[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28594-28595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13435]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Availability of Information Related to the Dual Axis Radiographic 
Hydrodynamic Test Facility; Draft Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability of information.

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SUMMARY: On May 12, 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
announced the availability of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Dual 
Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT) Facility draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), DOE/EIS-0228D, for public review 
and comment (60 FR 25717). The alternative actions analyzed in the 
draft EIS would occur principally at the DOE's Los Alamos National 
Laboratory (LANL) in northern New Mexico. By this notice, DOE is 
announcing the availability of additional information related to the 
draft DARHT EIS that has recently been placed in the Los Alamos 
National Laboratory Community Reading Room for public review.

ADDRESSES: Information discussed in the supplementary information 
section is available for public review at the Los Alamos National 
Laboratory Community Reading Room, 1450 Central Ave., Suite 101, Los 
Alamos, New Mexico 87544. For information on the availability of 
specific documents, availability of copies of documents and hours of 
operation, please contact the reading room at (505) 665-2127 or (800) 
543-2342.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the DARHT 
EIS, or for copies of the draft EIS, interested parties may contact Ms. 
Diana Webb, DARHT EIS Project Manager, Los Alamos Area Office, 
Department of Energy, 528 35th Street, Los Alamos, NM 87544. Ms. Webb 
may be contacted by telephone at (505) 665-6353 or by facsimile at 
(505) 665-1506.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft EIS was prepared pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality NEPA regulations (40 CFR 
parts 1500-1508) and the DOE NEPA regulations (10 CFR Part 1021).
    The Department proposes to provide enhanced high-resolution 
radiography (x-ray) capability for the purpose of performing 
hydrodynamic tests and dynamic experiments in support of its national 
defense mission. The enhanced radiography facility would be a key 
component of the Department's near-term science-based stockpile 
stewardship and management program. These hydrodynamic tests and 
dynamic experiments are required to assist DOE in ensuring the 
continued safety, security, and reliability of existing nuclear weapons 
as they age.
    The draft DARHT EIS analyzes the environmental consequences of 
alternative ways to accomplish the proposed action. The DOE's preferred 
alternative would be to complete and operate the DARHT facility at LANL 
in northern New Mexico. Public hearings are scheduled (Los Alamos, May 
31, 1995 and Santa Fe, June 1, 1995) as previously announced in DOE's 
Notice of Availability dated May 24, 1995 (60 FR 27498). The comment 
period will extend through Monday, June 26, 1995. DOE expects to 
complete the final EIS in August 1995, and reach a Record of Decision 
in September 1995.
    Following is a list of documents currently available for public 
review in the Los Alamos National Laboratory Community Reading Room:
    1. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Stewardship: the Role of Livermore and 
Los Alamos National Laboratories.
    2. Congressional Budget Office Papers, The Bomb's Custodians.
    3. An Alternative Budget for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 
and How to Get There--Los Alamos Study Group (LASG).
    4. The Conversion of LANL to a Peacetime Mission--Concerned 
Citizens for Nuclear Safety (CCNS).
    5. 1979 LANL Environmental Impact Statement.
    6. Transcript from the September 14 SWEIS Public Meeting at the Los 
Alamos Civic Auditorium.
    7. Environmental Impact Statement for Transuranium Solid Waste 
Development Facility, LASL, 4/73.
    8. Implementation Plan Nuclear Weapons Complex Reconfiguration 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.
    9. Pantex Site-Wide EIS Scoping Plan.
    10. Scoping Comments/Documents for the Nuclear Weapons Disposition 
PEIS, Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education.
    11. Fueling A Competitive Economy: US DOE Strategic Plan.
    12. National Security Strategic Plan, Working Paper.
    13. DOE Albuquerque Operations Office Strategic Plan.
    14. September 13, 21, 22, 28, 29, SWEIS Public Meeting Transcripts.
    15. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for DARHT 10/25/94.
    16. DARHT Hydrotest Project Cultural Resource Survey Report 10/25/
94.
    17. Hydrotest Firing Site Drawing List 10/25/94.
    18. NESHAPS for DARHT Construction Project 10/25/94.
    19. DARHT Amendment of Solicitation 10/25/94.
    20. DARHT Construction Documents Vol 1-3, 10/25/94.
    21. Action Description Memorandum DARHT Facility, TA-15.
    22. Results of the Soil Sampling Survey Conducted Over Active RCRA 
Firing Site TA-15-184 (PHERMEX) 10/28/94.
    23. Baseline Soil Uranium and Beryllium Concentrations Around The 
Proposed DARHT Facility at TA-15 10/28/94.
    24. Construction Contract for DARHT.
    25. Programmatic Cost Impact Due to Project Delay for EA 11/8/94.
    26. Programmatic Cost Impact Due to Project Delay for EIS DARHT 11/
8/94.
    27. Total Regional Economic Impact Resulting from DARHT 
Cancellation 11/8/94. [[Page 28595]] 
    28. DARHT Archaeological Site Protection 11/8/94.
    29. Welcome to DARHT Day 11/28/94.
    30. NEPA and Related Environmental Documentation History for DARHT.
    31. 1979 Site-Wide EIS at LANL, Portions Addressing Dynamic Testing 
1/5/94.
    32. Soil/Sediment Studies Conducted at the DARHT and PHERMEX Firing 
Sites 1/5/95.
    33. Implementation Plan for the Continued Operation of the Pantex 
Plant and Associated Storage of Nuclear Weapons Components EIS 1/12/95.
    34. Initial Data Request for DARHT EIS 1/17/95.
    35. DARHT Public Scoping Meeting Roundtable Discussion and Comments 
12/7/95.
    36. DARHT Scoping Comment Reference Documents 1/17/95.
    37. Background Information on the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile 
Memorandum 1/31/95.
    38. DARHT EIS Implementation Plan 2/14/95.
    39. DARHT Feasibility Assessment Independent Consultants (DFAIC) 
Panel Final Report 9/9/2.
    40. Hydrotest Program Assessment 10/92.
    41. Report of Independent Consultants Reviewing Integrated Test 
Stands Performance and Readiness of DARHT Construction Start 8/93.
    42. Letter to Jennifer Fowler-Propst--U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service--Att. Biological and Floodplain/Wetland Assessment for DARHT.
    43. DOE NEWS--Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available for 
DARHT Facility at LANL 5/10/95.
    44. DOE--Notice of Pre-Scoping Workshop for the Stockpile 
Stewardship and Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 
5/2/95.
    45. The Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program--Maintaining 
Confidence in the Safety and Reliability of the Enduring U.S. Nuclear 
Weapon Stockpile.
    46. Notice of Intent to Prepare a Site-Wide Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
    47. Statement of Hazel O'Leary, Secretary of Energy, Before the 
Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate April 4, 1995.
    48. Federal Register Notices for the LANL DARHT and SWEIS 5/12/95.
    49. Newspaper clippings.
    50. Aerosolized U and Be from LASL Dynamic Experiments (1977).
    51. DARHT Environmental Monitoring 1/30/95.
    52. Stockpile Stewardship and Management Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement--Pre-Scoping Workshop (Viewgraphs) 5/19/95.
    53. U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Justice Strategy 
Executive Order 12898--4/95.
    54. DOE--Notice of Availability and Public Hearings.
    55. Summary of Environmental Impacts from Classified Supplement, 
DARHT EIS--5/95.
    56. DOD Nuclear Posture Review.
    57. Letter exchange with LASG--4/95.
    58. Letter from LASG--11/94.
    59. Letter from LASG--12/94.
    60. Letter to President Clinton from J. Stroud (LASG)--2/28/95.
    61. Letter responding to J. Stroud (LASG) from V. Reis, Department 
of Energy--4/19/95.
    62. Letter responding to Kathleen Sabo (LASG) from James Dorskind, 
White House--4/17/95.
    63. Letter responding to Greg Mello (LASG) from D. Webb--3/20/95.
    64. Letter responding to Greg Mello (LASG) from D. Webb with LLNL 
attachment--4/17/95.

    Signed in Washington, DC, this 26th day of May, 1995, for the 
United States Department of Energy.
Everet H. Beckner,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-13435 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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