Notice2023-18584
Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Public Meeting
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Published
August 29, 2023
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Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a public meeting of the Peer Review Group (PRG) which will be held online and by phone only. The PRG was established pursuant to the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing regulations to plan for the decommissioning and disposition of the Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). PRG membership is comprised of officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, MARAD, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and other consulting parties. The public meeting affords the public an opportunity to participate in PRG activities, including reviewing and providing comments on draft deliverables. MARAD encourages public participation and provides the PRG meeting information below.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59557-59558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18584]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark
Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a public meeting
of the Peer Review Group (PRG) which will be held online and by phone
only. The PRG was established pursuant to the requirements of the
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing
regulations to plan for the decommissioning and disposition of the
Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). PRG membership is comprised of officials
from the U.S. Department of Transportation, MARAD, the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland State Historic Preservation
Officer (SHPO) and other consulting parties. The public meeting affords
the public an opportunity to participate in PRG activities, including
reviewing and providing comments on draft deliverables. MARAD
encourages public participation and provides the PRG meeting
information below.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, from
2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Requests to attend
the meeting virtually must be received by 5:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday,
September 12, 2023, to receive instructions to participate online.
Requests for accommodations for a disability must also be received by
Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held online and by phone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680-2066 or
via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066b67746762286e6f757269747f4662697228616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="234e425142470d4b4a50574c515a63474c570d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>. You may send mail to N.S. Savannah/
Savannah Technical Staff, Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate
Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, ATTN: Erhard Koehler.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The decommissioning and disposition of the NSS is an Undertaking
under section 106 of the NHPA. Section 106 requires that Federal
agencies consider views of the public regarding their Undertakings;
therefore, in 2020, MARAD established a Federal docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/MARAD-2020-0133">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/MARAD-2020-0133</a> to provide public notice
about the NSS Undertaking. The Federal docket was also used in 2021 to
solicit public comments on the future uses of the NSS. MARAD is
continuing to use this same docket to take in public comment, share
information, and post agency actions.
The NHPA Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Decommissioning and
Disposition of the NSS is available on the MARAD docket located at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.'' The PA
stipulates a deliberative process by which MARAD will consider the
disposition of the NSS. This process requires MARAD to make an
affirmative, good-faith effort to preserve the NSS. The PA also
establishes the PRG in Stipulation II. The PRG is the mechanism for
continuing consultation during the effective period of the PA and its
members consist of the signatories and concurring parties to the PA, as
well as other consulting parties. The PRG members will provide
individual input and guidance to MARAD regarding the implementation of
stipulations in the PA. PRG members and members of the public are
invited to provide input by attending bi-monthly meetings and reviewing
and commenting on deliverables developed as part of the PA.
II. Agenda
The agenda will include (1) welcome and introductions; (2) program
update; (3) status of PA stipulations; (4) other business; and (5) date
of next meeting. The agenda topic titled PA stipulations involve
deliverables identified in the PA. MARAD will provide status updates
for the following items: the Disposition Alternatives Study; the Notice
of Availability/Request for Information; the License Termination Plan;
and the PRG charter and schedule. The agenda will also be posted on
MARAD's website at <a href="https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/history/maritime-administration-history-program">https://www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/history/maritime-administration-history-program</a> and on the MARAD docket located
at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under docket id ``MARAD-2020-0133.''
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III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who
wish to attend online must RSVP to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and affiliation. Members of
the public may also call-in using the following number: 312-600-3163
and conference ID: 930 866 814#.
Special services. The U.S. Department of Transportation is
committed to providing all participants equal access to this meeting.
If you need alternative formats or services such as sign language,
interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
(Authority: 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.93; 36 CFR part 800; 5 U.S.C. 552b.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-18584 Filed 8-28-23; 8:45 am]
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