[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56649-56650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-19507]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Impact Statement: Site Selection for the Expansion 
of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice to extend the public scoping period and reschedule 
public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: Due to the extraordinary circumstances created by Hurricane 
Katrina in the region where the proposed action and public scoping 
meetings will take place, DOE has extended the public scoping period 
and revised the dates and locations of the public scoping meetings 
originally announced in the Notice of Intent to Prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (70 FR 52088; September 1, 2005).

DATES: 
    Extended: The public scoping period is extended by 2 weeks to 
October 28, 2005.
    Cancelled: The public scoping meeting at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 
originally scheduled on October 4, 2005, is cancelled.
    Cancelled: The public scoping meeting at Pascagoula, Mississippi, 
originally scheduled on October 5, 2005, is cancelled.
    Rescheduled: The public scoping meeting at Houma, Louisiana, 
originally scheduled on October 6, 2005 has been rescheduled to October 
19, 2005, at the Ramada Inn, 1400 West Tunnel Boulevard, from 7 p.m. to 
9 p.m. Telephone: (985) 879-4871.
    No Change to Original Schedule: The public scoping meeting at Lake 
Jackson, Texas, will take place as originally scheduled on October 11, 
2005, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Cherotel Brazosport Hotel and Conference 
Center, 925 Hwy 332. Telephone: (979) 297-1161.
    New Public Scoping Meeting: A public scoping meeting will be held 
at Jackson, Mississippi, on October 18, 2005, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the 
Jackson Marriott Downtown, 200 East Amite Street. Telephone: (601) 969-
5100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments or suggestions on the scope 
and content of the EIS and requests to speak at the scoping meetings 
should be directed to Donald Silawsky, Office of Petroleum Reserves 
(FE-47), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0301; telephone: (202) 586-1892; fax: (202) 586-
4446; or electronic mail at [email protected]. Envelopes and 
the subject line of e-mails or faxes should be labeled ``Scoping for 
the SPR EIS.'' Please note that conventional mail to DOE may be delayed 
by anthrax screening.
    For information on the proposed project or to receive a copy of the 
Draft EIS when it is issued, contact Donald Silawsky by any of the 
means listed above. Additional information may also be found on the DOE 
Fossil Energy Strategic Petroleum Reserve proposed expansion Web site 
at http://fossil.energy.gov/news/techlines/2005/tl_spr_noi.html.
    For information on the DOE NEPA process, contact Carol M. 
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (EH-42), U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0119; telephone: (202) 586-4600; fax: (202) 586-7031; or leave a 
toll-free message at: (800) 472-2756.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2005.
Mark J. Matarrese,
NEPA Compliance Officer, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 05-19507 Filed 9-26-05; 2:34 pm]
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