Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID; Public Comment Period Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Advanced Mixed Waste

Treatment Project at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental

Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID; Public Comment Period Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: To accomodate requests from the public, the U. S. Department

of Energy (DOE) has decided to extend the public comment period on the

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Advanced Mixed

Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) at the Idaho National Engineering and

Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) from September 12, 1998 to September

26, 1998.

DATES: Comments on the DEIS should be postmarked by September 26, 1998,

to ensure consideration. Comments postmarked after that date will be

considered to the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: To request information about this EIS, or to be placed on

the EIS distribution list, please call the 24-hour toll-free

information line at 1-800-320-4549. Written comments on this DEIS

should be sent to: John Medema, Project Manager, Advanced Mixed Waste

Treatment Project EIS, U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho Operations

Office, 850 Energy Drive, Mail Stop 1117, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402,

Fax: (208) 526-0598.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information on the AMWTP, contact

John Medema at the above address. For further information on DOE's

procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA), contact: 5Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy

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

Avenue, SW, Washington D.C. 20585-0119, Phone: (202) 586-4600,

Messages: (800) 472-2756, Facsimile: (202) 586-7031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 24, 1998, DOE published a notice in

the Federal Register (63 FR 39836) announcing the availability of and

public meetings on the subject DEIS. DOE received requests from several

parties to extend the comment period. In response to these requests,

and to ensure that all interested parties have time to comment, the

comment period has been extended to September 26, 1998. Comments should

be postmarked by September 26, 1998, to ensure consideration.

Mark W. Frei,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Waste Management Environmental

Management.

[FR Doc. 98-24561 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]

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