Notice of Public Meeting To Inform the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities, 17690 [2016-07154]
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DATES:
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 consentbasedsiting@
hq.doe.gov 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 24,
2016.
Andrew Griffith,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office
of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016–07153 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am]
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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 consentbased approach to managing our
nation’s nuclear waste. A public
meeting will be held in Boston, MA on
June 2, 2016.
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The meeting will take place on
Thursday, June 2, 2016 from 5:00 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. EDT. Informal poster
sessions will be held from 4:00 p.m.
until 5:00 p.m. EDT and again after 9:30
p.m. EDT. Department officials will be
available to discuss consent-based siting
during the poster sessions.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Hyatt Regency Boston, One Avenue De
Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111. 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 consentbasedsiting@
hq.doe.gov 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 24,
2016.
Andrew Griffith,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office
of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016–07154 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Quadrennial Energy Review: Notice of
Public Meeting
AGENCY:
Office of Energy Policy and
Systems Analysis, Secretariat,
Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and
updated meeting locations.
SUMMARY:
At the direction of the
President, the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE or Department), as the
Secretariat for the Quadrennial Energy
Review Task Force (QER Task Force),
will convene public meetings for the
second installment of the Quadrennial
Energy Review, an integrated study of
the U.S. electricity system from
generation through end use. A mixture
of panel discussions and a public
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comment period will frame multistakeholder discourse around
deliberative analytical questions relating
to the intersection of electricity and its
role in promoting economic
competitiveness, energy security, and
environmental responsibility. This
document announces that the Atlanta
meeting which was originally scheduled
for March 31 will now be held on May
24.
DATES: The public meetings will be held
on April 15, 2016 in Boston,
Massachusetts at 9:30 a.m.; April 25,
2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah at 8:30
a.m.; May 6, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa;
May 9, 2016 in Austin, Texas; May 10,
2016 in Los Angeles, California; and
May 24, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Written comments are welcome,
especially following the public
meetings, and should be submitted
within 60 days of the meetings, but no
later than July 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The April 15, 2016, QER
meeting in Boston will take place at the
Marriott Long Wharf, Salons DEFL, 296
State Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The
April 25 QER meeting in Salt Lake City
will take place at Western Electricity
Coordinating Council, 155 North 400
West, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Additional QER meeting locations and
addresses will be announced when they
are available, in Federal Register
notices and at energy.gov/qer.
Between February 4, 2016 and July 1,
2016, you may submit written
comments online at https://energy.gov/
qer or by U.S. mail to the Office of
Energy Policy and Systems Analysis,
EPSA–60, QER Meeting Comments, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Richards, EPSA–60, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Policy and
Systems Analysis, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–
0121. Telephone: 202–586–0507 Email:
John.Richards@Hq.Doe.Gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 9, 2014, President Obama
issued a Presidential Memorandum—
Establishing a Quadrennial Energy
Review. To accomplish this review, the
Presidential Memorandum establishes a
Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force
to be co-chaired by the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology
Policy, and the Director of the Domestic
Policy Council. Under the Presidential
Memorandum, the Secretary of Energy
shall provide support to the Task Force,
including support for coordination
activities related to the preparation of
the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER)
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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 Boston, MA on June 2, 2016.
DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 2, 2016 from 5:00
p.m. to 9:30 p.m. EDT. Informal poster sessions will be held from 4:00
p.m. until 5:00 p.m. EDT and again after 9:30 p.m. EDT. Department
officials will be available to discuss consent-based siting during the
poster sessions.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Hyatt Regency Boston, One Avenue
De Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111. 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 consentbasedsiting@hq.doe.gov 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 24, 2016.
Andrew Griffith,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy,
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-07154 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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