Notice2024-29381
Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Public Meeting and Site Visit Schedule
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Published
December 13, 2024
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Transportation DepartmentMaritime Administration
Abstract
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces the schedule for the 2025 Peer Review Group (PRG) public meetings and periodic site visits. 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), the Maryland State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), and other consulting parties. The public meetings afford the public an opportunity to participate in PRG activities, including reviewing and providing comments on draft deliverables. The site visits provide interested parties an opportunity to learn more about the NSS to assist in determining if they may wish to consider acquiring the ship for preservation purposes. MARAD encourages public participation and provides the PRG meeting and site visit information below.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101092-101093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29381]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark
Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Public Meeting and Site Visit Schedule
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces the schedule for
the 2025 Peer Review Group (PRG)
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public meetings and periodic site visits. 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), the Maryland State Historic
Preservation Officer (SHPO), and other consulting parties. The public
meetings afford the public an opportunity to participate in PRG
activities, including reviewing and providing comments on draft
deliverables. The site visits provide interested parties an opportunity
to learn more about the NSS to assist in determining if they may wish
to consider acquiring the ship for preservation purposes. MARAD
encourages public participation and provides the PRG meeting and site
visit information below.
DATES: The PRG meetings will be held every two months on the third
Tuesday of the month from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), as
follows: January 21, March 18, May 20, July 15, September 16, and
November 18. Site visits will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET, on the
following Saturdays: February 22, August 23, and November 15.
Requests to attend the meeting or site visit must be received by 5
p.m. ET one week in advance. Requests for accommodations for a
disability must also be received one week in advance.
ADDRESSES: The PRG meetings will be held onboard the NSS, online, or by
phone. The site visits will be held onboard the NSS. The NSS is located
at Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate Avenue, Baltimore, MD
21124.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680-2066 or
via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7914180b181d5711100a0d160b00391d160d571e160f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98f5f9eaf9fcb6f0f1ebecf7eae1d8fcf7ecb6fff7ee">[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 for the PRG Meetings 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 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.''
The agenda for the site visits will include tours of the ship and
group presentations.
III. Public Participation
The meetings and site visits will be open to the public. Members of
the public who wish to attend must RSVP to the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section with your name and affiliation.
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. 2024-29381 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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