[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 67711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27864]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension of Scoping Period for the Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Nuclear Facility Portion of the Chemistry and 
Metallurgy Research Building Replacement Project at Los Alamos National 
Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice; extension of scoping period.

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SUMMARY: On October 1, 2010, the National Nuclear Security 
Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE), published a notice of intent to prepare the 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Nuclear Facility 
Portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building Replacement 
Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 
(CMRR-NF SEIS; DOE/EIS-0350-S1). That notice stated that the scoping 
period would continue until November 1, 2010. NNSA has extended the 
public scoping period through November 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments or suggestions concerning the scope of the 
CMRR-NF SEIS, or requests for more information on the SEIS and public 
scoping process, should be directed to: Mr. John Tegtmeier, CMRR-NF 
SEIS Document Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, Los Alamos Site Office, 3747 West Jemez Road, 
TA-3 Building 1410, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87544; facsimile at 505-
667-5948; or e-mail at: [email protected]. Mr. Tegtmeier may also be 
reached by telephone at 505-665-0113. Additionally, may record their 
comments, ask questions concerning the EIS, or request to be placed on 
the EIS mailing or document distribution list by leaving a message on 
the SEIS Hotline at (toll free) 1-877-427-9439. The Hotline will 
provide instructions on how to record comments and requests.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the NNSA 
NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Mary Martin (NA-56), NNSA NEPA 
Compliance Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, or telephone 202-586-9438.
    For general information concerning the DOE NEPA process, contact: 
Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance 
(GC-54), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586-4600; leave a message at (800) 472-
2756; or send an e-mail to [email protected]. Additional 
information regarding DOE NEPA activities and access to many DOE NEPA 
documents are available on the Internet through the DOE NEPA Web site 
at http://nepa.energy.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council on Environmental Quality's 
implementing regulations for the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) (40 CFR 1502.9[c] [1] and [2]) and DOE's NEPA implementing 
regulations (10 CFR 1021.314) require the preparation of a supplement 
to an environmental impact statement (EIS) when there are substantial 
changes to a proposal or when there are significant new circumstances 
or information relevant to environmental concerns. DOE may also prepare 
a supplemental EIS at any time to further the purposes of NEPA. 
Pursuant to these provisions, the NNSA intends to prepare a 
supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to assess the 
potential environmental impacts of the construction and operation of 
the nuclear facility portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research 
Building Replacement Project (CMRR-NF) at Los Alamos National 
Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico.
    On October 1, 2010, NNSA published a notice of intent to prepare 
the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Nuclear 
Facility Portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building 
Replacement Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico (DOE/EIS-0350-S1). That notice stated that the scoping period 
would continue until November 1, 2010. In response to public requests, 
NNSA has extended the public scoping period through November 16, 2010. 
NNSA will consider comments received after this date to the extent 
practicable as it prepares the Draft CMRR-NF SEIS.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2010.
Thomas P. D'Agostino,
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-27864 Filed 11-1-10; 4:15 pm]
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