[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2554]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Reopening of the Public Comment Period for the Waste Isolation
Pilot Plant Disposal Phase Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Reopening of the Public Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: This notice reopens the public comment period for the
Department of Energy's (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Disposal Phase
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS-II) until
February 27, 1997. All comments received by that date will be
considered in preparing the final SEIS-II. A Notice of Availability of
the draft was published on November 29, 1996 (61 FR 60690). All other
information contained in the Notice of Availability remains unchanged.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the draft SEIS-II should be mailed to
the following address: Harold Johnson, NEPA Compliance Officer, Att:
SEIS Comments, P.O. Box 9800, Albuquerque, NM 87119.
Although some written comments mailed to this address were
mistakenly returned by the U.S. Postal Service to sender, this
situation has been rectified and individuals are requested to resubmit
their comments to the above address. Comments may also be submitted by
electronic mail to [email protected] or by fax to Harold Johnson,
NEPA Compliance Officer at (505) 224-8030. For more information on WIPP
and the SEIS-II, contact the WIPP Information Center at 1-800-336-WIPP
(1-800-336-9477).
For information on the DOE National Environmental Policy Act
process, contact: Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy
and Assistance (EH-42), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-4600 or leave a message
at 1-800-472-2756.
DATES: The comment period on the draft SEIS-II will be reopened until
February 27, 1997. Comments postmarked after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 29, 1996, the Department issued
a Notice of Availability (61 FR 60690) on the draft SEIS-II that
included: A brief description of the contents of the document and
alternatives analyzed; a list of reading rooms where the full document
is available to the public; information on how to obtain additional
copies of the document and submit public comments; and a schedule of
public hearings. This Notice also announced a sixty-day public comment
period extending from November 29, 1996 to January 28, 1997.
The public comment period is being reopened until February 27,
1997, in response to public requests for additional time to review the
document and prepare comments. The Department has individually notified
interested stakeholders of the reopened comment period. Except for the
end of the comment period, all information contained in the November
29, 1996, Notice of Availability remains unchanged. Please note that
some written comments on the draft SEIS-II that were mailed to the
Department were mistakenly returned by the U.S. Postal Service to
sender. This situation has been rectified and these comments may be
resubmitted to the address above. Comments postmarked after February
27, 1997, will be considered to the extent practicable. Further
information on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and on the SEIS-II is
contained in the November 29, 1996, Notice of Availability.
Issued in Washington, DC., this 27 day of January, 1997.
Mark W. Frei,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Waste Management Environmental
Management.
[FR Doc. 97-2554 Filed 1-31-97; 8:45 am]
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