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[FR Doc No: 94-14189]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

Draft Feasibility Study/Proposed Plan-Environmental Impact 
Statement for Remedial Action at Operable Unit 4, Fernald Environmental 
Management Project

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: DOE, in response to public comments received to date, has 
decided to extend the public comment period on the Feasibility Study/
Proposed Plan-Draft Environmental Impact Statement for remedial action 
at Operable Unit 4, Fernald Environmental Management Project (DOE/EIS-
0195D, EPA EIS No. 940066) to June 19, 1994.

DATES: Comments on the Feasibility Study/Proposed Plan-Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement should be postmarked by June 19, 1994, 
to ensure consideration. Comments postmarked after that date will be 
considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to: Mr. Gary Stegner, Public 
Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Fernald Field Office, 
P.O. Box 398705, Cincinnati, OH 45239-8705, (513) 648-3131 Fax: (513) 
648-3073.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the Fernald 
Environmental Management Project, contact Gary Stegner at the above 
address. For further information on DOE's National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) procedures, contact: Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of 
NEPA Oversight (EH-25), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-4600 or leave a 
message at (800) 472-2756. For further information on DOE's 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA) procedures, contact: Andrew Lawrence, Acting Director, Office 
of Environmental Compliance (EH-22), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-
4440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 4, 1994, the Environmental 
Protection Agency published a notice in the Federal Register (59 FR 
10381) announcing the availability of the Feasibility Study/Proposed 
Plan-Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0195D, EPA EIS No. 
940066) and the close of the public comment period scheduled for April 
20, 1994. DOE's Feasibility Study/Proposed Plan-Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Fernald Site integrates NEPA values with the 
procedural and documentation requirements of CERCLA, whenever 
practicable pursuant to DOE Order 5400.4. In response to requests from 
the State of Nevada and the public to extend the comment period, and 
after consultation with EPA Region V, in an effort to ensure that all 
interested parties have the opportunity to comment, DOE is extending 
the comment period to June 19, 1994. Comments should be postmarked by 
June 19, 1994, to ensure consideration; comments postmarked after that 
date will be considered to the extent practicable.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 1994.
Steven Galson,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 94-14189 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]
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