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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of the Draft LongTerm Management and Storage of
Elemental Mercury Environmental
Impact Statement and Notice of Public
Hearings
Department of Energy.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE) announces the availability of the
Draft Long-Term Management and
Storage of Elemental Mercury
Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/
EIS–0423D, ‘‘Draft Mercury Storage EIS’’
or ‘‘Draft EIS’’) for public review and
comment during a public comment
period that extends through March 30,
2010. This Draft EIS has been prepared
in accordance with the implementing
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regulations under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
evaluates the potential health and
environmental effects of storing a
projected total of up to 10,000 metric
tons (11,000 tons) of elemental mercury.
Seven alternative sites across the U.S.
are evaluated. DOE invites the public to
comment through the several avenues
listed under ADDRESSES and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the Mesa County (Colorado) Board
of Commissioners are cooperating
agencies on this Draft EIS.
DATES: The public is invited to submit
oral and/or written comments on this
Draft EIS during the public comment
period, which extends through March
30, 2010. DOE will consider all
comments received or postmarked by
that date in preparing the Final EIS,
expected in fall 2010, and will consider
late comments to the extent practicable.
DOE will hold public hearings on the
dates and at the times and locations
listed under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
Draft Mercury Storage EIS may be
submitted by U.S. mail to the following
address. Mr. David Levenstein, EIS
Document Manager, U.S. Department of
Energy, Draft Mercury Storage EIS
Comments, P.O. Box 2612,
Germantown, Maryland 20874.
Comments may be submitted
electronically via the Mercury Storage
EIS Web site at https://
www.mercurystorageeis.com, where the
Draft EIS can be found, or by faxing tollfree to (877) 274–5462. The Draft EIS is
also available on DOE’s NEPA Web site
at https://www.gc.energy.gov/nepa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information about this Draft EIS,
please contact Mr. Levenstein at the
mailing address or EIS Web site listed
above.
For information regarding the DOE
NEPA process, please 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, Telephone:
(202) 586–4600, or leave a message at
(800) 472–2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Mercury Export Ban Act (the Act)
prohibits the export of elemental
mercury from the U.S., effective January
1, 2013 (subject to certain essential use
exemptions). Section 5 of the Act, LongTerm Storage, directs DOE to designate
a facility or facilities for the long-term
management and storage of elemental
mercury generated within the U.S. and,
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by January 1, 2013, to have the facility
or facilities operational and ready to
accept custody of such elemental
mercury delivered there.
DOE thus needs to develop a
capability for the safe and secure longterm management and storage of
elemental mercury generated within the
U.S. as required by the Act. To this end,
DOE proposes to select one or more
existing (including modifications if
needed) or new facilities for this
purpose. Facilities to be constructed as
well as existing or modified facilities
must comply with applicable
requirements of Section 5(d) of the Act,
Management Standards for a Facility,
including the requirements of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA). DOE is using the NEPA
process to identify and evaluate
candidate sites for the facility or
facilities. EPA and the Mesa County
(Colorado) Board of Commissioners are
cooperating agencies on the EIS, which
has been prepared pursuant to Council
on Environmental Quality NEPA
implementing regulations at 40 CFR
Parts 1500–1508 and DOE NEPA
Implementing Procedures at 10 CFR Part
1021.
DOE issued a Notice of Intent to
prepare the EIS on July 2, 2009 (74 FR
31723). Comments received during the
subsequent scoping period were
considered in preparing the Draft EIS.
Based on a structured process described
in the Draft EIS, DOE identified seven
government and commercial sites as the
range of reasonable alternatives to be
evaluated in the EIS: DOE Grand
Junction Disposal Site, Grand Junction,
Colorado; DOE Hanford Site, Richland,
Washington; Hawthorne Army Depot,
Hawthorne, Nevada; DOE Idaho
National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho;
DOE Kansas City Plant, Kansas City,
Missouri; DOE Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina; and Waste
Control Specialists, LLC, Andrews,
Texas. As required under NEPA, the
Draft EIS also analyzes a No Action
Alternative to serve as a basis for
comparison.
DOE’s evaluation includes the
facilities themselves and their locations,
their construction, facility operations,
and transportation to the storage
facility(ies). Consideration of potential
location includes climate, proximity of
human populations, and environmental
resource areas for each alternative, along
with the potential human health and
socioeconomic impacts. DOE has
identified the Waste Control Specialists,
LLC facility as its preferred alternative.
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Public Hearings
DOE invites the public to present oral
and/or written comments during public
hearings on the Draft Mercury Storage
EIS. Participants may register at the
door to provide oral comments, and
speakers will be recognized in order as
registered. Speakers may be asked to
limit their oral comments to five
minutes. Speakers may be given an
opportunity to take the floor a second
time after all those who wish to speak
have been given an opportunity to do
so.
During the first hour, the public may
review information materials and speak
informally with technical staff and DOE
representatives. This will be followed
by the formal hearing, which will be
opened with a brief DOE presentation
about the Draft EIS and a review of the
hearing procedure. A court reporter will
record all oral comments, which later
will be publicly available. The dates,
times and locations of all hearings are
as follows:
Two Rivers Convention Center,
159 Main Street,
Grand Junction, CO 81501,
February 23,
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
El Capitan,
540 F Street,
Hawthorne, NV 89415,
February 23,
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Shilo Inn/O’Callahan’s Convention
Center,
780 Lindsay Blvd,
Idaho Falls, ID 83402,
February 25,
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott,
500 East 105th Street,
Kansas City, MO 64131,
March 2,
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel Portland—Lloyd
Center,
1000 NE Multnomah Street,
Portland, OR 97232, March 2,
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Red Lion Hotel Richland Hanford
House,
802 George Washington Way,
Richland, WA 99352,
March 3,
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
North Augusta Municipal Center,
100 Georgia Avenue,
North Augusta, SC 29841,
March 4,
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Eunice Community Center
1115 Avenue I
Eunice, NM 88231
March 8
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James Roberts Civic Center,
855 E. Broadway,
Andrews, TX 79714,
March 9,
5:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Oregon
Public Reading Rooms
Copies of the Draft EIS and supporting
technical reports are available for public
review at the locations listed below:
Colorado
Mesa County Library,
530 Grand Avenue,
Grand Junction, CO 81502–5019,
(970) 243–4442.
U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Legacy Management,
2597 B 3⁄4 Road,
Grand Junction, CO 81503,
(970) 248–6089.
District of Columbia
U.S. Department of Energy,
Freedom of Information Act Public
Reading Room,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 1G–033,
Washington, DC 20585,
(202) 586–5955.
Georgia
Augusta State University,
Reese Library,
2500 Walton Way,
Augusta, GA 30904,
(706) 737–1745.
Savannah State University,
Asa H. Gordon Library,
2200 Tompkins Road,
Savannah, GA 31404,
(912) 356–2183.
Idaho
U.S. Department of Energy,
Public Reading Room,
1776 Science Center Drive,
Idaho Falls, ID 83402,
(208) 526–0833.
Missouri
Mid-Continent Public Library,
Blue Ridge Branch,
9253 Blue Ridge Boulevard,
Kansas City, MO 64138,
(816) 761–3382.
Nevada
Mineral County Library,
First & ‘‘A’’ Street,
Hawthorne, NV 89415,
(775) 945–2778.
New Mexico
Eunice Public Library,
1039 10th Street,
Eunice, NM 88231,
(575) 394–2336.
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Portland State University,
Government Information,
Branford Price Millar Library,
1875 SW Park Avenue,
Portland, OR 97201,
(503) 725–5874.
South Carolina
University of South Carolina–Aiken,
Gregg-Graniteville Library,
471 University Parkway,
Aiken, SC 29801,
(803) 641–3320.
South Carolina State Library,
1500 Senate Street,
Columbia, SC 29211,
(803) 734–8026.
Texas
Andrews County Library,
109 NW 1st Street,
Andrews, TX 79714,
(432) 523–9819.
Washington
U.S. Department of Energy,
Public Reading Room,
Consolidated Information Center,
2770 University Drive,
Room 101L,
Richland, WA 99352,
(509) 372–7443.
University of Washington,
Suzzallo-Allen Library,
Government Publications Division,
Seattle, WA 98195,
(206) 543–1937.
Gonzaga University,
Foley Center Library,
101–L East 502 Boone,
Spokane, WA 99258,
(509) 313–5931.
Next Steps
Following the end of the public
comment period on the Draft EIS
described above, DOE will consider the
environmental impact analysis
presented in the Final EIS, along with
other information in making its
decision(s) related to the management
and storage of elemental mercury
generated within the U.S.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 25,
2010.
William M. Levitan,
Director, Office of Environmental
Compliance, Office of Environmental
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Availability of the Draft Long-Term Management and
Storage of Elemental Mercury Environmental Impact Statement and Notice
of Public Hearings
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of
the Draft Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury
Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/EIS-0423D, ``Draft Mercury Storage
EIS'' or ``Draft EIS'') for public review and comment during a public
comment period that extends through March 30, 2010. This Draft EIS has
been prepared in accordance with the implementing regulations under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and evaluates the potential
health and environmental effects of storing a projected total of up to
10,000 metric tons (11,000 tons) of elemental mercury. Seven
alternative sites across the U.S. are evaluated. DOE invites the public
to comment through the several avenues listed under ADDRESSES and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the Mesa County (Colorado) Board of Commissioners are
cooperating agencies on this Draft EIS.
DATES: The public is invited to submit oral and/or written comments on
this Draft EIS during the public comment period, which extends through
March 30, 2010. DOE will consider all comments received or postmarked
by that date in preparing the Final EIS, expected in fall 2010, and
will consider late comments to the extent practicable. DOE will hold
public hearings on the dates and at the times and locations listed
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft Mercury Storage EIS may be
submitted by U.S. mail to the following address. Mr. David Levenstein,
EIS Document Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Draft Mercury Storage
EIS Comments, P.O. Box 2612, Germantown, Maryland 20874.
Comments may be submitted electronically via the Mercury Storage
EIS Web site at https://www.mercurystorageeis.com, where the Draft EIS
can be found, or by faxing toll-free to (877) 274-5462. The Draft EIS
is also available on DOE's NEPA Web site at https://www.gc.energy.gov/nepa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this
Draft EIS, please contact Mr. Levenstein at the mailing address or EIS
Web site listed above.
For information regarding the DOE NEPA process, please 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, Telephone: (202) 586-4600, or leave a message at
(800) 472-2756.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mercury Export Ban Act (the Act)
prohibits the export of elemental mercury from the U.S., effective
January 1, 2013 (subject to certain essential use exemptions). Section
5 of the Act, Long-Term Storage, directs DOE to designate a facility or
facilities for the long-term management and storage of elemental
mercury generated within the U.S. and, by January 1, 2013, to have the
facility or facilities operational and ready to accept custody of such
elemental mercury delivered there.
DOE thus needs to develop a capability for the safe and secure
long-term management and storage of elemental mercury generated within
the U.S. as required by the Act. To this end, DOE proposes to select
one or more existing (including modifications if needed) or new
facilities for this purpose. Facilities to be constructed as well as
existing or modified facilities must comply with applicable
requirements of Section 5(d) of the Act, Management Standards for a
Facility, including the requirements of the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). DOE is
using the NEPA process to identify and evaluate candidate sites for the
facility or facilities. EPA and the Mesa County (Colorado) Board of
Commissioners are cooperating agencies on the EIS, which has been
prepared pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing
regulations at 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508 and DOE NEPA Implementing
Procedures at 10 CFR Part 1021.
DOE issued a Notice of Intent to prepare the EIS on July 2, 2009
(74 FR 31723). Comments received during the subsequent scoping period
were considered in preparing the Draft EIS. Based on a structured
process described in the Draft EIS, DOE identified seven government and
commercial sites as the range of reasonable alternatives to be
evaluated in the EIS: DOE Grand Junction Disposal Site, Grand Junction,
Colorado; DOE Hanford Site, Richland, Washington; Hawthorne Army Depot,
Hawthorne, Nevada; DOE Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho;
DOE Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri; DOE Savannah River Site,
Aiken, South Carolina; and Waste Control Specialists, LLC, Andrews,
Texas. As required under NEPA, the Draft EIS also analyzes a No Action
Alternative to serve as a basis for comparison.
DOE's evaluation includes the facilities themselves and their
locations, their construction, facility operations, and transportation
to the storage facility(ies). Consideration of potential location
includes climate, proximity of human populations, and environmental
resource areas for each alternative, along with the potential human
health and socioeconomic impacts. DOE has identified the Waste Control
Specialists, LLC facility as its preferred alternative.
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Public Hearings
DOE invites the public to present oral and/or written comments
during public hearings on the Draft Mercury Storage EIS. Participants
may register at the door to provide oral comments, and speakers will be
recognized in order as registered. Speakers may be asked to limit their
oral comments to five minutes. Speakers may be given an opportunity to
take the floor a second time after all those who wish to speak have
been given an opportunity to do so.
During the first hour, the public may review information materials
and speak informally with technical staff and DOE representatives. This
will be followed by the formal hearing, which will be opened with a
brief DOE presentation about the Draft EIS and a review of the hearing
procedure. A court reporter will record all oral comments, which later
will be publicly available. The dates, times and locations of all
hearings are as follows:
Two Rivers Convention Center,
159 Main Street,
Grand Junction, CO 81501,
February 23,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
El Capitan,
540 F Street,
Hawthorne, NV 89415,
February 23,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Shilo Inn/O'Callahan's Convention Center,
780 Lindsay Blvd,
Idaho Falls, ID 83402,
February 25,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott,
500 East 105th Street,
Kansas City, MO 64131,
March 2,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel Portland--Lloyd Center,
1000 NE Multnomah Street,
Portland, OR 97232, March 2,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Red Lion Hotel Richland Hanford House,
802 George Washington Way,
Richland, WA 99352,
March 3,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
North Augusta Municipal Center,
100 Georgia Avenue,
North Augusta, SC 29841,
March 4,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Eunice Community Center
1115 Avenue I
Eunice, NM 88231
March 8
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
James Roberts Civic Center,
855 E. Broadway,
Andrews, TX 79714,
March 9,
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Public Reading Rooms
Copies of the Draft EIS and supporting technical reports are
available for public review at the locations listed below:
Colorado
Mesa County Library,
530 Grand Avenue,
Grand Junction, CO 81502-5019,
(970) 243-4442.
U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Legacy Management,
2597 B \3/4\ Road,
Grand Junction, CO 81503,
(970) 248-6089.
District of Columbia
U.S. Department of Energy,
Freedom of Information Act Public Reading Room,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Room 1G-033,
Washington, DC 20585,
(202) 586-5955.
Georgia
Augusta State University,
Reese Library,
2500 Walton Way,
Augusta, GA 30904,
(706) 737-1745.
Savannah State University,
Asa H. Gordon Library,
2200 Tompkins Road,
Savannah, GA 31404,
(912) 356-2183.
Idaho
U.S. Department of Energy,
Public Reading Room,
1776 Science Center Drive,
Idaho Falls, ID 83402,
(208) 526-0833.
Missouri
Mid-Continent Public Library,
Blue Ridge Branch,
9253 Blue Ridge Boulevard,
Kansas City, MO 64138,
(816) 761-3382.
Nevada
Mineral County Library,
First & ``A'' Street,
Hawthorne, NV 89415,
(775) 945-2778.
New Mexico
Eunice Public Library,
1039 10th Street,
Eunice, NM 88231,
(575) 394-2336.
Oregon
Portland State University,
Government Information,
Branford Price Millar Library,
1875 SW Park Avenue,
Portland, OR 97201,
(503) 725-5874.
South Carolina
University of South Carolina-Aiken,
Gregg-Graniteville Library,
471 University Parkway,
Aiken, SC 29801,
(803) 641-3320.
South Carolina State Library,
1500 Senate Street,
Columbia, SC 29211,
(803) 734-8026.
Texas
Andrews County Library,
109 NW 1st Street,
Andrews, TX 79714,
(432) 523-9819.
Washington
U.S. Department of Energy,
Public Reading Room,
Consolidated Information Center,
2770 University Drive,
Room 101L,
Richland, WA 99352,
(509) 372-7443.
University of Washington,
Suzzallo-Allen Library,
Government Publications Division,
Seattle, WA 98195,
(206) 543-1937.
Gonzaga University,
Foley Center Library,
101-L East 502 Boone,
Spokane, WA 99258,
(509) 313-5931.
Next Steps
Following the end of the public comment period on the Draft EIS
described above, DOE will consider the environmental impact analysis
presented in the Final EIS, along with other information in making its
decision(s) related to the management and storage of elemental mercury
generated within the U.S.
Issued in Washington, DC on January 25, 2010.
William M. Levitan,
Director, Office of Environmental Compliance, Office of Environmental
Management.
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