Notice2026-00700
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth
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Published
January 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
This notice announces an in-person meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. 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]
[Page 1780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00700]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth
AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an in-person meeting of the
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),
Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public
notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Tuesday, February 17, 2026; 6-8 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The Ohio State University, Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville
Road, Room 165, Piketon, Ohio 45661.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Simonton, Federal Coordinator,
Phone: (740) 897-3737 or Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a2d382f2d6439232725243e25240a3a3a3a25642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8dfcadddf96cbd1d5d7d6ccd7d6f8c8c8c8d796dfd7ce">[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 Greg Simonton for the most current agenda)
<bullet> Presentation to the Board
<bullet> Administrative Activities
<bullet> Public Comments
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 Greg
Simonton. The EM SSAB, Portsmouth, 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 Greg
Simonton at least seven days in advance of the meeting.
Meeting conduct: The 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.energy.gov/pppo/ports-ssab/listings/meeting-materials">https://www.energy.gov/pppo/ports-ssab/listings/meeting-materials</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 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. 2026-00700 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
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