[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6192-6193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2714]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Comment Period Extension and 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, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION:  Notice of comment period extension and 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. Based on input 
from the public, DOE is now announcing an additional public hearing in 
San Bernardino, California. The comment period is being extended to 
February 28, 2000.

DATES:  The additional public hearing will be held on February 22, 
2000, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 
p.m. The comment period for the Draft EIS is extended to February 28, 
2000.

ADDRESSES:  The additional public hearing will be held at the following 
location: Radisson Hotel, 295 North E. Street, San Bernardino, CA 
92401.
    Written comments on the Draft EIS should be directed to: Ms. Wendy 
R. Dixon, EIS Program 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. Comments may also be transmitted by facsimile to 1-800-967-0739 
and should include the following identifier: ``Yucca Mountain Draft 
EIS.'' Comments may be submitted over the Internet via the Yucca 
Mountain Project website at http://www.ymp.gov, under the listing 
``Environmental Impact Statement.''

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INVITATION TO COMMENT: The public is invited to provide comments on the 
Draft EIS during the comment period that ends on February 28, 2000. DOE 
will consider comments received during the comment period in 
preparation of the Final EIS. Comments received after February 28, 2000 
will be considered to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ms. Wendy R. Dixon, EIS Program 
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. Copies of the document may also 
be requested by telephone (1-800-967-3477) or over the Internet via the 
Yucca Mountain Project website at http://www.ymp.gov, under the listing 
``Environmental Impact Statement''; the Draft EIS also may be viewed on 
this website.

    Issued in Washington, DC, February 2, 2000.
Ivan Itkin,
Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
[FR Doc. 00-2714 Filed 2-7-00; 8:45 am]
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