81 FR 19595 - Notice of Public Meeting To Inform the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)

Page Range		19595-19595
FR Document		2016-07741

The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) is implementing a consent- based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system to transport, store, and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. In a consent-based siting approach, DOE will work with communities, tribal governments and states across the country that express interest in hosting any of the facilities identified as part of an integrated waste management system. As part of this process, the Department is hosting a series of public meetings to engage communities and individuals and discuss the development of a consent-based approach to managing our nation's nuclear waste. A public meeting will be held in Boise ID on July 14, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Public Meeting To Inform the Design of a Consent-Based 
Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities

AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department 
of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) is implementing a consent-
based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system 
to transport, store, and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste. In a consent-based siting approach, DOE will work 
with communities, tribal governments and states across the country that 
express interest in hosting any of the facilities identified as part of 
an integrated waste management system. As part of this process, the 
Department is hosting a series of public meetings to engage communities 
and individuals and discuss the development of a consent-based approach 
to managing our nation's nuclear waste. A public meeting will be held 
in Boise ID on July 14, 2016.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 5:00 
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. MDT. Informal poster sessions will be held from 4:00 
p.m. until 5:00 p.m. MDT and again after 9:30 p.m. MDT. Department 
officials will be available to discuss consent-based siting during the 
poster sessions.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Boise Centre, 850 West Front 
Street, Boise, ID 83702. To register for this meeting and to review the 
agenda for the meeting, please go to energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information 
should be sent to [email protected] or to Michael Reim at 
202-586-2981. Updated information on this and other planned public 
meetings on consent based siting will be posted at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
    If you are unable to attend a public meeting or would like to 
further discuss ideas for consent-based siting, please request an 
opportunity for us to speak with you. The Department will do its best 
to accommodate such requests and help arrange additional opportunities 
to engage. To learn more about nuclear energy, nuclear waste, and 
ongoing technical work please go to energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
    Privacy Act: Data collected via the mechanisms listed above will 
not be protected from the public view in any way.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 29, 2016.
Jay Jones,
Acting Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, 
Department of Energy.
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waste management, and related fashion that will facilitate the orderly FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
activities. conduct of business. Individuals Requests for further information should
Purpose of the Environmental wishing to make public comments will be sent to consentbasedsiting@
Monitoring and Remediation Committee be provided a maximum of five minutes hq.doe.gov or to Michael Reim at 202–
(EM&R): The EM&R Committee provides to present their comments. 586–2981. Updated information on this
a citizens’ perspective to NNMCAB on Minutes: Minutes will be available by and other planned public meetings on
current and future environmental writing or calling Menice Santistevan at consent based siting will be posted at
remediation activities resulting from the address or phone number listed energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
historical Los Alamos National above. Minutes and other Board If you are unable to attend a public
Laboratory (LANL) operations and, in documents are on the Internet at: meeting or would like to further discuss
particular, issues pertaining to http://energy.gov/em/nnmcab/northern- ideas for consent-based siting, please
groundwater, surface water and work new-mexico-citizens-advisory-board. request an opportunity for us to speak
required under the New Mexico with you. The Department will do its
Issued at Washington, DC, on March 30, best to accommodate such requests and
Environment Department Order on 2016.
Consent. The EM&R Committee will help arrange additional opportunities to
LaTanya R. Butler, engage. To learn more about nuclear
keep abreast of DOE–EM and site
programs and plans. The committee will Deputy Committee Management Officer. energy, nuclear waste, and ongoing
work with the NNMCAB to provide [FR Doc. 2016–07735 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am] technical work please go to energy.gov/
assistance in determining priorities and BILLING CODE 6450–01–P consentbasedsiting.
the best use of limited funds and time. Privacy Act: Data collected via the
Formal recommendations will be mechanisms listed above will not be
proposed when needed and, after DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY protected from the public view in any
consideration and approval by the full way.
Notice of Public Meeting To Inform the
NNMCAB, may be sent to DOE–EM for Design of a Consent-Based Siting Issued in Washington, DC on March 29,
action. 2016.
Process for Nuclear Waste Storage
Purpose of the Waste Management Jay Jones,
and Disposal Facilities
(WM) Committee: The WM Committee Acting Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary,
reviews policies, practices and AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of
procedures, existing and proposed, so as of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
to provide recommendations, advice, Energy. [FR Doc. 2016–07741 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am]
suggestions and opinions to the BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
NNMCAB regarding waste management ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
operations at the Los Alamos site.
SUMMARY: The U.S Department of DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Tentative Agenda:
Energy (DOE) is implementing a
• Call to Order and Introductions consent-based siting process to establish Federal Energy Regulatory
• Approval of Agenda an integrated waste management system Commission
• Approval of Minutes from March 9, to transport, store, and dispose of spent
2016 nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive [Docket No. ER16–1255–000]
• Old Business waste. In a consent-based siting
• New Business approach, DOE will work with
Antelope Big Sky Ranch LLC;
• Update from DOE communities, tribal governments and
Supplemental Notice That Initial
• Presentation: Impact/Monitoring of states across the country that express
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interest in hosting any of the facilities
• Public Comment Period identified as part of an integrated waste
Authorization
• Adjourn This is a supplemental notice in the
management system. As part of this
Public Participation: The NNMCAB’s process, the Department is hosting a above-referenced proceeding of
Committees welcome the attendance of series of public meetings to engage Antelope Big Sky Ranch LLC‘s
the public at their combined committee communities and individuals and application for market-based rate
meeting and will make every effort to discuss the development of a consent- authority, with an accompanying rate
accommodate persons with physical based approach to managing our tariff, noting that such application
disabilities or special needs. If you nation’s nuclear waste. A public includes a request for blanket
require special accommodations due to meeting will be held in Boise ID on July authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of
a disability, please contact Menice 14, 2016. future issuances of securities and
Santistevan at least seven days in assumptions of liability.
advance of the meeting at the telephone DATES: The meeting will take place on Any person desiring to intervene or to
number listed above. Written statements Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. protest should file with the Federal
may be filed with the Committees either to 9:30 p.m. MDT. Informal poster Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
before or after the meeting. Individuals sessions will be held from 4:00 p.m. First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
who wish to make oral statements until 5:00 p.m. MDT and again after 9:30 in accordance with Rules 211 and 214
pertaining to agenda items should p.m. MDT. Department officials will be of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
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contact Menice Santistevan at the available to discuss consent-based siting and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
address or telephone number listed during the poster sessions. 385.214). Anyone filing a motion to
above. Requests must be received five ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at intervene or protest must serve a copy
days prior to the meeting and reasonable Boise Centre, 850 West Front Street, of that document on the Applicant.
provision will be made to include the Boise, ID 83702. To register for this Notice is hereby given that the
presentation in the agenda. The Deputy meeting and to review the agenda for deadline for filing protests with regard
Designated Federal Officer is the meeting, please go to energy.gov/ to the applicant’s request for blanket
empowered to conduct the meeting in a consentbasedsiting. authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of

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Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. MDT. Informal poster sessions will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. MDT and again after 9:30 p.m. MDT. Department officials will be available to discuss consent-based siting during the poster sessions.
Contact		Requests for further information should be sent to [email protected] or to Michael Reim at 202-586-2981. Updated information on this and other planned public meetings on consent based siting will be posted at energy.gov/ consentbasedsiting.
FR Citation		81 FR 19595