[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 56 (Friday, March 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15150-15151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1064]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


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

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of additional public scoping meeting.

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SUMMARY: On March 5, 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a 
Notice of Intent in the Federal Register (73 FR 11895) to prepare a 
supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to analyze the 
impacts of potential new locations for certain off site facilities 
associated with the proposed Strategic Petroleum Reserve expansion site 
at Richton, Mississippi. That Notice also announced that DOE will hold 
three meetings at which interested agencies, organizations,

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Native American tribes, and members of the public may submit comments 
or suggestions to assist in identifying alternatives, significant 
environmental issues, and the appropriate scope of the SEIS. DOE now 
announces that it will hold an additional public scoping meeting, in 
Perry County, Mississippi.
    New Public Scoping Meeting: A public scoping meeting will be held 
at New Augusta, Mississippi, on April 7, 2008, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at 
Perry Central High School, 9899 Hwy. 98.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Silawsky, Office of Petroleum 
Reserves (FE-47), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0301. Mr. Silawsky may also be contacted by 
telephone at 202-586-1892, by facsimile at 202-586-4446, or by 
electronic mail at [email protected]. Additional information 
may also be found on the DOE Fossil Energy Web site at http://www.fe.doe.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2008.
James A. Slutz,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 08-1064 Filed 3-19-08; 12:30 pm]
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