[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 2646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1329]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice Extending the Public Comment Period for the Proposed 
Kentucky Pioneer Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Demonstration 
Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of comment period extension.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the extension of the 
public comment period to January 25, 2002, for the Proposed Kentucky 
Pioneer Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Demonstration 
Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS), DOE/EIS-0318. 
On November 16, 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a 
Notice of Availability (66 FR 57716) of the Proposed Kentucky Pioneer 
IGCC Project Draft EIS which began a planned 45-day public comment 
period. Subsequently, on November 27, 2001, DOE published its own 
Notice of Availability (66 FR 59237) of the Draft EIS and announced 
public hearings that were held on December 10, 2001, in Lexington, 
Kentucky and December 11, 2001, in Trapp, Kentucky. The original 
comment period was to expire on January 4, 2002. However, in response 
to public comments and to ensure that the public has ample opportunity 
to provide comments, DOE is extending the public comment period by 21 
days.

DATES: DOE's public comment period on the proposed Kentucky Pioneer 
IGCC Demonstration Project Draft EIS is extended from January 4, 2002 
to January 25, 2002. Comments should be submitted by January 25, 2002 
to ensure consideration (see ADDRESSES section for more details). DOE 
will consider comments submitted after January 25, 2002, to the extent 
practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by U.S. mail, fax, telephone, or 
electronic mail to: Mr. Roy Spears, NEPA Document Manager, U.S. 
Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 
880, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880; Telephone: 304-285-5460; Fax: 304-285-
4403 leave message at 1-800-276-9851; [email protected].
    Requests for copies of the Kentucky Pioneer IGCC Demonstration 
Project Draft EIS or other information regarding this environmental 
analysis should also be addressed to Mr. Spears at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the 
proposed project or the Draft EIS, please contact Mr. Spears as 
directed above. For general information on DOE's NEPA process, please 
contact Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and 
Compliance, EH-42, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW, Washington, DC 20585. Ms. Borgstrom may be contacted by calling 
202-586-4600 or by leaving a message at 1-800-472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prior to publication of this Federal 
Register Notice, notices were published in the local newspapers of 
Winchester and Lexington, Kentucky, to notify members of the local 
community about the extension of the comment period. Additionally, 
direct notifications have been made by electronic mail and U.S. mail to 
individuals who participated in the public meetings in Lexington and 
Trapp, Kentucky and to those individuals, parties, and Federal, state, 
and local government agencies that are listed on the project mailing 
list.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 14th day of January, 2002.
Richard D. Furiga,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 02-1329 Filed 1-18-02; 8:45 am]
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