[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 249 (Monday, December 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 71909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28224]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft 
Environmental Assessment for the Commercial Disposal of Defense Waste 
Processing Facility Recycle Wastewater From the Savannah River Site

AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the public 
comment period for the request of public comments on the Draft 
Environmental Assessment for the Commercial Disposal of Defense Waste 
Processing Facility Recycle Wastewater from the Savannah River Site 
(DOE/EA-2115) (Draft SRS DWPF Recycle Wastewater EA). DOE published a 
notice in the Federal Register on December 10, 2019, establishing a 30-
day public comment period ending on January 9, 2020. DOE is extending 
the public comment period for 32 days, ending on February 10, 2020.

DATES: The comment period for the Notice published on December 10, 2019 
(84 FR 67438) is extended. DOE will consider all comments received or 
postmarked by February 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please direct written comments on the Draft DWPF SRS Recycle 
Wastewater EA to:
    (a) Email: [email protected]. Please submit comments in MicrosoftTM 
Word or PDF file format and avoid the use of encryption.
    (b) Mail: James Joyce, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Environmental Management, EM-4.21, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585.
    Because your comments will be made public, you are solely 
responsible for ensuring that your comments do not include any 
confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be 
posted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information related to Draft SRS 
DWPF Recycle Wastewater EA, please contact James Joyce, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Environmental Management, Office of Waste and 
Materials Management (EM-4.2), 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 
DC 20585. Email: [email protected]. Telephone: (301) 903-2151. For 
information related to DOE's high-level radioactive waste (HLW) 
interpretation, please contact Theresa Kliczewski, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Environmental Management, Office of Waste and 
Materials Management (EM-4.2), 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 
DC 20585. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 10, 2019, DOE published a notice 
in the Federal Register (84 FR 67438) on the publication of the Draft 
SRS DWPF Recycle Wastewater EA. The Draft SRS DWPF Recycle Wastewater 
EA evaluates the potential impacts from a proposed action to retrieve, 
stabilize, and dispose of up to 10,000 gallons of Defense Waste 
Processing Facility (DWPF) recycle wastewater from Savannah River Site 
(SRS) at a commercial low-level radioactive waste disposal facility 
located outside of South Carolina, licensed by either the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC) or an Agreement State under NRC's 
regulations regarding licensing requirements for land disposal of 
radioactive waste. If implemented, this proposal would provide 
alternative treatment and disposal options for up to 10,000 gallons of 
DWPF recycle wastewater through the use of existing, licensed, off-site 
commercial facilities.
    DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period 
on the Draft SRS DWPF Recycle Wastewater EA is appropriate, and is 
hereby extending the comment period an additional 32 days with the 
public comment period ending on February 10, 2020.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on December 20, 2019.
Mark S. Senderling,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Waste and Materials Management, Office 
of Regulatory and Policy Affairs, Office of Environmental Management, 
U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-28224 Filed 12-27-19; 8:45 am]
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