[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 217 (Thursday, November 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 65786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19023]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension of Public Comment Period and Additional Public Meeting 
for the Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement for a 
Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-
Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public comment period extension and additional public 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: On October 13, 2006, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a Notice of Intent (71 FR 60490) to prepare a Supplement to 
the ``Final Environmental Impact Statement for a Geologic Repository 
for the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste 
at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada'' (DOE/EIS-0250F, February 2002), 
and announced a 45-day public comment period ending on November 27, 
2006. Based on input from the public, DOE is now announcing an 
additional public meeting in Reno, Nevada. The public comment period 
also is being extended through December 12, 2006. Additionally, DOE has 
posted graphical representations of the transport, aging and disposal 
canister on the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Web 
site located at http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov under the caption, What's New.

DATES: The additional public meeting in Reno, Nevada will be held on 
November 27, 2006, from 4 to 7 p.m. The addresses for this and all 
other public scoping meetings are provided below under Public Scoping 
Meetings. The public comment period is extended through December 12, 
2006. Comments received after this date will be considered to the 
extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Requests for additional information on the Supplemental 
Yucca Mountain EIS (DOE/EIS-0250F-S1) or on the repository program in 
general, should be directed to: Dr. Jane Summerson, EIS Document 
Manager, Regulatory Authority Office, Office of Civilian Radioactive 
Waste Management, U.S. Department of Energy, 1551 Hillshire Drive, M/S 
010, Las Vegas, NV 89134, telephone 1-800-967-3477. Written comments on 
the scope of the Supplemental Yucca Mountain EIS may be submitted to 
Dr. Jane Summerson at this address, or by facsimile to 1-800-967-0739, 
or via the Internet at http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov under the caption, 
What's New.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information regarding the 
DOE National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process contact: Ms. Carol 
M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 
20585, telephone 202-586-4600, or leave a message at 1-800-472-2756.

Public Scoping Meetings

    DOE has scheduled public scoping meetings on the Supplement to the 
Yucca Mountain EIS. In order to facilitate input from the public, 
comments will also be accepted on the Supplemental Yucca Mountain Rail 
Corridor and Rail Alignment EIS at these meetings. DOE will have 
representatives responsible for preparation of both EISs at each of the 
following meetings to accept comments on either document:
     Washington, District of Columbia, L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 
480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., October 30, 2006, from 4-7 p.m.
     Amargosa Valley, Nevada. Longstreet Hotel Casino, Nevada 
State Highway 373, November 1, 2006, from 4-7 p.m.
     Las Vegas, Nevada. Cashman Center, 850 North Las Vegas 
Blvd., November 2, 2006, from 4-7 p.m.
     Caliente, Nevada. Caliente Youth Center, U.S. 93 North, 
November 8, 2006, from 6-8 p.m.
     Goldfield, Nevada. Goldfield School Gymnasium, Hall and 
Euclid, November 13, 2006, from 4-7 p.m.
     Hawthorne, Nevada. Hawthorne Convention Center, 932 E. 
Street, November 14, 2006, from 4-7 p.m.
     Fallon, Nevada. Fallon Convention Center, 100 Campus Way, 
November 15, 2006, from 4-7 p.m.
     Reno, Nevada. University of Nevada, Reno, Lawlor Event 
Center, 1500 N. Virginia St., November 27, 2006, from 4-7 p.m.

Public Reading Rooms

    The Notice of Intent published on October 13, 2006 (71 FR 60490), 
provided an incorrect phone number for the Pahrump Yucca Mountain 
Information Center. The correct phone number is (775) 751-5817.

    Issued in Washington, DC, November 3, 2006.
David R. Hill,
General Counsel.
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