[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47644-47645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23037]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; Announcement of 
Extension of Public Comment Period; Possible Recommendation of Yucca 
Mountain for Development as a Geologic Repository

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period; correction of an 
address for a hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (the Department) announces the 
extension by 15 days of the public comment period concerning 
consideration of Yucca Mountain as a potential site for a geologic 
repository. The comment period, which was to end on September 20, 2001, 
will be extended to end on October 5, 2001. The Department also wishes 
to correct the address of a hearing in Amargosa Valley, Nevada.

DATES: Written comments must be received by October 5, 2001. DOE will 
consider comments after October 5, 2001 to the extent practicable. DOE 
requests one copy of the written comments.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Carol Hanlon, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office, (M/S 
#025), P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89036-0307. The 
Department also wishes to correct the address of a

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September 12, 2001, hearing in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. The correct 
address is: Longstreet Inn and Casino, Highway 373, Amargosa Valley, 
Nevada 89020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Yucca Mountain Site 
Characterization Office, (M/S #025), P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas, 
Nevada 89036-0307, 1-800-967-3477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 7, 2001, the Department announced in 
the Federal Register (66 FR 23013-23016) the initiation of a public 
comment period on the Secretary's consideration of the Yucca Mountain 
site for recommendation as a spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste repository. In conjunction with the initiation of the 
comment period, the Department issued a report, the Yucca Mountain 
Science and Engineering Report (YMS&ER), summarizing the scientific and 
technical information compiled by the Department to date outlining the 
preliminary design and performance attributes of a potential geologic 
repository at the Yucca Mountain site. On August 21, 2001, the 
Department announced in the Federal Register (66 FR 43850-43851) the 
issuance of another report, the Preliminary Site Suitability Evaluation 
(PSSE). Each of these documents is intended to inform the public and 
facilitate public review and comment on a possible site recommendation. 
Also, in the August 21, 2001, Federal Register Notice the Department 
announced that the comment period would close on September 20, 2001. 
That comment period is now extended 15 days to October 5, 2001.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on September 10, 2001.
James H. Carlson,
Acting Director Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
[FR Doc. 01-23037 Filed 9-12-01; 8:45 am]
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