# Office of Environmental Management; Release of Environmental Management Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Discussion Draft > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-17612 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** July 7, 1997 - **Citation:** 62 FR 36271 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Environmental Management; Release of Environmental Management Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Discussion Draft AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public comment ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the release of, and invites the public to comment on, the Office of Environmental Management's Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Discussion Draft. This document, which focuses on completing cleanup of as many DOE sites as possible by 2006, presents for discussion and comment a new strategic approach for managing the Environmental Management program, along with accompanying cost, work scope and schedule. The strategy set forth in the Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Discussion Draft reflects DOE's efforts to make its operations more efficient and reduce overall costs in order to maintain compliance with applicable requirements and protect public health and safety in the face of diminishing discretionary budgetary resources. DATES: To continue its ongoing dialogue with the public, the Department is providing a comment period on the Discussion Draft that will extend through September 9, 1997. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Environmental Management Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Discussion Draft should be directed to: U.S. Department of Energy, Mr. Gene Schmitt, P.O. Box 44818, Washington, D.C. 20026-4481. Comments may also be provided electronically to: [email protected] Department of Energy Field sites have also completed site-specific Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Discussion Drafts and are holding concurrent public comment periods. [[Page 36272]] Comments on, or requests for copies of, Site Discussion Drafts should be submitted directly to the individual site points of contact listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for copies of the Discussion Draft or further information should be directed to the Center for Environmental Management Information (CEMI) at 1-800-736-3282. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since its inception, the DOE's Office of Environmental Management has worked to safely manage wastes and clean up environmental releases from past practices. In response to the expressed desire of both the Administration and Congress to balance the Federal budget, the Environmental Management program is developing a strategy based on completing cleanup of as many DOE sites as possible by 2006. This vision acknowledges that, at a small number of sites, some environmental management functions (such as treatment and disposal of transuranic and high-level waste, and long-term monitoring operations) will continue beyond 2006. However, by 2006 it is envisioned that most Department of Energy Environmental Management sites will be able to stabilize and safely store their nuclear materials and clean up their land and buildings. The Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Discussion Draft focuses on risk reduction, protection of public and worker health and safety, maintaining compliance with applicable regulations and agreements, reducing waste generation, and continuing a collaborative relationship with stakeholders. A key goal of the Discussion Draft strategy is to identify areas in which the Department can become more efficient, such as focusing funds on more rapid cleanup and thereby reducing longer- term ``mortgage'' costs of maintaining facilities. Other efficiency improvements and alternative management approaches are also identified for comment. Between June and September 1997, the Department will work with Tribal Nations, states, regulators, local governments and other stakeholders to refine the Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 strategies presented in the Discussion Draft. The Department will release a Draft 2006 Plan later this year. The primary avenues for public involvement will continue to be through activities at individual DOE sites. During the public comment period, it is anticipated that additional issues and opportunities will be raised, and that the individual Operations and Field Offices will further refine their individual 2006 plans and support the analysis and development of the National Environmental Management Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Draft Plan. Comments received may result in the development of Action Plans to resolve longer-term issues. Future versions of the Accelerating Cleanup: Focus on 2006 Plan will reflect changes in the Environmental Management program and progress made toward achieving the vision of completing cleanup of as many DOE sites as possible by 2006. Comments on Site Discussion Drafts should be submitted directly to the following individual site points of contact: U.S. Department of Energy, Albuquerque Operations Office, Ms. Tracy Loughead, Pennsylvania and H Street, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM 87116, 505/845-5977 U.S. Department of Energy, Ohio Field Office, Mr. Ken Morgan, 1 Mound Road, Miamisburg, OH 45342-3020, 513/865-3968 U.S. Department of Energy, Carlsbad Area Office, Mr. Dennis Hurtt, P.O. Box 3090, Carlsbad, NM 88221, 505/234-7485 U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, Mr. Walter Perry, 200 Administration Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, 423/241-6417 U.S. Department of Energy, Chicago Operations Office, Ms. Mary Jo Acke, 9800 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, 630/252-8796 U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, Mr. Jim Daily, 825 Jadwin Avenue, Richland, WA 99352, 509/376-7721 U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations Office, Ms. Kathy Whitaker, 850 Energy Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83401, 208/526-1062 U.S. Department of Energy, Rocky Flats Field Office, Mr. Mike Konczal, Highway 93 and Cactus Road, Golden, CO 80402, 303/966-7095 U.S. Department of Energy, Nevada Operations Office, Mr. Kevin Rohrer, 2621 Losee Road, North Las Vegas, NV 89030-4134, 702/295-0197 U.S. Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, Ms. Virginia Kay, PM&CD, Aiken, SC 29801, 803/725-5752 U.S. Department of Energy, Oakland Operations Office, Mr. Ron Duvall, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612-5208, 510/637-1812 Issued in Washington, D.C., June 27, 1997. Alvin L. Alm, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 97-17612 Filed 7-3-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-17612. Public record. Not legal advice.