[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50176-50177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24626]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management: Site 
Recommendation Consideration Process; Las Vegas Science Center To Serve 
as Extended Hearing Facility

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

ACTION: Notice of an extended hearing facility to receive official 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (the Department) announces that its 
Las Vegas Science Center will be used to receive public comments on the 
possible recommendation of the Yucca Mountain Site in Nevada for 
development as a spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste 
geologic repository. In addition, the Science Centers in Pahrump, 
Nevada, and Beatty, Nevada, will have forms available for written 
comments.

DATES: Starting on September 26, 2001, and continuing through October 
15, 2001, the Las Vegas Science Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 
p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and on Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Locations for the three Science Centers in Nevada are: Las 
Vegas--4101-B Meadows Lane; Pahrump--1141 South Highway 160; Beatty--
100 North E Avenue.
    Written comments may also be addressed to Carol Hanlon, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office (M/S 
#205), P.O. Box 30307, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 89036-0307.

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: In the August 21, 2001, Federal Register 
Notice (66 FR 43850-43851), the Department announced the scheduling of 
public hearings in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 5, 2001, in Amargosa 
Valley, Nevada on September 12, 2001, and in Pahrump, Nevada on 
September 13, 2001. The Department decided to postpone the latter two 
hearings in light of the recent terrorist attacks on the United States. 
In a notice published on September 27, 2001 (66 FR 49372-49373), the 
latter two hearings were rescheduled to October 10 and October 12, 
2001, in Amargosa Valley, Nevada and Pahrump, Nevada, respectively.
    For those members of the public who do not participate in these 
public hearings, the Department is providing them with an opportunity 
to submit comments at the Las Vegas Science Center, prior to the end of 
the comment period, on the possible recommendation of the Yucca 
Mountain Site for development as a spent nuclear fuel and high-level 
radioactive waste repository. A Department official and court reporter 
will be available to provide project information and receive public 
testimony from anyone wishing to provide official comments. All 
comments will be considered as part of the official public record. 
Written testimony may also be submitted as part of the official record. 
Posters and relevant information materials on the Yucca Mountain 
project will also be available at the Science Center.
    Citizens are encouraged to reserve time slots to offer testimony by 
calling 1-800-967-3477. Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes in 
order to provide proper consideration to all individuals wishing to 
testify. Citizens are encouraged to arrive no later than 15 minutes 
prior to their scheduled testimony time; citizens arriving after their 
timeslot has passed will be accommodated to the extent possible.

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Walk-in testimony will be accepted as the schedule permits, with 
priority given to those who have reserved time in advance. Individuals 
who visit the Las Vegas Science Center to provide testimony will do so 
in the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Reading Room.
    In addition, citizens can visit DOE Science Centers located in 
Pahrump, Nevada, and Beatty, Nevada, to submit written comments until 
the close of the comment period. Comments can also be submitted via e-
mail through the web site at www.ymp.gov.
    Additional information on the comment process at the Science 
Centers and on the Civilian Radioactive Waste Management program may be 
obtained at the Yucca Mountain web site at www.ymp.gov or by calling 1-
800-967-3477.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 26, 2001.
Lake H. Barrett,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 01-24626 Filed 10-1-01; 8:45 am]
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