[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65508-65509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27287]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Nuclear Security Administration


Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft Site-Wide 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the 
Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada 
National Security Site and Off-Site Locations in the State of Nevada

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 29, 2011, the National Nuclear Security Administration 
(NNSA), a separately organized semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE), published a notice of availability of the 
Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued 
Operation of the Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security 
Administration Nevada National Security Site and Off-Site Locations in 
the State of Nevada (Draft SWEIS, DOE/EIS-0426D). That notice stated 
that the public review and comment period would continue until October 
27, 2011. NNSA has decided to extend the public comment period by 36 
days through December 2, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The Draft SWEIS and its reference material are available for 
review on the NNSA Web site at: http://nnsa.energy.gov/nepa. Written 
comments on the Draft SWEIS should be submitted to Ms. Linda Cohn, 
SWEIS Document Manager, NNSA Nevada Site Office, U.S. Department of 
Energy, P.O. Box 98518, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8518. Comments may also 
be submitted by facsimile to 702-295-5300, by telephone at 1-877-781-
6105, or on the Internet at http://nnsa.energy.gov/nepa. Please title 
correspondence ``Draft SWEIS Comments.''

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information on 
the Draft SWEIS, including requests for copies of the document, should 
be directed to Ms. Linda Cohn by contact methods shown above under 
ADDRESSES.
    For general information regarding 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 Ave., SW., Washington, 
DC 20585; by telephone at 202-586-4600 or leave a message at 1-800-472-
2756; by electronic mail at [email protected]; or by facsimile at 202-
586-7031. Additional information regarding DOE NEPA activities is 
available on the Internet through the DOE NEPA Web site at http://nnsa.energy.gov/nepa.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft SWEIS for the continued management 
and operation of the Nevada National Security Site (formerly known as 
the Nevada Test Site) and other NNSA-managed sites in Nevada, including 
the Remote Sensing Laboratory on Nellis Air Force Base, the North Las 
Vegas Facility, and the Tonopah Test Range on the U.S. Air Force Nevada 
Test and Training Range, analyzes the potential environmental impacts 
for three alternatives: No Action, Expanded Operations, and Reduced 
Operations. Each alternative comprises current and reasonably 
foreseeable activities at the NNSS and three offsite locations in the 
NNSA mission-associated programs in Nevada of (1) the National 
Security/Defense Mission, which includes the Stockpile Stewardship and 
Management, Nuclear Emergency Response, Nonproliferation and 
Counterterrorism, and Work for Others Programs; (2) the Environmental 
Management Mission, which includes the Waste Management and 
Environmental Restoration Programs; and (3) the Nondefense Mission, 
which includes the General Site Support and Infrastructure, Energy 
Conservation and Renewable Energy, and Other Research and Development 
Programs.
    The NNSA Nevada Site Office held five public hearings to receive 
comments on the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Continued Operation of the Department of Energy/National Nuclear 
Security Administration Nevada National Security Site and Off-Site 
Locations in the State of Nevada (Draft SWEIS, DOE/EIS-0426D). In 
response to comments received prior to and at the public hearings, NNSA 
has decided to extend the public comment period. The original NNSA 
Notice of Availability (76 FR 45548) indicated that the public comment 
period would close on October 27, 2011. The comment period will now end 
on December 2, 2011. Comments received after this date will be 
considered to the extent practicable as the Final NNSS SWEIS is 
prepared.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2011.
Thomas P. D'Agostino,
Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-27287 Filed 10-20-11; 8:45 am]
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