[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-17260]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: July 18, 1994]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 

Announcement of Public Scoping Workshops, Storage and Disposition 
of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials;Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Announcement of public scoping workshops, programmatic 
environmental impact statement for long-term storage and disposition of 
weapons-usable fissile materials.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold twelve public scoping 
workshops during August and September 1994 to enable the public to 
provide comments on the proposed scope of the Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) being prepared for the Storage 
and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials. Comments received 
by DOE will be considered in determining the issues to be addressed in 
the Storage and Disposition PEIS. The Notice of Intent to prepare a 
PEIS for Storage and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials 
was issued by DOE on June 21, 1994 (59FR31985).
    Through this notice, DOE invites comments on the scope of the PEIS, 
announces the locations, dates and times for the public workshops, and 
provides the format it will follow for conducting the workshops.

DATES: The dates on which each of the public scoping workshops will be 
held are given below. Agencies, organizations, and the general public 
are invited to present oral comments pertinent to preparation of the 
PEIS at the public scoping workshops. DOE will also accept written 
material at the workshops. Written and oral comments will be given 
equal weight in the scoping process. To ensure consideration, written 
comments, not submitted at the public scoping workshops, must be 
postmarked by October 17, 1994. Late comments will be considered to the 
extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Addresses for the public meeting locations are provided 
below.
    Written comments on the scope of the PEIS should be sent to: U.S. 
Department of Energy, c/o Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education, 
P.O. Box 117, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117, Attn: Robert Menard, EESD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for information on the DOE Storage 
and Disposition of Weapons-Usable Fissile Materials Project, requests 
for copies of the NAS Report, the Implementation Plan (when available), 
and requests for copies of the PEIS or PEIS Executive Summary (when 
available) may also be requested from the above address.
    For general information on the DOE NEPA process, please contact: 
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Oversight, EH-25, U.S. 
Department of Energy,1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585,(202) 586-4600 or (800) 472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Invitation to comment. DOE invites comments 
on the scope of this PEIS from all interested parties, including 
affected Federal, State, and local agencies and American Indian tribes. 
DOE solicits comments regarding the scope of the PEIS analysis, 
suggestions on significant environmental issues, alternatives to be 
included in the PEIS, and other matters of content.
    Public scoping workshops. Rather than holding a formal hearing for 
the PEIS scoping meetings, an interactive workshop forum will be used. 
This workshop format enables the public to interact directly and 
exchange information with DOE representatives from the project. The 
program for each scoping workshop consists of a short plenary session 
followed by two small group discussions and ends with questions and 
answers or comments from the public. The two small group discussion 
sessions will be divided topically and reflect the proposed scope of 
the PEIS as presented in the Notice of Intent. The small group 
discussion topics will be storage and disposition. The program will 
usually be repeated three times during the day: morning, afternoon, and 
evening. The evening session will also include closing remarks by DOE 
officials. This approach is intended to provide flexibility for 
individuals wishing to attend the meetings.
    DOE will hold twelve public scoping workshops to provide 
information and discuss and receive comments on the scope of the PEIS 
during August, September and the first week of October 1994, both 
regionally and in the vicinity of the sites which may be affected by 
potential decisions and their implementation. A national scoping 
workshop will be held in Washington, D.C. Most workshops will be held 
from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., with breaks from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. 
and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sessions may be adjusted depending on the 
number of persons registered to participate.
    The resource/comment room will contain information relevant to the 
project, including fact sheets and exhibits. The room will also have an 
area and materials available for preparing and submitting written 
comments on the scope of the PEIS.
    Registration. Advance registration to provide oral comments at 
these public scoping workshops will be facilitated using an ``800 
number'' and on-site registration will be accommodated to the extent 
possible.
    Preregistration for all meetings is encouraged and may be done by 
telephoning 1-800-448-4235. The operators will gather information on 
each participant's discussion group selection (storage or disposition) 
as well as information concerning interest in future mailings and other 
project related information they would like to receive. Preregistration 
requests will be taken for each meeting up until 9:00 p.m.(EST) on the 
Monday prior to the specific meeting. Written requests for 
preregistration may be mailed to: Mr. Robert Menard,Oak Ridge 
Associated Universities/EESD,P.O. Box 117,Oak Ridge, TN 37831-
0117,ATTN: Storage and Disposition PEIS.
    Preregistered participants are requested to sign in at the meeting 
registration desk. Elected officials wishing to participate for their 
constituencies are asked to identify their office when registering. 
People who wish to participate on behalf of an organization are asked 
to identify the organization when registering. Written and oral 
comments will be accepted at the scoping workshops and are given equal 
weight in the development of the PEIS. Participants registering at the 
meeting location are asked to sign in at the registration desk.

Schedule of Public Scoping Workshops

Wednesday, August 17, 1994

Savannah River Site

North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Avenue, N. Augusta, 
South Carolina 29841

Wednesday, August 24, 1994

Chicago Regional Meeting

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago Circle Center, Illinois 
Room, 750 S. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois 60607 and

Rocky Flats Plant

Ramada Hotel, 8773 Yates Drive, Westminster, Colorado 80030

Wednesday, August 31, 1994

Hanford Site

Red Lion Inn/Hanford House, 802 George Washington Way, Richland, 
Washington 99352

Wednesday, September 7, 1994

Pantex Plant

Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan, Amarillo, Texas 79101

Wednesday, September 14, 1994

Boston Regional Meeting

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, 900 Boylston 
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 and

Nevada Test Site

Cashman Field Center, 850 Las Vegas Boulevard North, Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89101

Wednesday, September 21, 1994

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

Shilo Inn, 780 Lindsay Blvd., Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402

Wednesday, September 28, 1994

Oak Ridge Reservation

Pollard Auditorium, 210 Badger Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830-
0117 and

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Holiday Inn Livermore, 720 Las Flores Road, Livermore, California 
94550

Wednesday, October 5, 1994

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Hilltop House Hotel, 400 Trinity at Central, Los Alamos, New Mexico 
87544

Wednesday, October 12, 1994

Washington, D.C.

Radisson Plaza Hotel-Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA 
22311

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: DOE will prepare summary reports of the scoping 
workshops and make these available for public review. DOE will issue a 
PEIS Implementation Plan to provide information on how the PEIS will be 
prepared in light of the scoping comments. DOE will announce the 
availability of the draft PEIS, when completed, in the Federal 
Register, and will solicit public review and comment. Comments on the 
draft will be considered in preparing the final PEIS.
    Copies of all summary reports, and copies of other material related 
to the preparation of the PEIS, will be made available for public 
review at the DOE reading rooms listed in this notice for the reader's 
convenience.

California

U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office, Public Reading 
Room, 1301 Clay Street, Room 700N, Oakland, California 94612-5208, 
(510) 637-1762

Colorado

U.S. Department of Energy, Rocky Flats Public Reading Room, Front 
Range Community College Library, 3645 West 112th Avenue, 
Westminster, Colorado 80030, (303) 469-4435

Idaho

U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, Public Reading 
Room, 1776 Science Center Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402, (208) 
526-1144

Illinois

Government Document Department, University Library, University of 
Illinios at Chicago, 801 South Morgan Street, 3rd Floor Center, 
Chicago, Illinois 60680, (312) 413-2594 or (312) 996-2738

Massachusetts

U.S. Department of Energy, Boston Operations Office, Public Reading 
Room, P1 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, (617) 565-
9707

Nevada

U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, 2753 South 
Highland Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193, (702) 295-1274

New Mexico-Albuquerque

U.S. Department of Energy, Public Reading Room, National Atomic 
Museum, Kirtland Air Force Base, 20358 Wyoming Boulevard, SE, 
Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87117, (505) 845-4378

New Mexico-Los Alamos

U.S. Department of Energy, Community Reading Room, 1450 Central 
Avenue, Suite 101, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, (505) 665-2127

South Carolina

U.S. Department of Energy, Public Reading Room, Gregg-Graniteville 
Library, University of South Carolina, Aiken Campus, 171 University 
Parkway, Aiken, South Carolina 29801, (803) 725-2889

Tennessee

U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, Freedom of 
Information Reading Room, 55 Jefferson Circle, Room 112, Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee 37830, (615) 576-1216

Texas

U.S. Department of Energy Reading Room, Lynn Library/Learning 
Center, Amarillo College, 2201 South Washington Street, Amarillo, 
Texas 79109, (806) 371-5400

Washington

U.S. Department of Energy, Public Reading Room, Washington State 
University, Tri-Cities Branch Campus, P.O. Box 999, Richland, 
Washington 99352, (509) 376-8583

District of Columbia

U.S. Department of Energy, Freedom of Information Reading Room,Room 
1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6020

    For information on the availability of specific documents and hours 
of operation, please contact the reading rooms at the telephone numbers 
provided.

    Issued in Washington, DC this 11th day of July, 1994.
Robert W. DeGrasse, Jr.,
Director, Surplus Fissile Materials Control and Disposition Project.
[FR Doc. 94-17260 Filed 7-15-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P