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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
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[FR Doc No: 2014-14382]


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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD


Meeting

    Board meeting: August 6, 2014--The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical 
Review. Board will meet to discuss management and disposal of DOE spent 
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste.
    Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100-203, 
Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste 
Technical Review Board will meet in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Wednesday, 
August 6, 2014, to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans for the 
packaging, transportation, and disposal of DOE spent nuclear fuel (SNF) 
and high-level radioactive waste (HLW). Among the topics that will be 
discussed at the meeting are DOE SNF and HLW management activities that 
will affect the eventual disposal of the wastes, including: Extended 
storage of SNF at DOE sites, treatment of DOE SNF in preparation for 
offsite transportation and disposal, research and development related 
to dry-cask storage of high burnup SNF, aging management of SNF storage 
facilities, and the transportation of damaged SNF. The Nuclear Waste 
Policy Amendments Act (NWPAA) of 1987 charges the Board with conducting 
an ongoing and independent evaluation of the technical and scientific 
validity of DOE activities related to implementing the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act.
    The meeting will be held at the Marriott Residence Inn, 635 West 
Broadway, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402; Telephone 208-542-0000. A block of 
rooms has been reserved for meeting attendees at the special rate of 
$129.00 per night. Reservations may be made by phone or online at 
https://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/
groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=NWTRB[caret]IDARI%60NWTNWTS%60129.00%60USD%60fa
lse%608/4/14%608/8/14%607/6/14&app=resvlink&stop--mobi=yes. Group Name: 
NWTRB. Reservations must be made by July 6, 2014, to ensure receiving 
the meeting rate.
    The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, 
with a call to order and introductory statement by the Board Chairman 
and is scheduled to adjourn at 5:20 p.m. A detailed meeting agenda will 
be available on the Board's Web site: www.nwtrb.gov approximately one 
week before the meeting. The agenda also may be requested by email or 
telephone at that time from Davonya Barnes of the Board's staff.
    The meeting will be open to the public, and an opportunity for 
public comment will be provided at the end of the day. Those wanting to 
speak are encouraged to sign the ``Public Comment Register'' at the 
check-in table. Depending on the number of people who sign up, it may 
be necessary to set a time limit on individual remarks, but written 
comments of any length may be submitted for the record.
    Transcripts of the meeting will be available on the Board's Web 
site no later than September 1, 2014. Copies may be requested for 
transmission by email, on computer disk, or in paper format from 
Davonya Barnes of the Board's staff
    The Board was established in the NWPAA as an independent federal 
agency in the Executive Branch to provide objective expert advice to 
Congress and the Secretary of Energy on technical issues related to SNF 
and HLW management and disposal and to review the technical and 
scientific validity of DOE activities related to implementing the NWPA. 
Board members are experts in their fields and are appointed to the 
Board by the President from a list of candidates submitted by the 
National Academy of Sciences. The Board reports its findings, 
conclusions, and recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of 
Energy. All Board reports, correspondence, congressional testimony, and 
meeting transcripts and related materials are posted on the Board's Web 
site.
    For information on the meeting agenda, contact Bret Leslie: 
leslie@nwtrb.gov or Karyn Severson: severson@nwtrb.gov. For information 
on lodging or logistics, contact Linda Coultry: coultry@nwtrb.gov. To 
request copies of the meeting agenda or the transcript, contact Davonya 
Barnes: barnes@nwtrb.gov. All three can be reached by mail at 2300 
Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201-3367; by telephone 
at 703-235-4473; or by fax at 703-235-4495.

    Dated: June 16, 2014.
Nigel Mote,
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-14382 Filed 6-18-14; 8:45 am]
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