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[FR Doc No: 94-17260]
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[Federal Register: July 18, 1994]
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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.
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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]
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