Extension of Comment Period; Invitation for Public Comment To Inform the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities, 15295-15296 [2016-05797]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15295-15296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05797]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension of Comment Period; Invitation for Public Comment To 
Inform the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear Waste 
Storage and Disposal Facilities

AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department 
of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the comment 
period provided in the notice entitled ``Invitation for Public Comment 
to Inform the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Nuclear 
Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities'' that appeared in the Federal 
Register of December 23, 2015. That notice announced that DOE is 
planning to design a consent-based siting process to establish an 
integrated waste management system to transport, store, and dispose of 
spent nuclear fuel

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and high-level radioactive waste and requested comments by June 15, 
2016. DOE is extending the comment period to July 31, 2016.

DATES: DOE is extending the comment period for the ``Invitation for 
Public Comment to Inform the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process 
for Nuclear Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities'' to July 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit questions or comments by any of the following 
methods:
    Email: Responses may be provided by email to 
consentbasedsiting@hq.doe.gov. Please include ``Response to IPC'' in 
the subject line.
    Mail: Responses may be provided by mail to the following address: 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Response to IPC, 
1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585.
    Fax: Responses may be faxed to 202-586-0544. Please include 
``Response to IPC'' on the fax cover page.
    Online: Responses will be accepted online at www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information 
should be sent to consentbasedsiting@hq.doe.gov. Please include 
``Question on IPC'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Submitting Comments

    Instructions: Submit comments via any of the mechanisms set forth 
in the ADDRESSES section above. Respondents are requested to provide 
the following information at the beginning of their response to this 
IPC:
    State, tribal, community, organization, public or individual name;
    State, tribal, community, organization, public or individual point 
of contact; and
    Point of contact's address, phone number, and email address.
    If an email or phone number is included, it will allow the DOE to 
contact the commenter if questions or clarifications arise. No 
responses will be provided to commenters in regards to the disposition 
of their comments. All comments will be officially recorded without 
change or edit, including any personal information provided. Personal 
information (other than name) will be protected from public disclosure 
upon request.
    Please identify your comments as responding to a specific question 
posed in the Invitation for Public Comment, if possible. Respondents 
may answer as many or as few questions as they wish. Any additional 
comments that do not address a particular question should be included 
at the end of your response to this IPC as ``Additional Comments.''
    DOE would appreciate early input in order to identify initial 
interest and concerns, as well as any early opportunities. Amended or 
revised inputs from commenters are also welcome throughout the comment 
period to help DOE develop this process. Comments received after the 
closing date will be considered as the planning process progresses; 
however, the DOE is only able to ensure consideration of comments 
received on or before the closing date as the initial phase of the 
consent based siting process is developed. Subsequent comments and 
input will also be welcome as DOE views this as a core component of a 
phased and adaptive consent-based siting process.
    Privacy Act: Data collected via the mechanisms listed above will 
not be protected from the public view in any way.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2016.
Andrew Richards,
Chief of Staff, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-05797 Filed 3-21-16; 8:45 am]
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