[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 213 (Friday, November 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28102]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement for the Decontamination and Waste Treatment Facility at
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of intent to prepare an environmental
impact statement.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy today withdraws its Notice of
Intent published on March 18, 1987 (52 FR 8503) to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Decontamination and Waste
Treatment Facility (DWTF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
(LLNL).
Copies of the 1996 DWTF EA and FONSI are available at the DOE/
Oakland Operations Office: Office of Public Affairs, Department of
Energy, 1301 Clay St. 100N, Oakland, CA 94612, 510-637-1762.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Intent was first published in
1987 and was based on the original DWTF design. This design provided 8
new buildings totaling approximately 95,000 sq. ft. of new
construction, including a liquid waste processing building,
decontamination building, solid waste processing building, reactive
materials building, storage building, operations support building,
boiler/chiller building, and rotary kiln waste incinerator. The planned
incinerator in the proposed project was the primary factor contributing
to the decision in 1987 to prepare an EIS.
In 1993, the DWTF project design was significantly down-sized. The
currently proposed DWTF project will upgrade and consolidate existing
waste management operations at LLNL into new, more efficient
facilities. There will be 5 buildings totaling 58,000 sq. ft. of new
construction, including an operation support building, liquid waste
processing building, solid waste processing building, classified waste
storage building, and a chemical exchange building. No incinerator is
proposed to be built.
Because of these significant project design changes for the DWTF,
an Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared to determine whether the
impacts of the project as now proposed would be significant, and,
therefore warrant the preparation of an EIS. A Draft EA analyzing the
impact of the DWTF as currently proposed was distributed for public
review and comments on March 25, 1996, based on the final EA, which
incorporates the public comments, as appropriate. A Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed by the Manager of the Oakland
Operations Office on June 12, 1996. The completion of the EA and the
FONSI were advertised in the local newspaper. Both documents are
available at the DOE reading room at 1301 Clay St., Oakland, CA; or
will be mailed to interested parties upon request.
In the FONSI the Department has determined that an EIS is not
required, and, therefore is withdrawing the March 18, 1987 Notice of
Intent.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the DWTF
project please contact: Mr. Phillip E. Hill, Director, Waste Management
Division, Oakland Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1301
Clay St. 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5208, 510-637-1625.
For general information on the DOE National Environmental Policy
Act process, please contact: Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
Policy and Assistance (EH-42), 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Washington,
D.C. 20585, 202-586-4600 or leave a message at 1-800-472-2756.
James M. Turner,
Manager; Oakland Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 96-28102 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am]
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