What happens when a federal cleanup advisory board meets in Idaho Falls next month?

A hotel conference room and a Zoom link

The notice appears in the Federal Register as a two-page document numbered 2026-17221. It occupies pages 54703 through 54704 of volume 91. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. The physical venue is the Holiday Inn & Suites at 3005 South Fork Boulevard in Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402. Anyone who prefers to attend virtually must contact the board administrator by 5 p.m. MDT on Monday, September 21, 2026. That deadline is firm. The contact is Cecelia Hruska, ICP Citizens Advisory Board Administrator, reachable at idahoCAB@icp.doe.gov or (208) 533-3800.

What the board advises on

The Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board exists to give community-based advice to the Assistant Secretary or Field Managers. Its scope covers any Environmental Management program activities. Those activities include cleanup and environmental restoration. They include waste management and disposition. They include excess facilities. They include future land use and long-term stewardship. They include communications. They include budget priorities. The board also serves as a vehicle for public participation requirements under several federal laws. Those laws are the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Federal Facility Agreements, Consent Orders, Consent Decrees, and Settlement Agreements.

The tentative agenda lists five topics. Recent Public Outreach comes first. ICP Progress Updates follow. Presentations to the Board come third. A Public Comment Period is fourth. Board Business closes the session. The notice states that agenda topics are subject to change. Anyone wanting the current agenda should contact Cecelia Hruska.

How to speak or just watch

The meeting is open to the public. Public comment can be given orally or in writing. Fifteen minutes are allocated for public comment during the meeting. Those wishing to speak orally will receive a minimum of two minutes each. To sign up for oral comment, contact the ICP CAB Administrator by 5 p.m. MDT on Monday, September 21, 2026. Written comments received at least two working days before the meeting will be provided to members and included in the minutes. Written comments received within two working days after the meeting will also be included in the minutes. The board welcomes public attendance and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. Requests for special accommodations must reach the administrator at least seven days before the meeting.

The Designated Federal Officer runs the meeting. That officer is empowered to conduct proceedings in a fashion that facilitates orderly business. Questioning of board members or presenters by the public is not permitted. This rule is explicit in the notice.

Where the record goes

Minutes will be available by writing or calling Cecelia Hruska at (208) 533-3800 or emailing idahoCAB@icp.doe.gov. The document was signed on August 19, 2026, by David Borak, Committee Management Officer, acting under delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. Jennifer Hartzell, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, submitted it for publication on August 20, 2026. The notice carries billing code 6450-01-P. The Federal Register published it on August 24, 2026. The document does not say how many people typically attend. It does not say whether past meetings have changed any cleanup decisions. It does not say what the current budget priorities are. Those details live in other records.