When does the Idaho nuclear cleanup advisory board meet next month?

A federal advisory board that reviews cleanup work at the Idaho National Laboratory site will hold its next session on September 23, 2026. The meeting runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time and anyone can attend in person or through Zoom.

The board and its purpose

The Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board for the Idaho Cleanup Project is a citizen panel created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Its members give community-based advice to the Department of Energy on cleanup activities, waste management, excess facilities, future land use, long-term stewardship, communications, and budget priorities. The board also helps satisfy public participation requirements under CERCLA, RCRA, and various federal facility agreements, consent orders, consent decrees, and settlement agreements.

Meeting logistics

The session takes place at the Holiday Inn & Suites on South Fork Boulevard in Idaho Falls. A virtual option runs through Zoom.

Registration and public comment

To join remotely, you must email idahoCAB@icp.doe.gov or call (208) 533-3800 by 5 p.m. MDT on September 21. The same deadline applies if you want to speak during the public comment period. Fifteen minutes are set aside for oral comments. Each speaker receives at least two minutes. Written comments submitted at least two working days before the meeting go to board members and into the minutes. Comments arriving within two working days after the meeting are added to the minutes only.

Access and records

The board will make every effort to accommodate disabilities. Requests for special accommodations need to reach the administrator at least seven days ahead. Minutes will be available by writing or calling Cecelia Hruska at (208) 533-3800 or emailing idahoCAB@icp.doe.gov.

Signing and publication details

The notice was signed by David Borak, Committee Management Officer, on August 19, 2026. Jennifer Hartzell, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, submitted it for publication on August 20. It appeared in the Federal Register on August 24 as 91 FR 54703. The document does not say how many board members currently serve or how many vacancies exist.