[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28857-28858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14305]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Navy


Notice of Extension of the Public Comment Period for the 
Department of the Navy Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a 
Container System for the Management of Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (Navy) gave notice of the 
availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a 
Container System for the Management of Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel in the 
May 14, 1996 Federal Register (61 FR 24293). The formal comment period 
commenced on May 17, 1996 (61 FR 24933) and was scheduled to close on 
July 3, 1996. The Navy has now determined that the public comment 
period will be extended to July 18, 1996.
    The draft EIS was prepared in accordance with the requirements of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA); Council on 
Environmental Quality regulations implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Parts 1500-
1508; and the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental and Natural 
Resources Program Manual, OPNAV Instruction 5090.1B. As identified in 
the May 14,

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1996 Federal Register notice, the Navy will conduct public hearings and 
receive comments on the draft EIS which addresses the need, 
alternatives, and environmental impacts of manufacturing containers; 
loading containers; handling, and storage of naval spent nuclear fuel 
at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL); transportation of 
naval spent nuclear fuel loaded containers to a notional repository or 
centralized interim storage site; and the storage, handling, and 
transportation of certain radioactive waste associated with naval spent 
nuclear fuel management. The Department of Energy is a cooperating 
agency for this draft EIS. The draft EIS is available to the public in 
reading rooms and designated information locations, as identified in 
the May 14, 1996 Federal Register notice.

DATES: The Navy invites interested agencies, organizations, and the 
general public to provide comments on the draft EIS. The original 45 
day formal comment period commenced on May 17, 1996 and was scheduled 
to close on July 3, 1996. The Navy is now providing a 60 day public 
comment period and all comments on the draft EIS are due by July 18, 
1996. Oral comments will be accepted at the public hearings to be held 
at the Times and locations listed in the May 14, 1996 Federal Register 
notice. The final EIS is scheduled to be available no later than 
November 30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comments should be sent to: Mr. William Knoll of the Naval Nuclear 
Propulsion Program of the Department of the Navy, Code NAVSEA 08U, 2531 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22242-5160, Telephone: 703-602-
8229.

    Dated: May 31, 1996.
M.A. Waters,
LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-14305 Filed 6-5-96; 8:45 am]
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