[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 146 (Monday, August 1, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-18673]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 

DOE Request for an Additional 45 Days to Respond to Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 94-1, Improved Schedule 
for Remediation in the Defense Nuclear Complex

agency: Department of Energy.

action: Notice.

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summary: Section 315(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 2286d(b) requires the Department of Energy to publish its 
response to Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board recommendations for 
notice and public comment. The Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board 
published Recommendation 94-1, concerning an improved schedule for 
remediation in the defense nuclear facilities complex, in the Federal 
Register on June 3, 1994 (59 FR 28848). The Department of Energy (DOE) 
hereby publishes notice of a request for 45-days additional time to 
respond to Recommendation 94-1 as allowed by the statute cited above.

dates: Comments, data, views, or arguments concerning the Secretary's 
request are due on or before August 31, 1994.

addresses: Send comments, data, views, or arguments concerning the 
Secretary's response to: Defense Nuclear Facility Safety Board, 625 
Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004.

for further information contact: Mr. Thomas P. Grumbly, Assistant 
Secretary for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 14, 1994.
Mark B. Whitaker,
Acting Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board.

The Honorable John T. Conway,
Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Suite 700, 625 
Indiana Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20004
    Dear Mr. Chairman: This will acknowledge receipt of your 
Recommendation 94-1, Improved Schedule for Remediation in the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Complex. The issues identified are 
extensive and may have significant impact on many of our existing 
programs in the Recommendation and Plans. Accordingly, the 
Department will require additional time to fully evaluate these 
cross-cutting issues and their impact from both a Headquarters and 
field perspective.
    In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2286d, the Department requests an 
additional 45 days to respond to Recommendation 94-1. If a 45-day-
extension is granted, the Department will respond to the Board by 
September 1, 1994.

    Sincerely,
Hazel R. O'Leary.
[FR Doc. 94-18673 Filed 7-29-94; 8:45 am]
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