Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY <SUBJECT>Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Notice of open meeting. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> This notice announces an in-person/virtual meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Wednesday, August 13, 2025; 6-8 p.m. EDT. </DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD> Department of Energy (DOE) Information Center, Office of Science and Technical Information, 1 Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831. This meeting will be held in-person at the DOE Information Center and virtually. To receive the virtual access information, please send an email to: <E T="03">orssab@orem.doe.gov</E> at least two days prior to the meeting. <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Melyssa P. Noe, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM), P.O. Box 2001, EM-942, Oak Ridge, TN 37831; Phone (865) 241-3315; or Email: <E T="03">Melyssa.Noe@orem.doe.gov.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <E T="03">Purpose of the Board:</E> 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. <E T="03">Tentative Agenda:</E> (agenda topics are subject to change; please email <E T="03">orssab@orem.doe.gov</E> for the most current agenda) <FP SOURCE="FP-1">○ OREM Presentation to the Board</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1"> ○ Work Plan Topics: Presentations by DOE, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Liaisons </FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">○ Discussion</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">○ Public Comment Period</FP> <FP SOURCE="FP-1">○ Board Business</FP> <E T="03">Public Participation:</E> 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 email <E T="03">orssab@orem.doe.gov.</E> The EM SSAB, Oak Ridge, 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 Melyssa P. Noe at least seven days in advance of the meeting. <E T="03">Meeting conduct:</E> 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. <E T="03">Minutes:</E> Minutes will be available at the following website: <E T="03">https://www.energy.gov/orem/listings/oak-ridge-site-specific-advisory-board-meetings.</E> <E T="03">Signing Authority:</E> This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 9, 2025, by Alyssa Petit, Deputy 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 <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . <SIG> <DATED>Signed in Washington, DC on July 9, 2025.</DATED> <NAME>Jennifer Hartzell,</NAME> Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. </SIG> </SUPLINF> <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2025-13023 Filed 7-10-25; 8:45 am]</FRDOC> </NOTICE>