[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 53 (Friday, March 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 13268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6046]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft Tank Closure 
and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford 
Site, Richland, WA

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the public 
comment period for the Draft Tank Closure and Waste Management 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Site, Richland, 
Washington (Draft EIS, DOE/EIS-00391), made available for public 
comment on October 30, 2009 (74 FR 56194). The public comment period 
for the Draft EIS was to complete on March 19, 2010, and will be 
extended for 45 days. The new date for the close of the Public Comment 
period is now May 3, 2010. The extension is being made at the request 
of several reviewers.

ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS is available electronically through, and 
written comments can be submitted at, [email protected], or by faxing 
to (888) 785-2865. Paper copies may be obtained by request to the EIS 
Web site or by contacting: Mary Beth Burandt, Document Manager, Office 
of River Protection, P.O. Box 1178, Richland, Washington, 99352, 888-
829-6347. The Draft EIS is also available at DOE's National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Web site at http://www.gc.energy.gov/nepa.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the Draft 
EIS, contact Ms. Burandt at the address above or by telephone at 1-888-
785-2865. For further information on DOE's NEPA process, contact Carol 
M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, Office of 
General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585-0103, 
Telephone: (202) 586-4600, or leave a message at (800) 472-2756. 
Further information on the Draft EIS is also available through the 
Hanford Web site at: http://www.hanford.gov/orp.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2010.
William M. Levitan,
Director, Office of Environmental Compliance, Office of Environmental 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-6046 Filed 3-18-10; 8:45 am]
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