Notice2026-00699
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford
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Published
January 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
This notice announces a virtual meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1781-1782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00699]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford
AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a virtual meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, February 11, 2026; 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. PST.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held virtually. To receive the virtual
access information, please contact Meegan Tripp, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, at the telephone number or email listed below at least
two days prior to the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meegan Tripp, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental
Management; Phone: (509) 376-2403; or Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e588808082848bcb91978c9595a58d848b838a9781cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82efe7e7e5e3ecacf6f0ebf2f2c2eae3ece4edf0e6ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to provide advice
and recommendations concerning the following EM site-specific issues:
clean-up activities and environmental restoration; waste and nuclear
materials management and disposition; excess facilities; future land
use and long-term stewardship. The Board may also be asked to provide
advice and recommendations on other EM program components. The Board
also provides an avenue to fulfill public participation requirements
outlined in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERLA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Federal
Facility Agreements, Consent Orders, Consent Decrees and Settlement
Agreements.
Tentative Agenda: (agenda topics are subject to change; please
contact Meegan Tripp for the most current agenda)
[cir] Public Comment Period
[cir] Board Advice Discussion and Voting
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public and public
comment can be given orally or in writing. Fifteen minutes are
allocated during the meeting for public comment and those wishing to
make oral comment will be given a minimum of two minutes to speak.
Written comments received at least two working days prior to the
meeting will be provided to the members and included in the meeting
minutes. Written comments received within two working days after the
meeting will be included in the minutes. For additional information on
public comment and to submit written comment, please contact Meegan
Tripp. The EM SSAB, Hanford, welcomes the attendance of the public at
its meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Meegan Tripp at
least seven days in advance of the meeting.
Meeting conduct: The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered
to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business. Questioning of board members or presenters by the
public is not permitted.
Minutes: Minutes will be available at the following website:
<a href="https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab/FullBoardMeetingInformation">https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab/FullBoardMeetingInformation</a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on January 12, 2026, by David Borak, Committee Management
Officer, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative
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purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the
Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer
has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic
format for publication, as an official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect
of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-00699 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
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