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• Potential socioeconomic impacts 

including any disproportionate impacts 

on minority and low-income 

populations. 

• Pollution prevention and waste 

minimization opportunities. 

Related NEPA Documentation 

NEPA documents that have been 

prepared for activities related to the 

proposed action include, but are not 

limited to, the following: 

• Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement for Accomplishing 

Expanded Civilian Nuclear Energy 

Research and Development and Isotope 

Production Missions in the United 

States including the Role of the Fast 

Flux Test Facility (DOE/EIS–0310) 

(December 2000); and 

• Environmental Assessment for 

Consolidation of Heat Source/

Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator 

(HS/RTG) Assembly and Testing 

Operations (DOE/EA–1343) (August 

2002). 

These NEPA documents (DOE/EIS–

0310) and (DOE/EA–1343) are available 

on the DOE NEPA Web site at http://

www.eh.doe.gov/nepa.

Public Reading Rooms 

Documents referenced in this NOI and 

other related information are available 

at DOE-Idaho Operations Office Public 

Reading Room, 1776 Science Center 

Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83415 (telephone 

208–526–0271) and U.S. Department of 

Energy, Freedom of Information Reading 

Room, Forrestal Building, Room 1E–

190,1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0117 (telephone 

202–586–3142). As mentioned above, 

DOE’s NEPA documents, including this 

NOI, are available at the DOE NEPA 

Web site (http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa) 

and the RPS EIS Web site 

ConsolidationEIS.doe.gov. 

Public Involvement Opportunities 

DOE seeks public involvement in the 

preparation of the EIS and solicits 

public comments on its scope and 

content as well as participation at the 

public scoping meetings in Idaho, 

Wyoming, New Mexico, Tennessee, and 

Washington, DC. DOE personnel will be 

available at the scoping meetings to 

explain the proposed project and 

answer questions. DOE will designate a 

neutral facilitator for the scoping 

meetings. During the first hour of each 

meeting, attendees may register, view 

displays, and discuss issues and 

concerns informally with DOE 

representatives. Following registration 

and the informal session, there will be 

a formal presentation and a period for 

questions, answers, and comments. To 

ensure that all persons wishing to 

express their comments are given an 

opportunity, a five-minute limit may be 

applied for each person; however, 

public officials and representatives of 

groups would be allotted ten minutes 

each. DOE encourages those presenting 

comments orally to also submit written 

comments, if possible. 

Comment cards will be available at 

the meetings for those who prefer to 

submit their comments in writing. 

Participants may be asked clarifying 

questions to ensure that DOE 

representatives fully understand the 

comments and suggestions. 

NEPA Process 

The EIS for the proposed 

consolidation of nuclear operations 

related to the production of RPS will be 

prepared pursuant to the NEPA of 1969, 

the Council on Environmental Quality’s 

Regulations for Implementing the 

Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR 

Parts 1500–1508), and DOE NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (10 CFR Part 

1021). A 45-day comment period on the 

draft EIS is planned, during which 

public hearings will be held to receive 

comments. The draft EIS is scheduled to 

be issued in late spring 2005. 

Availability of the draft EIS, the dates of 

the public comment period, and 

information about the public hearings 

will be announced in the Federal 

Register and in local news media when 

the draft EIS is distributed. The final EIS 

is scheduled to be issued in late 2005. 

No sooner than 30 days after the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

notice of availability of the final EIS is 

published in the Federal Register, DOE 

may issue its ROD.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 10, 

2004. 

John Spitaleri Shaw, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Environment, 

Safety and Health.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Rocky Flats

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EMSSAB), Rocky Flats. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Thursday, December 2, 2004, 6 

p.m. to 9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Broomfield Recreation 

Center, Lakeshore Room, 280 Lamar 

Street, Broomfield, CO.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Korkia, Board/Staff Coordinator, Rocky 

Flats Citizens Advisory Board, 10808 

Highway 93, Unit B, Building 60, Room 

107B, Golden, CO 80403; telephone 

(303) 966–7855; fax (303) 966–7856.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda:

1. Presentation on the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge 

2. Presentation on the Draft Rocky 

Flats Public Participation Plan 

3. Discussion on the Future Local 

Stakeholder Organization 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Ken Korkia at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received at least five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provisions will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying at the office of the Rocky Flats 

Citizens Advisory Board, 10808 

Highway 93, Unit B, Building 60, Room 

107B, Golden, CO 80403; telephone 

(303) 966–7855. Hours of operations are 

7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday. Minutes will also be made 

available by writing or calling Ken 

Korkia at the address or telephone 

number listed above. Board meeting 

minutes are posted on RFCAB’s Web 

site within one month following each 

meeting at: http://www.rfcab.org/

Minutes.HTML.

Issued at Washington, DC, on November 

10, 2004. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee Management 

Officer.

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