Notice2026-04977
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Hanford
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Published
March 13, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
This notice announces an in-person/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 49 (Friday, March 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12409-12410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04977]
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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 an in-person/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, April 22, 2026; 8 a.m.-3 p.m. PDT.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 2435 Stevens Center Place,
Conference Room 1005, Richland, Washington 99354. This meeting will be
held in-person and virtually. To receive the virtual access
information, please contact the Deputy Designated Federal Officer,
Meegan Tripp, 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#2d4048484a4c4303595f445d5d6d454c434b425f49034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1bcb4b4b6b0bfffa5a3b8a1a191b9b0bfb7bea3b5ffb6bea7">[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] Tri-Party Agreement Agencies Updates
[cir] Presentations to the Board
[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 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 March 11, 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
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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 March 11, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-04977 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]
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