[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2554]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Reopening of the Public Comment Period for the Waste Isolation 
Pilot Plant Disposal Phase Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Reopening of the Public Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: This notice reopens the public comment period for the 
Department of Energy's (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Disposal Phase 
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS-II) until 
February 27, 1997. All comments received by that date will be 
considered in preparing the final SEIS-II. A Notice of Availability of 
the draft was published on November 29, 1996 (61 FR 60690). All other 
information contained in the Notice of Availability remains unchanged.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the draft SEIS-II should be mailed to 
the following address: Harold Johnson, NEPA Compliance Officer, Att: 
SEIS Comments, P.O. Box 9800, Albuquerque, NM 87119.
    Although some written comments mailed to this address were 
mistakenly returned by the U.S. Postal Service to sender, this 
situation has been rectified and individuals are requested to resubmit 
their comments to the above address. Comments may also be submitted by 
electronic mail to [email protected] or by fax to Harold Johnson, 
NEPA Compliance Officer at (505) 224-8030. For more information on WIPP 
and the SEIS-II, contact the WIPP Information Center at 1-800-336-WIPP 
(1-800-336-9477).
    For information on the DOE National Environmental Policy Act 
process, 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 leave a message 
at 1-800-472-2756.

DATES: The comment period on the draft SEIS-II will be reopened until 
February 27, 1997. Comments postmarked after that date will be 
considered to the extent practicable.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 29, 1996, the Department issued 
a Notice of Availability (61 FR 60690) on the draft SEIS-II that 
included: A brief description of the contents of the document and 
alternatives analyzed; a list of reading rooms where the full document 
is available to the public; information on how to obtain additional 
copies of the document and submit public comments; and a schedule of 
public hearings. This Notice also announced a sixty-day public comment 
period extending from November 29, 1996 to January 28, 1997.
    The public comment period is being reopened until February 27, 
1997, in response to public requests for additional time to review the 
document and prepare comments. The Department has individually notified 
interested stakeholders of the reopened comment period. Except for the 
end of the comment period, all information contained in the November 
29, 1996, Notice of Availability remains unchanged. Please note that 
some written comments on the draft SEIS-II that were mailed to the 
Department were mistakenly returned by the U.S. Postal Service to 
sender. This situation has been rectified and these comments may be 
resubmitted to the address above. Comments postmarked after February 
27, 1997, will be considered to the extent practicable. Further 
information on the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and on the SEIS-II is 
contained in the November 29, 1996, Notice of Availability.

    Issued in Washington, DC., this 27 day of January, 1997.
Mark W. Frei,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Waste Management Environmental 
Management.
[FR Doc. 97-2554 Filed 1-31-97; 8:45 am]
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