[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 213 (Friday, November 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28102]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Decontamination and Waste Treatment Facility at 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of intent to prepare an environmental 
impact statement.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy today withdraws its Notice of 
Intent published on March 18, 1987 (52 FR 8503) to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Decontamination and Waste 
Treatment Facility (DWTF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 
(LLNL).
    Copies of the 1996 DWTF EA and FONSI are available at the DOE/
Oakland Operations Office: Office of Public Affairs, Department of 
Energy, 1301 Clay St. 100N, Oakland, CA 94612, 510-637-1762.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Intent was first published in 
1987 and was based on the original DWTF design. This design provided 8 
new buildings totaling approximately 95,000 sq. ft. of new 
construction, including a liquid waste processing building, 
decontamination building, solid waste processing building, reactive 
materials building, storage building, operations support building, 
boiler/chiller building, and rotary kiln waste incinerator. The planned 
incinerator in the proposed project was the primary factor contributing 
to the decision in 1987 to prepare an EIS.
    In 1993, the DWTF project design was significantly down-sized. The 
currently proposed DWTF project will upgrade and consolidate existing 
waste management operations at LLNL into new, more efficient 
facilities. There will be 5 buildings totaling 58,000 sq. ft. of new 
construction, including an operation support building, liquid waste 
processing building, solid waste processing building, classified waste 
storage building, and a chemical exchange building. No incinerator is 
proposed to be built.
    Because of these significant project design changes for the DWTF, 
an Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared to determine whether the 
impacts of the project as now proposed would be significant, and, 
therefore warrant the preparation of an EIS. A Draft EA analyzing the 
impact of the DWTF as currently proposed was distributed for public 
review and comments on March 25, 1996, based on the final EA, which 
incorporates the public comments, as appropriate. A Finding of No 
Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed by the Manager of the Oakland 
Operations Office on June 12, 1996. The completion of the EA and the 
FONSI were advertised in the local newspaper. Both documents are 
available at the DOE reading room at 1301 Clay St., Oakland, CA; or 
will be mailed to interested parties upon request.
    In the FONSI the Department has determined that an EIS is not 
required, and, therefore is withdrawing the March 18, 1987 Notice of 
Intent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the DWTF 
project please contact: Mr. Phillip E. Hill, Director, Waste Management 
Division, Oakland Operations Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1301 
Clay St. 700N, Oakland, CA 94612-5208, 510-637-1625.
    For general information on the DOE National Environmental Policy 
Act process, please contact: Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 
Policy and Assistance (EH-42), 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, 
D.C. 20585, 202-586-4600 or leave a message at 1-800-472-2756.
James M. Turner,
Manager; Oakland Operations Office.
[FR Doc. 96-28102 Filed 10-31-96; 8:45 am]
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