[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 250 (Friday, December 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77379-77380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24689]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Nuclear Security Administration


Extension of Scoping Period for the Notice of Intent to Prepare 
an Environmental Impact Statement for the Operation of a Biosafety 
Level 3 Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

Summary: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency 
within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is extending the scoping 
period for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Operation of 
a Biosafety Level 3 Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), 
Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Dates:  The scoping period for the EIS is extended from December 29, 
2005, to January 17, 2006. Comments received after that date will be 
considered to the extent practicable.

Addresses:  Written comments or suggestions concerning the scope of the 
Biosafety Level 3 Facility (BSL-3) EIS or requests for more information 
on the EIS and public scoping process may be directed to: Ms. Lisa 
Cummings, EIS Document Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, National 
Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Los Alamos Site Operations, 
528 35th Street, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544; facsimile at (505) 665-
4873; or e-mail at [email protected]. A message may be left for Ms. 
Cummings at 1-866-506-2862.

For Further Information Contact:  For information about the DOE NEPA 
process, please contact: Ms. Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 
Policy and Compliance (EH-42), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-4600, or 
leave a message at 1-800-472-2756.

Supplementary Information:  Subsequent to issuing an Environmental 
Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact in February 2002, NNSA 
constructed a BSL-3 Facility at LANL. The BSL-3 Facility has never been 
operated. On November 29, 2005 (70 FR 71490), NNSA issued an NOI to 
prepare an EIS for the proposed operation of the BSL-3 Facility. As 
originally announced in the Notice of Intent, DOE has conducted public 
scoping meetings on the EIS in Los Alamos, Santa Fe, and 
Espa[ntilde]ola. The original public scoping period was to continue 
until December 29, 2005. However, in response to public comments and to 
ensure that the public has ample opportunity to provide

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comments, DOE is extending the public scoping period until January 17, 
2006.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 28, 2005.
Alice C. Williams,
NNSA NEPA Compliance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-24689 Filed 12-29-05; 8:45 am]
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