[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 13715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6249]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
Safe Transportation and Emergency Response Training; Technical
Assistance and Funding
AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice extending comment period.
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SUMMARY: On Tuesday, January 3, 1995, the Department of Energy
published a Notice of Inquiry (60 FR 99) that described implementation
options and invited comment for a program of technical assistance and
funding to States and Tribes for public safety officials of appropriate
local jurisdictions with regard to the transport of spent nuclear fuel
or high-level radioactive waste. The program would cover safe, routine
transport procedures and emergency response capabilities as directed in
the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 10101 et
seq.). The comment period for this Notice of Inquiry was scheduled to
close on April 3, 1995.
Today's notice announces a 45-day extension of the comment period
on implementation options addressed in the Notice of Inquiry. The
Department is taking this action in response to requests for an
extension of the comment period received from the Council of State
Governments--Midwestern Office, Council of State Governments--Eastern
Regional Conference, Southern States Energy Board, and the Western
Interstate Energy Board.
DATES: Written comments should be mailed to the Department and must be
received on or before May 18, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written comments (3 copies) should be directed to: U.S.
Department of Energy, c/o Lois Smith, TRW Environmental Safety Systems,
2650 Park Tower Drive, Suite 800, Vienna, Virginia 22180, ATTN: Section
180(c) Comments. Persons submitting comments should include their names
and addresses. Receipt of comments in response to this Notice will be
acknowledged if a stamped, self-addressed postal card or envelope is
enclosed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the
transportation of spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste under the
Nuclear Waste Policy Act, please contact: Mr. Allen Benson, Operational
Activities Team Leader, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
(RW-45), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20585, Telephone: (202) 586-2280. For general
information on this Notice, please contact: Ms. Ellen Ott, Office of
General Counsel, (GC-52), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20585, Telephone: (202) 586-6975.
Information packets are available for interested persons who want
background information about Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management (OCRWM) transportation prior to providing comments. To
receive an information packet, please call: 1-800-225-NWPA (or call
488-5513 in Washington, D.C.) or write to the OCRWM Information Center,
Post Office Box 44375, Washington, D.C. 20026.
Copies of comments received will be available for examination and
may be photocopied at the Department's public reading room at 1000
Independence Avenue SW, room 1E-190, Washington, D.C.
Daniel A. Dreyfus,
Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
[FR Doc. 95-6249 Filed 3-13-95; 8:45 am]
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