of nuclear safety, pursuant to the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, as amended. The Committee consists of 25 members drawn 
from Federal and State government and the private sector, and is cochaired 
by John F. Ahearne, Executive Director of Sigma Xi, and Gerard 
F. Scannell, President of the National Safety Council. Members were 
chosen with environment, safety, and health backgrounds, balanced to 
represent different public, Federal, State, Tribal, regulatory, and 
industry interests and experience.

    Purpose of the Meeting: To better understand the Department of 
Energy's existing regulatory structure, the Committee will hear 
presentations by several senior DOE program officials, by a panel of 
directors of DOE's research laboratories, and by a panel of laboratory 
environment, safety, and health managers. The Committee will also 
consider draft reports from a series of subcommittees set up by the 
Committee. These draft reports will address current problems with 
internal regulation, advantages and disadvantages of external 
regulation, regulatory options and other special issues related to the 
Committee's charter. The Committee will hold a public comment period to 
hear views on external regulation from workers and interested members 
of the public.

    Tentative Agenda: In addition to conducting deliberations related 
to its charter, the Committee will hear from the DOE Assistant 
Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, and a member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (both Committee members) on the 
current processes for internal and external oversight of safety at DOE 
nuclear facilities and activities. The Committee will also hear 
observations on external regulation specific to environmental 
restoration and waste management activities from the DOE Assistant 
Secretary for Environmental Management. The Committee will hear 
comments from the DOE Director of the Office of Energy Research and 
from four National Laboratory Directors, followed by a panel of 
laboratory environment, safety, and health managers who will recount 
their experiences with DOE. The agenda will provide an opportunity for 
public comment at 7:30 pm on June 28, 1995, at the Holiday Inn, 
Naperville, Illinois. A final agenda will be available at the meeting.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Members of 
the public are welcome to make oral statements during the public 
comment period. Those who wish to do so may pre-register by contacting 
Glenda Oakley at (301) 924-6169. Individuals may also register on June 
28, 1995, at the meeting site. Every effort will be made to hear all 
those wishing to speak. Written comments are welcomed, and should be 
mailed to Thomas H. Isaacs, Executive Director, 1726 M Street, NW, 
Suite 401, Washington, DC 20036. The Committee Co-Chairs are empowered 
to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly 
conduct of business.

    Transcripts and Minutes: A meeting transcript and minutes will be 
available for public review and copying four to six weeks after the 
meeting at the DOE [[Page 29837]] Freedom of Information Public Reading 
Room, 1E-1990, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585 between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays. The transcript will also be made 
available at the Department's Field Office Reading Room locations.



    Issued at Washington, DC on June 1, 1995.
Rachel Murphy Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-13815 Filed 6-5-95; 8:45 am]
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