[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 55260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-26552]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Additional Public Hearing for 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, NV

AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), 
Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of additional public hearing.

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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. Subsequently, 16 
public hearings were announced on September 9, 1999 (64 FR 48996). DOE 
is now announcing one additional public hearing. 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 the hearings.

DATES: The additional public hearing will be held on December 2, 1999, 
from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., in 
Carson City, Nevada.

ADDRESSES: The additional public hearing will be held at the following 
location: Carson City, Nevada--Nevada State Legislature, Room 4100, 401 
South Carson Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701.

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: Public hearings have been scheduled for 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 
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 2, 1999, 12:00 pm--3:00 pm, 6:00 pm--10:00 pm, Nevada 
State Legislature, Room 4100, 401 South Carson Street, Carson City, 
Nevada 89701
13. December 7, 1999, 11:00 am--2:00 pm, 5:30 pm--9:30 pm, Austin Town 
Hall, 137 Court Street, Austin, Nevada 89310
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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, October 4, 1999.
Lake Barrett,
Acting Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
[FR Doc. 99-26552 Filed 10-8-99; 8:45 am]
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