[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 79073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30656]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Additional Public Hearing for the Draft Global Nuclear 
Energy Partnership Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

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

ACTION: Notice of additional public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On October 17, 2008, DOE published a Notice of Availability 
and Public Hearings (73 FR 61845) for the Draft Global Nuclear Energy 
Partnership Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft GNEP 
PEIS, DOE/EIS-0396). That notice commenced a 60-day public comment 
period and provided the schedule for 13 public hearings to receive 
comments on the Draft GNEP PEIS. On December 10, 2008, DOE announced an 
extension of the public comment period by 90 days, i.e., through March 
16, 2009 (73 FR 75087). Today, DOE announces that an additional public 
hearing on the Draft GNEP PEIS will be conducted beginning at 7 p.m. on 
January 12, 2009, in the Town of Pahrump in Nye County, NV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please direct questions regarding the 
additional public hearing, requests for additional information, or 
requests for copies of the Draft GNEP PEIS, to Mr. Francis Schwartz, 
GNEP PEIS Document Manager, Office of Nuclear Energy (NE-5), U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585. Questions also may be telephoned, toll free, to 1-866-645-7803.
    For general information regarding the DOE NEPA process 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, telephone 202-586-4600, or leave a message at 1-
800-472-2756. Additional information regarding DOE NEPA activities and 
access to many of DOE's NEPA documents are available on the DOE NEPA 
Web site at http://www.gc.energy.gov/NEPA.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 17, 2008, DOE published a Notice 
of Availability and Public Hearings (73 FR 61845) for the Draft Global 
Nuclear Energy Partnership Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 
(Draft GNEP PEIS, DOE/EIS-0396). That notice commenced a 60-day public 
comment period and provided the schedule for 13 public hearings to 
receive comments on the Draft GNEP PEIS. On December 10, 2008, DOE 
announced an extension of the public comment period by 90 days, i.e., 
through March 16, 2009 (73 FR 75087). DOE will consider comments 
received after this date to the extent practicable as it prepares the 
Final GNEP PEIS. Today, DOE announces an additional public hearing on 
the Draft GNEP PEIS to be held on January 12, 2009, at the Bob Ruud 
Community Center, 150 North Highway 160 in the Town of Pahrump in Nye 
County, NV.
    An Open House will begin at 6 p.m., during which DOE officials will 
be available to discuss the Draft GNEP PEIS and answer questions. The 
public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. with a presentation by a DOE 
official followed by the receipt of oral comments from interested 
members of the public. Individuals who would like to present comments 
orally at the hearing must register upon arrival at the hearing. DOE 
will allot two to five minutes, depending upon the number of speakers, 
to each individual wishing to speak so as to ensure that as many people 
as possible have the opportunity to speak. More time may be allotted by 
the hearing moderator as circumstances allow.
    Written comments on the Draft GNEP PEIS should be submitted to Mr. 
Francis Schwartz, GNEP PEIS Document Manager, Office of Nuclear Energy 
(NE-5), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, by facsimile to 866-489-1891, or electronically 
through www.regulations.gov. Please mark correspondence ``Draft GNEP 
PEIS Comments.'' Additional information on GNEP may be found at http://www.gnep.energy.gov.
    The Draft GNEP PEIS and supporting references are available on the 
Internet at http://www.gnep.energy.gov and will be available in the 
public reading room at: Nuclear Waste Repository Project Office, 1210 
E. Basin Road, Suite 6, Pahrump, NV 89060, Phone: 775-727-
7727.
    In addition, the Draft GNEP PEIS is available on the Internet at 
www.regulations.gov and on the DOE NEPA Web site at http://www.gc.energy.gov/NEPA.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2008.
Dennis R. Spurgeon,
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy.
[FR Doc. E8-30656 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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