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, 65508-65509 [2011-27287]
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Dated: October 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Dated: October 13, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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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
National Nuclear Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of extension of the public
comment period.
AGENCY:
On July 29, 2011, the National
Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA), a separately organized semiautonomous agency within the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), published
a notice of availability of the Draft SiteWide 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:
https://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 https://nnsa.energy.gov/nepa.
Please title correspondence ‘‘Draft
SWEIS Comments.’’
SUMMARY:
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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
askNEPA@hq.doe.gov; 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 https://
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 NNSAmanaged 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
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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.
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EIS No. 20110349, Final EIS, USFS, NV,
Ely Westside Rangeland Project,
Authorization of Livestock Grazing,
To Improve the Health of the Land
and To Protect Essential Ecosystem
Functions and Values,
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Rosemont Copper Project, Proposed
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520–388–8300.
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Operation of a Transmission Line and
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Authorizing Right-of-Way Grant,
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Ends: 11/21/2011, Contact: Skip
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CA, Yerba Buena Island Ramps
Improvement Project on Interstate 80
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Review Period Ends: 11/21/2011,
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5231.
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Fishlake National Forest Oil and Gas
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Exploration, Development, and
Production of Mineral and Energy
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Millard, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier, and
Wayne Counties, UT, Comment
Period Ends: 12/05/2011, Contact:
Diane Freeman 435–896–1050.
EIS No. 20110354, Draft EIS, NOAA,
AS, Fagatele Bay National Marine
Sanctuary, Management Plan,
Implementation, along the
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AS, Comment Period Ends: 01/06/
2012, Contact: Gene Brighouse 684–
633–5155 Ext 264.
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CA, Northwest Corridor
Improvements, I–75/I–575
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Permit, Cobb and Cherokee Counties,
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Contact: Rodney N. Barry 404–562–
3630.
EIS No. 20110356, Final EIS, BLM, AZ,
Sonoran Solar Energy Project,
Construction and Operation of a 3756megawatt (MW) Concentrated Solar
Thermal Power Plant and Ancillary
Facilities on 3,702 Areas, Right-ofWay Granting, Maricopa County, AZ,
Review Period Ends: 11/21/2011,
Contact: Joe Incardine 801–524–3833.
Amended Notices
EIS No. 20110241, Draft EIS, NNSA,
NV, Site-Wide EIS—Continued
Operation of the Department of
Energy/National Nuclear Security
Administration, Nevada National
Security Site and Off-Site Location in
Nevada, Comment Period Ends: 12/
02/2011, Contact: Linda M. Cohn
702–295–0077 Revision to FR Notice
Published 07/29/2011: Extending
Comment Period from 10/27/2011 to
12/02/2011.
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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: https://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 https://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 askNEPA@hq.doe.gov; 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 https://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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