Notice2026-05633
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Chairs
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Published
March 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. 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 55 (Monday, March 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13826-13827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05633]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board Chairs
AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.
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ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of
the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB)
Chairs. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice
of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Wednesday, April 29, 2026; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. PDT; Thursday,
April 30, 2026; 8 a.m.-12 p.m. PDT.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pasco-Tri-Cities, 4525
Convention Place, Pasco, Washington 99301. This hybrid meeting will be
in-person at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Pasco-Tri-Cities and
virtual observation is available. Register to attend or virtually
observe at <a href="https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab">https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Snyder, EM SSAB Designated
Federal Officer, by phone: (702) 918-6715 or email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f09b959c9c89de839e89949582b0959dde949f95de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e353b323227702d30273a3b2c1e3b33703a313b70393128">[email protected]</span></a> or visit the Board's website at <a href="http://www.energy.gov/emssab">www.energy.gov/emssab</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:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
<bullet> Presentations to and by the Board Chairs
<bullet> Board Business/Open Discussion
<bullet> Public Comment
Thursday, April 30, 2026
<bullet> Presentations to the Board Chairs
<bullet> Board Business/Open Discussion
<bullet> Public Comment
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. To
sign up, please note in your registration email that you would like to
make a public comment during the meeting. 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, register to
provide an oral comment, and to submit written comment, please contact
the EM SSAB Designated Federal Officer at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5ded0d9d9cc9bc6dbccd1d0c7f5d0d89bd1dad09bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a717f767663346974637e7f685a7f77347e757f347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>. The
EM SSAB 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d6bdb3babaaff8a5b8afb2b3a496b3bbf8b2b9b3f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9c2ccc5c5d087dac7d0cdccdbe9ccc487cdc6cc87cec6df">[email protected]</span></a> 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 on the EM SSAB website at:
<a href="http://www.energy.gov/emssab">www.energy.gov/emssab</a>.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on March 19, 2026, 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 March 19, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-05633 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am]
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