[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 46210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22243]
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Part VIII
Department of Energy
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Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; Site Recommendation
Consideration Hearings; Yucca Mountain; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 170 / Friday, August 31, 2001 /
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; Site
Recommendation Consideration Hearings; Yucca Mountain--Announcement of
Changes in Public Hearing for September 5, 2001
AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of expanded public hearing and site changes.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (the Department) announces an
expansion of the public hearing on September 5, 2001, on the possible
recommendation of the Yucca Mountain Site in Nevada for development as
a spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste geologic
repository. The Department previously announced that a hearing would
take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 5, 2001. The Department
now is announcing the expansion of this hearing to include sites in
Carson City, Elko and Reno, Nevada. All four of these sites will be
linked by videoconferencing. In addition, the Department is announcing
a change in the location of the Las Vegas site.
DATES: The hearing will take place on September 5, 2001, starting at 6
pm through 9 pm, as announced previously in the Federal Register (66 FR
43850-43851).
ADDRESSES:
Las Vegas: Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, Great
Basin Room, 2332 Energy Way, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8518, (On
the west side of Losee Road between Cheyenne and Lake Mead); 5 pm-9 pm
Poster Session; 6 pm-9 pm--Hearing. This is a new location for the Las
Vegas hearing.
Carson City: Nevada State Legislative Building, Room #1214, 401
South Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada; 6 pm-9 pm--Hearing.
Elko: Elko Convention and Visitors Authority, 700 Moren Way, Elko,
Nevada; 6 pm-9 pm--Hearing.
Reno: Desert Research Institute, Conference Rooms A/B, 2215 Raggio
Parkway, Reno, Nevada; 6 pm-9 pm--Hearing.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Yucca Mountain Site
Characterization Office, (M/S #025), P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas,
Nevada 89036-0307, 1-800-967-3477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 7, 2001, the Department announced in
the Federal Register (66 FR 23013-23016) the initiation of a public
comment period on the Secretary's consideration of the Yucca Mountain
site for recommendation as a spent nuclear fuel and high-level
radioactive waste repository. In conjunction with the initiation of the
comment period, the Department issued a report, the Yucca Mountain
Science and Engineering Report (YMS&ER), summarizing the scientific and
technical information compiled by the Department to date outlining the
preliminary design and performance attributes of a potential geologic
repository at the Yucca Mountain site. This report was provided to
inform the public and facilitate public comment and review on the
technical and scientific information and analyses forming the basis for
the Department's consideration of a possible site recommendation.
On August 21, 2001, the Department announced in the Federal
Register (66 FR 43850-43851) the issuance of another report, the
Preliminary Site Suitability Evaluation (PSSE), that also is intended
to inform the public and facilitate public review and comment on a
possible site recommendation. The PSSE contains a preliminary
evaluation of the suitability of the Yucca Mountain site for
development as a geologic repository based on the Department's proposed
site suitability regulations, to be codified as 10 CFR part 963. The
preliminary evaluation described in the PSSE is based on information
contained in the YMS&ER, supplemented by the most recent available
technical information. Also, in the August 21 Federal Register Notice,
the Department announced the scheduling of public hearings, in Las
Vegas, Nevada on September 5, 2001, in Armagosa Valley on September 12,
2001, and in Pahrump, Nevada on September 13, 2001.
To provide greater accessability to the public hearings process
within the State of Nevada, the Department has decided to expand the
previously announced September 5th public hearing in Las Vegas to
include three other cities in Nevada: Carson City, Elko and Reno. The
public is invited to participate in the September 5th hearing at any of
these sites by presenting oral views. All four of these sites will be
linked by video conferencing. In the event that a video link fails
during the hearing, there will be a Federal official and a court
reporter present at each site to accept public comments for the record.
This hearing will be informal, and the Department will use a
facilitator in an effort to ensure it is fair and productive.
The Department was notified on August 28, that the previously
announced Las Vegas site for the September 5th hearing would not be
available to the Department. Since that site is no longer available to
the Department, the Las Vegas site of the September 5th hearing has
been changed to the Great Basin Room at the Department of Energy,
Nevada Operations Office, 2332 Energy Way, North Las Vegas, Nevada
89193-8518. This facility is found on the west side of Losee Road
between Cheyenne and Lake Mead.
The Department does not currently anticipate further changes in
time or location. However, those planning to attend the September 5th
hearing at any of the four sites may want to check the Yucca Mountain
web site at www.ymp.gov or call 1-800-967-3477 to confirm times and
locations.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 30, 2001.
Ronald A. Milner,
Chief Operating Officer, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management.
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