[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48996-48997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23420]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository
for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste
at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada
AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings.
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SUMMARY: On August 13, 1999, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a Notice of Availability (64 FR 44200) of its Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Geologic Repository for the
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at
Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada (DOE/EIS-0250-D) and announced a
180-day public comment period ending February 9, 2000. The Draft EIS
provides information on potential environmental impacts that could
result from a proposed action to construct, operate and monitor, and
eventually close a repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel
and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nye County,
Nevada.
The public is invited to submit written and oral comments at the 16
public hearings listed at the end of this notice.
DATES: DOE will consider all comments transmitted or postmarked by
February 9, 2000. Comments submitted after this date will be considered
to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be directed to: Ms. Wendy R. Dixon,
EIS Project Manager, M/S 010, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Yucca Mountain Site
Characterization Office, P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas, NV 89036-
0307.
Written comments may be transmitted by facsimile to 1-800-967-0739
and should include the following identifier: ``Yucca Mountain Draft
EIS.''
Written comments may be submitted over the Internet via the Yucca
Mountain Project website at http://www.ymp.gov, under the listing
``Environmental Impact Statement.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy R. Dixon, EIS Project
Manager, M/S 010, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Civilian
Radioactive Waste Management, Yucca Mountain Site Characterization
Office, P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas, NV 89036-0307, Telephone 1-
800-967-3477, Facsimile 1-800-967-0739.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Draft EIS have been provided
to federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies and interested
parties. In addition, the Draft EIS is available on the internet via
the DOE National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) website at http://
www.tis.eh.doe.gov/nepa under the listing DOE NEPA Analyses, the Yucca
Mountain Project website at http://www.ymp.gov under the listing
Environmental Impact Statement, and at 38 public reading rooms across
the country. Copies of the Draft EIS may be requested by calling 1-800-
967-3477.
A complete set of all hard copy references used in the preparation
of the Draft EIS are available for review at four public reading rooms:
University of Nevada--Las Vegas, Nevada; University of Nevada--Reno,
Nevada; Yucca Mountain Science Center--Pahrump, Nevada; and the DOE
Headquarters Office in Washington, DC. Noncopyrighted references are
available in the Yucca Mountain Science Center in Beatty, Nevada, as
well as on CD-ROMs in an additional 33 public reading rooms across the
nation. Noncopyrighted references are also available on the Yucca
Mountain Project website at http://www.ymp.gov.
The public is invited to submit written and oral comments at the 16
public hearings listed at the end of this notice. The first hour of
each hearing will include a brief overview presentation on the Draft
EIS and a question and answer session. The remainder of the hearing
will be an opportunity to provide comments for the record. To schedule
a time to provide oral comments during the hearings, please call 1-800-
967-3477. Persons wishing to provide oral comments who have not
registered in advance may register at each hearing.
Public hearings will be held on the following dates at the
following locations:
1. September 27, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Amargosa
Valley Community Center, 821 East Farm Road, Amargosa Valley, Nevada
89020.
2. September 30, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Bob Ruud
Community Center, 150 North Highway 160, Pahrump, Nevada 89048.
3. October 4, 1999, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Goldfield
Community Center, 403 Crook Street, Goldfield, Nevada 89013.
4. October 5, 1999, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Boise
Centre on the Grove, 850 West Front Street, Boise, Idaho 83702.
5. October 19, 1999, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm, Bristlecone
Convention Center, 150 Sixth Street, Ely, Nevada 89301.
6. October 21, 1999, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Georgia
International Convention Center, 1902 Sullivan Road, College Park,
Georgia 30337.
7. October 26, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Hall of
States, 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001.
8. November 4, 1999, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm, Statham
Hall, 138 North Jackson Street, Lone Pine, California 93545.
9. November 9, 1999, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Caliente
Youth Center, U.S. Highway 93 North, Caliente, Nevada 89008.
10. November 16, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Denver
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Convention Complex, 700 14th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.
11. December 1, 1999, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Lawlor
Events Center, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557.
12. December 7, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 5:30 pm-9:30 pm, Austin
Town Hall, 137 Court Street, Austin, Nevada 89310.
13. December 9, 1999, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Crescent
Valley Town Hall, 5045 Tenabo Avenue, Crescent Valley, Nevada 89821.
14. January 11, 2000, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Grant
Sawyer State Building, 555 East Washington, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.
15. January 13, 2000, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Salt Lake
City Hilton Inn, 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.
16. January 20, 2000, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, America's
Center, 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.
Issued in Washington, DC, Sept. 2, 1999.
Ronald A. Milner,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management.
[FR Doc. 99-23420 Filed 9-8-99; 8:45 am]
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