Notice2023-28099
Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Public Meeting
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Published
December 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a public meeting of the Peer Review Group (PRG). 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 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88489-88490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28099]
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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). 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, January 16, 2024, from 2:30
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Requests to attend the
meeting must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST one week before the meeting,
Tuesday, January 9, 2024, to facilitate entry or to receive
instructions to participate online. Requests for accommodations for a
disability must also be received one week before the meeting, Tuesday,
January 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held onboard the NSS, online, or by
phone. The NSS is located at Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601
Newgate Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21124. To attend onboard the NSS or
attend the meeting online, members of the public must submit a request
to attend as described in the Public Participation section below.
Online information will be provided to members of the public in
response to their requests to attend. Members of the public may call-in
using the following number: 312-600-3163 and entering conference ID:
930 866 814#.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680-2066 or
via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761b17041712581e1f050219040f3612190258111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb868a998a8fc58382989f849992ab8f849fc58c849d">[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 involves
deliverables identified in the PA. MARAD will provide status updates
for the following items: the Disposition
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Alternatives Study; the Notice of Availability/Request for Information;
and the License Termination Plan. 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.''
III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public. Members of the public who
wish to attend in person or online must submit a request to attend 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 NSS is not compliant with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). The ship has some capability to accommodate
persons with impaired mobility. If you require accommodations to attend
PRG meetings in-person, please contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 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. 2023-28099 Filed 12-20-23; 8:45 am]
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