[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48996-48997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23420]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository 
for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste 
at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada

AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearings.

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SUMMARY: On August 13, 1999, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a Notice of Availability (64 FR 44200) of its Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Geologic Repository for the 
Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste at 
Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada (DOE/EIS-0250-D) and announced a 
180-day public comment period ending February 9, 2000. The Draft EIS 
provides information on potential environmental impacts that could 
result from a proposed action to construct, operate and monitor, and 
eventually close a repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel 
and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nye County, 
Nevada.
    The public is invited to submit written and oral comments at the 16 
public hearings listed at the end of this notice.

DATES: DOE will consider all comments transmitted or postmarked by 
February 9, 2000. Comments submitted after this date will be considered 
to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be directed to: Ms. Wendy R. Dixon, 
EIS Project Manager, M/S 010, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Yucca Mountain Site 
Characterization Office, P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas, NV 89036-
0307.
    Written comments may be transmitted by facsimile to 1-800-967-0739 
and should include the following identifier: ``Yucca Mountain Draft 
EIS.''
    Written comments may be submitted over the Internet via the Yucca 
Mountain Project website at http://www.ymp.gov, under the listing 
``Environmental Impact Statement.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy R. Dixon, EIS Project 
Manager, M/S 010, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Civilian 
Radioactive Waste Management, Yucca Mountain Site Characterization 
Office, P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas, NV 89036-0307, Telephone 1-
800-967-3477, Facsimile 1-800-967-0739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the Draft EIS have been provided 
to federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies and interested 
parties. In addition, the Draft EIS is available on the internet via 
the DOE National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) website at http://
www.tis.eh.doe.gov/nepa under the listing DOE NEPA Analyses, the Yucca 
Mountain Project website at http://www.ymp.gov under the listing 
Environmental Impact Statement, and at 38 public reading rooms across 
the country. Copies of the Draft EIS may be requested by calling 1-800-
967-3477.
    A complete set of all hard copy references used in the preparation 
of the Draft EIS are available for review at four public reading rooms: 
University of Nevada--Las Vegas, Nevada; University of Nevada--Reno, 
Nevada; Yucca Mountain Science Center--Pahrump, Nevada; and the DOE 
Headquarters Office in Washington, DC. Noncopyrighted references are 
available in the Yucca Mountain Science Center in Beatty, Nevada, as 
well as on CD-ROMs in an additional 33 public reading rooms across the 
nation. Noncopyrighted references are also available on the Yucca 
Mountain Project website at http://www.ymp.gov.
    The public is invited to submit written and oral comments at the 16 
public hearings listed at the end of this notice. The first hour of 
each hearing will include a brief overview presentation on the Draft 
EIS and a question and answer session. The remainder of the hearing 
will be an opportunity to provide comments for the record. To schedule 
a time to provide oral comments during the hearings, please call 1-800-
967-3477. Persons wishing to provide oral comments who have not 
registered in advance may register at each hearing.
    Public hearings will be held on the following dates at the 
following locations:
    1. September 27, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Amargosa 
Valley Community Center, 821 East Farm Road, Amargosa Valley, Nevada 
89020.
    2. September 30, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Bob Ruud 
Community Center, 150 North Highway 160, Pahrump, Nevada 89048.
    3. October 4, 1999, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Goldfield 
Community Center, 403 Crook Street, Goldfield, Nevada 89013.
    4. October 5, 1999, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Boise 
Centre on the Grove, 850 West Front Street, Boise, Idaho 83702.
    5. October 19, 1999, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm, Bristlecone 
Convention Center, 150 Sixth Street, Ely, Nevada 89301.
    6. October 21, 1999, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Georgia 
International Convention Center, 1902 Sullivan Road, College Park, 
Georgia 30337.
    7. October 26, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Hall of 
States, 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001.
    8. November 4, 1999, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm, Statham 
Hall, 138 North Jackson Street, Lone Pine, California 93545.
    9. November 9, 1999, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Caliente 
Youth Center, U.S. Highway 93 North, Caliente, Nevada 89008.
    10. November 16, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Denver

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Convention Complex, 700 14th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.
    11. December 1, 1999, 12:00 pm-3:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Lawlor 
Events Center, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557.
    12. December 7, 1999, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 5:30 pm-9:30 pm, Austin 
Town Hall, 137 Court Street, Austin, Nevada 89310.
    13. December 9, 1999, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Crescent 
Valley Town Hall, 5045 Tenabo Avenue, Crescent Valley, Nevada 89821.
    14. January 11, 2000, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Grant 
Sawyer State Building, 555 East Washington, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101.
    15. January 13, 2000, 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, Salt Lake 
City Hilton Inn, 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.
    16. January 20, 2000, 11:00 am-2:00 pm, 6:00 pm-10:00 pm, America's 
Center, 701 Convention Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.

    Issued in Washington, DC, Sept. 2, 1999.
Ronald A. Milner,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
Management.
[FR Doc. 99-23420 Filed 9-8-99; 8:45 am]
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