[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 193 (Friday, October 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57687-57688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23341]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Extension of Public Comment Period on the Draft Generic 
Environmental Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling 
Facilities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice revises a notice published on September 19, 2008, 
in the Federal Register (73 FR 54435), which announced, in part, that 
the public comment period for the NRC's draft Generic Environmental 
Impact Statement for In-Situ Leach Uranium Milling Facilities (Draft 
GEIS) closes on October 7, 2008. The purpose of this notice is to 
extend the public comment period on the draft GEIS to November 7, 2008.

DATES: The NRC recently has held public meetings on the Draft GEIS in 
Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Wyoming, as part of the public 
comment process for the Draft GEIS. Additionally, members of the public 
have been submitting written comments on the Draft GEIS since the 
initial notice of availability was published on July 28, 2008 (73 FR 
43795). In response to multiple requests received at the public 
meetings and in writing, the comment period on the Draft GEIS is being 
extended to November 7, 2008. The NRC will consider comments received 
or postmarked after that date to the extent practical. Written comments 
should be submitted as described in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit 
comments on the Draft GEIS to the Chief, Rulemaking, Directives, and 
Editing Branch, Mailstop: T6-D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The NRC encourages comments submitted 
electronically to be sent to [email protected]. Please include 
``Uranium Recovery GEIS'' in the subject line when submitting written 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the NRC's 
NEPA process, or the environmental review process related to the Draft 
GEIS, please contact James Park, Project Manager, Division of Waste 
Management and Environmental Protection (DWMEP), Mail Stop T-8F5, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-001, by phone at 1 
(800) 368-5642, extension 6935. For general or technical information 
associated with the safety and licensing of uranium milling facilities, 
please contact William Von Till, Branch Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, 
DWMEP, Mail Stop T-8F5, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001, by phone at 1 (800) 368-5642, extension 0598.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    As stated previously, the NRC is accepting comments on the Draft 
GEIS. Following the end of the public comment period, the NRC staff 
will publish a Final GEIS that addresses, as appropriate, the public 
comments on the Draft GEIS. The NRC expects to publish the Final GEIS 
by June 2009.

II. Further Information

    The Draft GEIS may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/ by selecting 
``NUREG-1910.'' Additionally, the NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents 
Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image 
files of the NRC's public documents. The Draft GEIS and its appendices 
may also be accessed through the NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room 
on the Internet at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you 
either do not have access to ADAMS or if there is a problem accessing 
documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) 
reference staff at 1 (800) 397-4209, 1 (301) 415-4737 or by e-mail to 
[email protected].
    Information and documents associated with the Draft GEIS are also 
available for public review through the NRC Public Electronic Reading 
Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html and at 
the NRC's Web site for the GEIS, http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuel-cycle-fac/licensing/geis.html. Both information and documents 
associated with the Draft GEIS also are available for inspection at the 
Commission's Public Document Room, U.S. NRC's Headquarters Building, 
11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. For those 
without access to the Internet, paper copies of any electronic 
documents may be obtained for a fee by

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contacting the NRC's Public Document Room at 1-800-397-4209.
    The draft GEIS and related documents may also be found at the 
following public libraries:

Albuquerque Main Library, 501 Copper NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico 
87102, 505-768-5141;
Mother Whiteside Memorial Library, 525 West High Street, Grants, New 
Mexico 87020, 505-287-4793;
Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W Hill Avenue, Gallup, New Mexico 
87301, 505-863-1291;
Natrona County Public Library, 307 East Second Street, Casper, Wyoming 
82601, 307-332-5194;
Carbon County Public Library, 215 W Buffalo Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 
82301, 307-328-2618;
Campbell County Public Library, 2101 South 4J Road, Gillette, Wyoming 
82718, 307-687-0009;
Weston County Library, 23 West Main Street, Newcastle, Wyoming 82701, 
307-746-2206;
Chadron Public Library, 507 Bordeaux Street, Chadron, Nebraska 69337, 
308-432-0531;
Rapid City Public Library, 610 Quincy Street, Rapid City, South Dakota 
57701, 605-394-4171.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of September, 2008.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Patrice M. Bubar,
Deputy Director, Environmental Protection and Performance Assessment 
Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs.
[FR Doc. E8-23341 Filed 10-2-08; 8:45 am]
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