Notice of Availability of the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1991-1993 [2025-00265]
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Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Upstream risk factors for
behavioral health and suicide in
military personnel: An examination of
social determinants of health; OMB
Control Number 0703–SDOH.
Type of Request: New collection.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Baseline Survey
AGENCY:
Number of Respondents: 1,088.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 1,088.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 272.
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Number of Respondents: 1,088.
Annual Responses: 1,687.
Annual Burden Hours: 422.
Needs and Uses: Many service
members face adverse social
determinants of health (SDOH), such as
financial, housing, and food insecurity,
isolation or distance from others, and
social stressors such as racism and
discrimination. Exposure to adverse
SDOH may place service members at
higher risk for behavioral health
symptoms and/or suicidality. This study
will develop and administer a crosscutting, comprehensive assessment of
upstream risk factors (i.e., SDOH) for
behavioral health issues and suicide
among Sailors and Marines to determine
the relationship between social risk
factors and future behavioral health
issues in this population. We will also
develop procedures for linking Sailors
and Marines to appropriate services and
programs based on their reported social
and behavioral health needs.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Twice (Baseline and 6month follow-up).
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald
Lucas.
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Submission for OMB Review;
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Written comments and
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PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
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Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Department of the Navy
Reasonable Accommodations Tracker;
SECNAV Form 12306/1; OMB Control
Number 0703–0063.
Type of Request: Extension.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 2,000.
Average Burden per Response: 20
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 667.
Needs and Uses: The information
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applicants for employment. This
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into the Reasonable Accommodation
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pursuant to Executive Order 13163.
Official Reasonable Accommodation
case files are secured with access
granted on a strictly limited basis.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: On occasion.
ADDRESSES:
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Department of the Navy
The DoD has submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by February 10,
2025.
Number of Respondents: 599.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Annual Responses: 599.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Annual Burden Hours: 150.
Dated: January 3, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Reginald
Lucas.
Department of the Navy,
Department of Defense (DoD).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security
Administration
Notice of Availability of the Draft SiteWide Environmental Impact Statement
for Continued Operation of the Los
Alamos National Laboratory
National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability and public
hearings.
AGENCY:
The National Nuclear
Security Administration (NNSA), a
semi-autonomous agency within the
Department of Energy (DOE), announces
the availability of the Draft Site-Wide
Environmental Impact Statement for
Continued Operation of the Los Alamos
National Laboratory (Draft LANL
SWEIS) (DOE/EIS–0552) in compliance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA). NNSA also is
announcing a 60-day public comment
period and four public hearings to
receive comments on the Draft LANL
SWEIS. NNSA prepared the Draft LANL
SWEIS to analyze the potential
environmental impacts associated with
continuing LANL operations and
foreseeable new and/or modified
operations and facilities for
approximately the next 15 years.
DATES: NNSA invites other Federal
agencies, Native American Tribes, state
and local governments, industry, other
organizations, and members of the
public to review and submit comments
on the Draft LANL SWEIS through
March 11, 2025. NNSA will hold four
public hearings (two of which will
include a virtual component) to receive
comments on the Draft LANL SWEIS.
Times, dates, and locations for the
public hearings are listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this Notice of Availability. Any changes
or updates to the public hearings will be
published in local newspapers, posted
on DOE and NNSA websites, and
distributed through notices to the
GovDelivery mailing list at least 15 days
before the hearings.
ADDRESSES: Written and verbal
comments will be given equal weight.
SUMMARY:
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NNSA will consider all comments
received or postmarked by the end of
the comment period in preparing the
Final LANL SWEIS. Comments received
or postmarked after the comment period
will be considered to the extent
practicable. Written comments on the
Draft LANL SWEIS or requests for
information related to the Draft LANL
SWEIS should emailed to LANLSWEIS@
nnsa.doe.gov or mailed to Mr. Stephen
Hoffman, LANL SWEIS Document
Manager, DOE/NNSA, 3747 W. Jemez
Road, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information in
your comment, please be advised that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifiable information—
may be made publicly available. If you
wish for NNSA to withhold your name
and/or other personally identifiable
information, please state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments
anonymously. The Draft LANL SWEIS is
available online at: https://
www.energy.gov/nnsa/nnsa-nepareading-room and https://
www.energy.gov/nepa/listings/latestdocuments-and-notices. Copies of the
Draft LANL SWEIS are also available for
review at the LANL Public Reading
Room at 94 Cities of Gold Road,
Pojoaque, New Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information about this notice,
please contact Mr. Stephen Hoffman,
LANL SWEIS Document Manager, DOE/
NNSA, 3747 W. Jemez Road, Los
Alamos, New Mexico 87544; call 505–
665–8980 to leave a message or via
email at: LANLSWEIS@nnsa.doe.gov.
Note that comments on the Draft SWEIS
will not be accepted via the voicemail
system; only written comments or those
provided at a public hearing will be
accepted. This notice and related NEPA
documents are available at: https://
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Public hearing dates and times
Location
Address
Tuesday, February 11, 2025; 1:00–4:00 p.m.
MT; * Virtual Meeting: 1:30–4:00 p.m. MT.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025; 5:00–8:00 p.m.
MT; * Virtual Meeting: 5:30–8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025; 5:00–8:00
p.m. MT.
Thursday, February 13, 2025; 5:00–8:00 p.m.
MT.
Santa Fe Community Convention Center,
Sweeney Ballroom.
Santa Fe Community Convention Center,
Sweeney Ballroom.
Mision y Convento ...........................................
For the in-person hearings, NNSA
will hold an Open House for the first 30
minutes to provide the public with an
opportunity to engage with DOE/NNSA
personnel and ask questions about the
Draft SWEIS and DOE/NNSA activities
at LANL. Following the Open House,
NNSA will make a presentation on the
Draft SWEIS lasting approximately 30
minutes, then answer any clarifying
questions related to the comment
process. Following this presentation,
NNSA will receive formal public
comments with transcription by a court
stenographer. NNSA will not answer
questions during the formal public
comment period. The two public
hearings on February 11 will also offer
a virtual option for remote participation
in the presentation and public comment
portions of the hearings. Virtual hearing
access instructions (e.g., website link or
phone number) will be announced at
least 15 days before the hearing and will
be published in local newspapers,
noticed to the GovDelivery mailing list,
and available on the following websites:
https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/nnsanepa-reading-room and https://
www.energy.gov/nepa/public-commentopportunities.
The Draft LANL SWEIS analyzes three
alternatives: (1) the No-Action
Alternative, (2) the Modernized
Operations Alternative, and (3) the
Expanded Operations Alternative.
Under the No-Action Alternative, NNSA
would continue current facility
operations throughout LANL in support
of assigned missions. The No-Action
Alternative activities have previously
completed NEPA reviews and include
construction of new facilities;
modernization, upgrade, and utility
projects; and decontamination,
decommissioning, and demolition
(DD&D) of excess and aging facilities.
The No-Action Alternative also includes
the continued legacy cleanup and
environmental remediation in
accordance with the Consent Order and
the recently signed Settlement
Agreement. The No-Action Alternative
includes 87 new projects, totaling
almost 1.5 million square feet, that
would be implemented between 2024
and 2038. Also, under No-Action,
NNSA would implement 11 projects
involving facility upgrades, utilities,
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Los
Alamos National Laboratory (Laboratory
or LANL) supports several NNSA
missions, including enhancing U.S.
national security through the military
application of nuclear energy;
maintaining and enhancing the safety,
reliability, and effectiveness of the U.S.
nuclear weapons stockpile, including
the ability to design, produce, and test,
in order to meet national security
requirements; promoting international
nuclear safety and nonproliferation;
reducing global danger from weapons of
mass destruction; and supporting U.S.
leadership in science and technology.
The continued operation of the
Laboratory includes the DOE Office of
Environmental Management legacy
cleanup efforts at the LANL Site, in
accordance with the Compliance Order
on Consent between the State of New
Mexico Environment Department and
the DOE (Consent Order).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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87532.
2312 Central Ave., Los Alamos, NM 87544.
and infrastructure affecting about 216
acres of the LANL site. About 1.6
million square feet of excess or aging
facilities would undergo DD&D under
the No-Action Alternative. The NoAction Alternative also includes
changes in operations, examples of
which include increased plutonium pit
production and the remediation of a
chromium plume in Mortandad Canyon
(which was the subject of a recent
environmental assessment).
The Modernized Operations
Alternative includes the scope of the
No-Action Alternative plus additional
modernization activities, including (1)
construction of replacement facilities;
(2) upgrades to existing facilities,
utilities, and infrastructure; and (3)
DD&D projects. Under the Modernized
Operations Alternative, NNSA would
replace facilities that are approaching
their end of life, upgrade facilities to
extend their lifetimes, and improve
work environments to enable NNSA to
meet operational requirements. The
Modernized Operations Alternative also
includes proposed projects to reduce
greenhouse gases and other emissions.
The Modernized Operations Alternative
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includes 139 new projects, totaling over
3.4 million square feet, that would be
implemented between 2025 and 2038.
Under Modernized Operations, NNSA
would implement 27 projects involving
facility upgrades, utilities, and
infrastructure affecting about 925 acres
of the LANL site. Of these 925 acres, up
to 795 acres are proposed for
installation of up to 159 megawatts of
solar photovoltaic arrays across the site.
An additional 1.2 million square feet of
excess or aging facilities would undergo
DD&D under the Modernized
Operations Alternative.
The Expanded Operations Alternative
includes the actions proposed under the
Modernized Operations Alternative,
plus actions that would expand
operations and missions to respond to
future national security challenges and
meet increasing requirements. This
alternative includes construction and
operation of new facilities that would
expand capabilities at LANL beyond
those that currently exist. The Expanded
Operations Alternative includes 18
additional new projects, totaling about
947,000 square feet, that would be
implemented between 2025 and 2038.
Under Expanded Operations, NNSA
would implement 4 additional projects
involving utilities and infrastructure
affecting about 46 acres of the LANL
site. Most of the utilities and
infrastructure projects would be directly
related to proposed projects under the
Expanded Operations Alternative. The
Expanded Operations Alternative also
includes changes in operations,
examples of which include revised
wildland fire risk reduction treatments
and management of feral cattle.
Following the public comment
period, and after consideration of
comments received, NNSA will prepare
the Final LANL SWEIS. Decisions about
future operations at the Laboratory will
be provided in an NNSA Record of
Decision published in the Federal
Register, which would be issued no
sooner than 30 days after publication by
the Environmental Protection Agency of
the notice of availability of the Final
LANL SWEIS.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on this 6 December
2024, by Jill Hruby, Under Secretary for
Nuclear Security and NNSA
Administrator, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only,
and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the
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official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in
no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 3,
2025.
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Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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[Docket No. CP25–39–000]
Florida Gas Transmission Company,
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Intervention and Protest Deadline
Take notice that on December 26,
2024, Florida Gas Transmission
Company, LLC (FGT), 1300 Main St.,
Houston, Texas 77002, filed in the
above referenced docket, a prior notice
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157.208, and 157.211 of the
Commission’s regulations under the
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appurtenant facilities on FGT’s existing
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(Hillsborough County Project). The
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Petersburg Division delivery point (PGS)
and Tampa Electric Company’s Bayside
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Tampa West delivery point. No change
in FGT’s mainline capacity is proposed.
The estimated cost for the project is
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in the request which is on file with the
Commission and open to public
inspection.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security Administration
Notice of Availability of the Draft Site-Wide Environmental
Impact Statement for Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National
Laboratory
AGENCY: National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability and public hearings.
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SUMMARY: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-
autonomous agency within the Department of Energy (DOE), announces the
availability of the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for
Continued Operation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (Draft LANL
SWEIS) (DOE/EIS-0552) in compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). NNSA also is announcing a 60-day public
comment period and four public hearings to receive comments on the
Draft LANL SWEIS. NNSA prepared the Draft LANL SWEIS to analyze the
potential environmental impacts associated with continuing LANL
operations and foreseeable new and/or modified operations and
facilities for approximately the next 15 years.
DATES: NNSA invites other Federal agencies, Native American Tribes,
state and local governments, industry, other organizations, and members
of the public to review and submit comments on the Draft LANL SWEIS
through March 11, 2025. NNSA will hold four public hearings (two of
which will include a virtual component) to receive comments on the
Draft LANL SWEIS. Times, dates, and locations for the public hearings
are listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this Notice of
Availability. Any changes or updates to the public hearings will be
published in local newspapers, posted on DOE and NNSA websites, and
distributed through notices to the GovDelivery mailing list at least 15
days before the hearings.
ADDRESSES: Written and verbal comments will be given equal weight.
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NNSA will consider all comments received or postmarked by the end of
the comment period in preparing the Final LANL SWEIS. Comments received
or postmarked after the comment period will be considered to the extent
practicable. Written comments on the Draft LANL SWEIS or requests for
information related to the Draft LANL SWEIS should emailed to
[email protected] or mailed to Mr. Stephen Hoffman, LANL SWEIS
Document Manager, DOE/NNSA, 3747 W. Jemez Road, Los Alamos, New Mexico
87544. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personally identifiable information in your comment, please be
advised that your entire comment--including your personally
identifiable information--may be made publicly available. If you wish
for NNSA to withhold your name and/or other personally identifiable
information, please state this prominently at the beginning of your
comment. You may submit comments anonymously. The Draft LANL SWEIS is
available online at: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/nnsa-nepa-reading-room
and https://www.energy.gov/nepa/listings/latest-documents-and-notices.
Copies of the Draft LANL SWEIS are also available for review at the
LANL Public Reading Room at 94 Cities of Gold Road, Pojoaque, New
Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this
notice, please contact Mr. Stephen Hoffman, LANL SWEIS Document
Manager, DOE/NNSA, 3747 W. Jemez Road, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544;
call 505-665-8980 to leave a message or via email at:
[email protected]. Note that comments on the Draft SWEIS will not
be accepted via the voicemail system; only written comments or those
provided at a public hearing will be accepted. This notice and related
NEPA documents are available at: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/nnsa-nepa-reading-room.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Los Alamos National Laboratory (Laboratory
or LANL) supports several NNSA missions, including enhancing U.S.
national security through the military application of nuclear energy;
maintaining and enhancing the safety, reliability, and effectiveness of
the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, including the ability to design,
produce, and test, in order to meet national security requirements;
promoting international nuclear safety and nonproliferation; reducing
global danger from weapons of mass destruction; and supporting U.S.
leadership in science and technology. The continued operation of the
Laboratory includes the DOE Office of Environmental Management legacy
cleanup efforts at the LANL Site, in accordance with the Compliance
Order on Consent between the State of New Mexico Environment Department
and the DOE (Consent Order).
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Public hearing dates and times Location Address
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025; 1:00- Santa Fe Community 201 W. Marcy St.,
4:00 p.m. MT; * Virtual Convention Santa Fe, NM
Meeting: 1:30-4:00 p.m. MT. Center, Sweeney 87501.
Ballroom.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025; 5:00- Santa Fe Community 201 W. Marcy St.,
8:00 p.m. MT; * Virtual Convention Santa Fe, NM
Meeting: 5:30-8:00 p.m. Center, Sweeney 87501.
Ballroom.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025; Mision y Convento. 405 N. Paseo de
5:00-8:00 p.m. MT. Onate,
Espa[ntilde]ola,
NM 87532.
Thursday, February 13, 2025; Fuller Lodge, 2312 Central Ave.,
5:00-8:00 p.m. MT. Pajarito Room. Los Alamos, NM
87544.
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For the in-person hearings, NNSA will hold an Open House for the
first 30 minutes to provide the public with an opportunity to engage
with DOE/NNSA personnel and ask questions about the Draft SWEIS and
DOE/NNSA activities at LANL. Following the Open House, NNSA will make a
presentation on the Draft SWEIS lasting approximately 30 minutes, then
answer any clarifying questions related to the comment process.
Following this presentation, NNSA will receive formal public comments
with transcription by a court stenographer. NNSA will not answer
questions during the formal public comment period. The two public
hearings on February 11 will also offer a virtual option for remote
participation in the presentation and public comment portions of the
hearings. Virtual hearing access instructions (e.g., website link or
phone number) will be announced at least 15 days before the hearing and
will be published in local newspapers, noticed to the GovDelivery
mailing list, and available on the following websites: https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/nnsa-nepa-reading-room and https://www.energy.gov/nepa/public-comment-opportunities.
The Draft LANL SWEIS analyzes three alternatives: (1) the No-Action
Alternative, (2) the Modernized Operations Alternative, and (3) the
Expanded Operations Alternative. Under the No-Action Alternative, NNSA
would continue current facility operations throughout LANL in support
of assigned missions. The No-Action Alternative activities have
previously completed NEPA reviews and include construction of new
facilities; modernization, upgrade, and utility projects; and
decontamination, decommissioning, and demolition (DD&D) of excess and
aging facilities. The No-Action Alternative also includes the continued
legacy cleanup and environmental remediation in accordance with the
Consent Order and the recently signed Settlement Agreement. The No-
Action Alternative includes 87 new projects, totaling almost 1.5
million square feet, that would be implemented between 2024 and 2038.
Also, under No-Action, NNSA would implement 11 projects involving
facility upgrades, utilities, and infrastructure affecting about 216
acres of the LANL site. About 1.6 million square feet of excess or
aging facilities would undergo DD&D under the No-Action Alternative.
The No-Action Alternative also includes changes in operations, examples
of which include increased plutonium pit production and the remediation
of a chromium plume in Mortandad Canyon (which was the subject of a
recent environmental assessment).
The Modernized Operations Alternative includes the scope of the No-
Action Alternative plus additional modernization activities, including
(1) construction of replacement facilities; (2) upgrades to existing
facilities, utilities, and infrastructure; and (3) DD&D projects. Under
the Modernized Operations Alternative, NNSA would replace facilities
that are approaching their end of life, upgrade facilities to extend
their lifetimes, and improve work environments to enable NNSA to meet
operational requirements. The Modernized Operations Alternative also
includes proposed projects to reduce greenhouse gases and other
emissions. The Modernized Operations Alternative
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includes 139 new projects, totaling over 3.4 million square feet, that
would be implemented between 2025 and 2038. Under Modernized
Operations, NNSA would implement 27 projects involving facility
upgrades, utilities, and infrastructure affecting about 925 acres of
the LANL site. Of these 925 acres, up to 795 acres are proposed for
installation of up to 159 megawatts of solar photovoltaic arrays across
the site. An additional 1.2 million square feet of excess or aging
facilities would undergo DD&D under the Modernized Operations
Alternative.
The Expanded Operations Alternative includes the actions proposed
under the Modernized Operations Alternative, plus actions that would
expand operations and missions to respond to future national security
challenges and meet increasing requirements. This alternative includes
construction and operation of new facilities that would expand
capabilities at LANL beyond those that currently exist. The Expanded
Operations Alternative includes 18 additional new projects, totaling
about 947,000 square feet, that would be implemented between 2025 and
2038. Under Expanded Operations, NNSA would implement 4 additional
projects involving utilities and infrastructure affecting about 46
acres of the LANL site. Most of the utilities and infrastructure
projects would be directly related to proposed projects under the
Expanded Operations Alternative. The Expanded Operations Alternative
also includes changes in operations, examples of which include revised
wildland fire risk reduction treatments and management of feral cattle.
Following the public comment period, and after consideration of
comments received, NNSA will prepare the Final LANL SWEIS. Decisions
about future operations at the Laboratory will be provided in an NNSA
Record of Decision published in the Federal Register, which would be
issued no sooner than 30 days after publication by the Environmental
Protection Agency of the notice of availability of the Final LANL
SWEIS.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on this 6
December 2024, by Jill Hruby, Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and
NNSA Administrator, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance
with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 3, 2025.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-00265 Filed 1-8-25; 8:45 am]
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