[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 190 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51092-51093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24989]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Draft Nonproliferation and Arms Control Assessment of Weapons-
Usable Fissile Material Storage and Plutonium Disposition Alternatives
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Intent; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy intends to provide a final
opportunity for a dialogue with and input from the public on the Draft
Nonproliferation and Arms Control Assessment of Weapons-Usable Fissile
Materials Storage and Plutonium Disposition Alternatives Report. The
Assessment reviews the nonproliferation and arms control implications
of the reasonable alternatives under evaluation by the Department as
identified in the Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile
Materials Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
PEIS) February 1996, DOE/EIS-0229-D. The Draft Report assesses the
relative nonproliferation and arms control benefits and vulnerabilities
of each alternative and identifies potential steps that could be taken
to maximize the associated benefits and minimize the associated
liabilities. The report will be used by the Department, in conjunction
with environmental impact analyses, analyses of the cost, schedule and
technical viability assessment of each option, other reports and public
comments, in making a final decision on how to store weapons-usable
fissile materials and dispose of surplus plutonium.
DATES: The Draft Report will be available electronically on October 1,
1996, at http://ww2.dp.doe.gov/www.nn.doe.gov/nn/index.html. Copies
will also be available in DOE Reading Rooms. On October 7, 1996, copies
of the Draft Report will be mailed to interested parties identified
during the Outline Review phase or who have otherwise requested copies.
To request a copy, please call 1-800-835-8009.
All comments on the Draft Report are due by November 6, 1996.
Written comments may be sent to: Nonproliferation Assessment, U.S.
Department of Energy, NN-42 JAP, 1000
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Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Electronic mail comments can be sent to assessment@hq.doe.gov.
Comments received by November 6, 1996, will be considered in the
Final Report. Comments received after that date will be considered by
DOE to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: In an effort to provide more time for review of the report
and maximize the opportunity for public participation, the Department
will hold meetings at the following locations:
October 28
Oakland CA
Oakland Operations Office--Oakland Federal Building, Roybal
Auditorium, North Tower, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612
Las Vegas, NV
U.S. Department of Energy Auditorium, Las Vegas Operations Office,
2753 South Highland, Las Vegas, NV 89101
Idaho Falls, ID (Televideo)
Idaho Operations Office, Building ID/South--Room 78, 785 DOE Place,
Idaho Falls, ID 83401
October 30
Hanford, WA
Richland Operations Office, Federal Building Auditorium, 825 Jadwin
Avenue, Richland, WA 99352
Portland, OR
Bonneville Power Administration, Room 106-905 N.E. 11th Street,
Portland, OR 97232
November 1
Washington, DC
U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building Auditorium, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585
November 4
Pantex, Amarillo, TX
Sunset Convention Center, 3701 Plains Boulevard, Amarillo, TX 79103
Rocky Flats, CO
Arvada Center for the Arts, Banquet Hall A--6901 Wadsworth
Boulevard, Arvada, CO 80003
November 6
Savannah River, SC
North Augusta Community Center, Banquet Rooms A1/A2, 495 Brookside
Avenue, North Augusta, GA 29841
Oak Ridge, TN
Pollard Auditorium, 210 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
There will be two sessions at each location: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm and
5:00 pm-8:30 pm.
For additional information or to preregister for any of the
meetings, please call 1-800-835-8009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 1, 1996, the Department of Energy
issued a Federal Register Notice of Intent; Request for Public Comment
(61 FR 33909) regarding the outline and subsequent draft of a
Nonproliferation and Arms Control Assessment to consider the
nonproliferation and arms control implications of the reasonable
alternatives under evaluation by the Department as identified in the
Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials Draft
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft PEIS) February 1996,
DOE/EIS-0229-D.
The study, while not conducted as part of the formal National
Environmental Policy Act process, was based on the outline which
received public comment and was reviewed by a panel of experts. This
panel was convened as a subcommittee of the Secretary of Energy's
Advisory Board (SEAB).
In soliciting public participation in the review of the Draft
Report, the Department of Energy does not intend to revisit the PEIS.
It does, however, invite interested agencies, organizations and the
general public to provide comments and/or participate in informal
meetings on the Draft Report. Written and oral comments will be
accepted at these meetings to be held at the times and locations listed
above. Persons desiring to participate in the meetings are requested to
preregister by calling the toll-free number listed no later than one
week prior to the meeting.
Comments will also be accepted by mail, via electronic mail or over
the toll-free number listed above.
Issue Date: September 24, 1996.
Michael V. McClary,
Executive Officer, Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation.
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