[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35635-35636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16803]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Draft Supplement Analysis: Pit Manufacturing Facilities at Los
Alamos National Laboratory, Stockpile Stewardship and Management
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of
the Draft Supplement Analysis: Pit Manufacturing Facilities at Los
Alamos National Laboratory, Stockpile Stewardship and Management
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (SSM PEIS), DOE/EIS-0236/
SA-6, for public review and comment.
DATES: Written comments on the Draft Supplement Analysis are invited
from the public during the comment period, which ends August 2, 1999
(see ADDRESSES section for more details). Comments must be postmarked
by August 2 to ensure consideration; late comments will be considered
to the extent practicable. The DOE will use the comments received to
help prepare the Final Supplement Analysis.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the Supplement Analysis or to submit
comments in writing or orally to DOE, contact: Corey Cruz, Albuquerque
Operations Office Project Manager, U.S. DOE, Albuquerque Operations
Office, Nuclear Programs Division (NPD), PO
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Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400.
Mr. Cruz may also be contacted by telephone 505-845-4282 or fax
(505) 845-4216. Comments may also be sent to the E-mail address
[email protected]. Requests for copies of the Draft SA or other
matters regarding this environmental review should be addressed to Mr.
Cruz at the address above. The Draft Supplement Analysis will be
available under the NEPA Analyses Module of the DOE NEPA Web Site at
http://tis.eh.doe.gov/nepa/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the DOE
NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, EH-42, Director,
Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, Department of Energy 1000
Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585.
Ms. Borgstrom may be contacted by calling (202) 586-4600 or by
leaving a message at (800) 472-2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Supplement Analysis was prepared
pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) [42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.], the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA
regulations [40 CFR Parts 1500-1508], and the DOE NEPA regulations [10
CFR Part 1021]. The Department examined issues related to the
possibility of seismic activity, fire, and sabotage at facilities at
LANL. DOE prepared the Draft Supplement Analysis in compliance with the
Memorandum Opinion and Order issued by the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia in Natural Resources Defense Council, et
al., v. Federico Pena, et al., (CA 97-0936(SS)).
DOE has distributed copies of the Draft Supplement Analysis to the
State of New Mexico, American Indian tribal governments, local county
governments, other Federal agencies, and other interested parties. The
Draft Supplement Analysis is also available for public review and
copying at the following four locations:
University of New Mexico, Dan Barkley Reading Room, Government
Information Department, Zimmerman Library, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-1466.
Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute (TVI), Main Campus Library,
525 Buena Vista Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM.
LANL Community Relations Office, 1619 Central Avenue, Los Alamos, New
Mexico.
U.S. Department of Energy, Freedom of Information Reading Room, Room
1E-190, 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC.
After the public comment period, which ends August 2, 1999, the
Department will consider and respond to the comments received, revise
the Draft Supplement Analysis as appropriate, and issue a Final
Supplement Analysis. The Department will consider the analyses in the
Final Supplement Analysis in making a determination as to whether the
SSM PEIS should be supplemented or a new SSM PEIS should be prepared.
Signed in Washington, DC, 25th this of June 1999, for the United
States Department of Energy.
Victor H. Reis,
Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs.
[FR Doc. 99-16803 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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