Hanford Site Solid (Radioactive and Hazardous) Waste Program Environmental Impact Statement Richland, Washington; Public Scoping Period Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Hanford Site Solid (Radioactive and Hazardous) Waste Program

Environmental Impact Statement Richland, Washington; Public Scoping

Period Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of public scoping period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the public

scoping period on the Hanford Site Solid (Radioactive and Hazardous)

Waste Program Environmental Impact Statement to January 30, 1998.

DATES: Written comments on the scope of the Environmental Impact

Statement must be submitted by January 30, 1998, to ensure

consideration. Comments submitted after that date will be considered to

the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: Comments or requests for copies of the Notice of Intent

should be addressed to: Allison Wright, Document Manager, Hanford Site

Solid (Radioactive and Hazardous) Waste Program Environmental Impact

Statement, U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office (MSIN

S7-55), Post Office Box 550, Richland, WA 99352, Telephone: (509) 372-

2346, FAX: (509) 372-1926, EMAIL: [email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the

Environmental Impact Statement, contact Allison Wright at the above

address. For general information on DOE's National Environmental Policy

Act process, contact: Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA

Policy and Assistance, U.S. Department of Energy (EH-42), 1000

Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: (202) 586-

4600, or leave a message at (800) 472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 27, 1997, DOE published a notice

in the Federal Register (62 FR 55615) announcing its intent to prepare

an Environmental Impact Statement for the Solid Waste Program at the

Hanford Site in Richland, Washington and to conduct a 45-day public

scoping process pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act. DOE

subsequently conducted three public scoping meetings--two on November

12, 1997, in Richland, Washington and the other

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on November 13, 1997, in Pendleton, Oregon. DOE received a request to

extend the public scoping period, which was originally scheduled to end

on December 11, 1997. In response to that request and to ensure that

all interested parties have adequate time to comment, DOE is extending

the public scoping period to January 30, 1998.

Written comments should be addressed to Ms. Wright at the above

address by January 30, 1998, to ensure consideration. DOE will consider

comments received after January 30, 1998, to the extent practicable.

Issued at Washington, D.C., this 5th day of December, 1997.

Peter N. Brush,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and Health.

[FR Doc. 97-32435 Filed 12-10-97; 8:45 am]

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