[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15871-15872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6175]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Extension of Time to Submit Scoping Comments on the 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Global Nuclear 
Energy Partnership

AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time to submit scoping comments.

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SUMMARY: In response to public requests, the Department of Energy (DOE) 
announces an extension of time to submit comments on the proposed 
scope, alternatives, and environmental issues to be analyzed in the 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Global Nuclear 
Energy Partnership (GNEP PEIS). This date has been extended to June 4, 
2007, thereby giving an additional 61 days to provide comments.

ADDRESSES: Please direct comments, suggestions, or relevant information 
on the GNEP PEIS to: Mr. Timothy A. Frazier, GNEP PEIS Document 
Manager, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0119; Telephone: 866-
645-7803, Fax: 866-645-7807, e-mail to: [email protected]. 
Please mark envelopes, faxes, and e-mails: ``GNEP PEIS Comments.'' 
Additional information on GNEP may be found at http://www.gnep.energy.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on DOE's 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, please contact: Ms. 
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, GC-
20, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0103, 202-586-4600, or by leaving a message at 1-
800-472-2756. Additional information regarding DOE's NEPA activities is 
available on the DOE NEPA Web site at http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa. This 
notice is available at http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa and http://www.gnep.energy.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 4, 2007, DOE published a Notice 
of Intent (NOI) (72 FR 331) to prepare the GNEP PEIS pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq., and the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ's) and DOE's 
regulations implementing NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500-1508 and 10 CFR part 
1021, respectively. With the publication of the NOI, DOE began the PEIS 
scoping period and invited Federal, state, and local governments, 
Native American Tribes, industry, other organizations, and the public 
to provide comments on the proposed scope, alternatives, and 
environmental issues to be analyzed in the GNEP PEIS. In response to 
public requests, DOE is now extending the time for submittal of scoping 
comments an additional 61 days from April 4, 2007, to June 4, 2007. DOE 
will consider all comments received during the scoping period in 
preparing the GNEP PEIS. Late comments will be considered to the extent 
practicable.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2007.
Dennis R. Spurgeon,
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy.
 [FR Doc. E7-6175 Filed 4-2-07; 8:45 am]
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