[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 4 (Friday, January 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-162]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Availability of the Implementation Plan for the Stockpile 
Stewardship and Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of 
the Implementation Plan (IP) for the Stockpile Stewardship and 
Management Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS). The IP 
provides guidance for the preparation of the PEIS, records the issues 
identified as a result of the public scoping process, and provides 
information regarding the alternatives and issues that will be analyzed 
in the PEIS.

ADDRESSES AND FURTHER INFORMATION: A copy of the IP can be obtained 
upon request by calling 1-800-776-2765, or by mail to: Office of 
Reconfiguration, DP-25 U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 3417 
Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
    Requests for the IP can also be made electronically via computer as 
follows: Federal Information Exchange Bulletin Board, InterNet Address: 
http://web.fie.com/web/fed/doe/doeoor.htm, Modem Toll-Free: 1-800-783-
3349 DC Metro Modem: 301-258-0953.
    For general information on the DOE National Environmental Policy 
Act (NEPA) review process, please contact: Carol M. Borgstrom, 
Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance, EH-42, U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington DC 20585, (202) 
586-4600 or 1-800-472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 14, 1995, DOE published a Notice of 
Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register to prepare a PEIS on the Stockpile 
Stewardship and Management Program [60 FR 31291]. A public comment 
period, during which DOE held public scoping meetings at the sites 
potentially affected by the program, followed the NOI and lasted until 
August 11, 1995. Comments received during the scoping period were 
considered in developing the Stockpile Stewardship and Management PEIS 
IP.
    The Stockpile Stewardship and Management IP describes the scope of 
the PEIS, including the alternatives that will be evaluated. Eight DOE 
sites are potentially affected: Pantex Plant (Amarillo, Texas), 
Savannah River Site (Aiken, South Carolina), Y-12 Plant (Oak Ridge, 
Tennessee), Kansas City Plant (Kansas City, Missouri), Lawrence 
Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, California), Los Alamos 
National Laboratory (Los Alamos, New Mexico), Sandia National 
Laboratories (Albuquerque, New Mexico), and the Nevada Test Site (Las 
Vegas, Nevada).
    The Stockpile Stewardship and Management Draft PEIS is expected to 
be available in February 1996. Following the publication of the Draft 
PEIS, public hearings will be held at potentially affected sites. 
Information on the locations, dates, and times of the public hearings 
will be published in the Federal Register at least 15 days prior to the 
first hearing, and will also be made available by additional 
appropriate means, including the electronic bulletin board addressed 
above.

    Signed in Washington, D.C. this 28th of December, 1995.
Victor H. Reis,
Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs.
[FR Doc. 96-162 Filed 1-4-96; 8:45 am]
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