Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 3, 2007 / Notices 15871 

support document for the PEIS 

investigated the feasibility of depleted 

uranium disposal at six low-level waste 

disposal facilities based on waste 

acceptance criteria, available capacity, 

and disposal cost (Depleted Uranium 

Storage and Disposal Trade Study: 

Summary Report, ORNL/TM–2000/10). 

This document and subsequent followup studies have verified that the only 

currently operating dry-environment, 

low-level waste disposal facilities that 

are feasible for disposal of the depleted 

uranium oxide conversion product are 

the NTS and EnergySolutions facilities. 

Like the PEIS, site-specific EISs for 

each conversion facility assumed that 

depleted uranium oxide would be 

classified as low-level waste. This 

assumption is consistent with a recent 

ruling by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) in the licensing 

proceeding for a commercial uranium 

enrichment facility (NRC 2005a,b,c,d 

and 2006a,b). The site-specific EISs 

stated that the disposal facility (or 

facilities) would be (1) selected in a 

manner consistent with DOE policies 

and orders, and (2) authorized or 

licensed to receive the conversion 

products by DOE (in conformance with 

DOE orders), the NRC (in conformance 

with NRC regulations), or an NRC 

agreement state agency (in conformance 

with state laws and regulations 

determined to be equivalent to NRC 

regulations). 

DOE is now proposing to amend the 

site-specific RODs to decide that the 

depleted uranium oxide conversion 

product may be disposed of at either the 

NTS or the EnergySolutions low-level 

waste disposal facilities. Accordingly, 

DOE has prepared the draft SA that is 

the subject of this Notice. All other 

aspects of the depleted DUF6 conversion 

program remain as previously described 

in the site-specific EISs and RODs. 

The draft SA identifies no significant 

new circumstances or information 

relevant to environmental concerns that 

bear on DOE’s decisions on disposal 

locations or the impacts of those 

decisions. Since issuance of the two 

site-specific DUF6 conversion facility 

final EISs, the following circumstances 

have changed. In May 2006, a contract 

was signed with Solvay Fluorides, a 

commercial vendor, for purchase of the 

HF co-product. On June 2, 2006, the 

NRC issued an order that determined 

that the Envirocare (now 

EnergySolutions) site near Clive, Utah, 

appears to be suitable for near-term 

disposal of depleted uranium. The 

transportation campaign has been 

slightly modified to include more 

cylinders per railcar with fewer 

shipments per year. Impacts from the 

modified campaign for both operations 

and accident scenarios are projected to 

be about the same as those presented in 

the site-specific EISs. 

DOE believes, based on the analysis in 

the draft SA, that disposal at either NTS 

or EnergySolutions low-level waste 

disposal facilities are reasonable 

alternatives. Regarding the alternative of 

disposal at the EnergySolutions facility, 

DOE believes that adequate NEPA 

documentation exists to support 

disposal of any unused depleted 

uranium oxide conversion product as 

well as for emptied DUF6 cylinders that 

would be used for disposal containers 

and the small quantity of CaF2 that 

would be generated during the 

conversion process. With respect to NTS 

low-level waste facility, the draft SA 

analyses show that there is adequate 

NEPA coverage for all actions leading 

up to delivery at the NTS and that sitespecific NEPA coverage at the NTS is 

adequate for disposal of up to 60,000 m3

of unused depleted uranium oxide 

conversion product. Furthermore, 

upcoming reviews of the NTS site-wide 

EIS will evaluate disposal of additional 

uranium oxide conversion product 

volumes at NTS. Accordingly, DOE 

believes that a supplemental EIS (or an 

environmental assessment) is not 

needed to support amending the sitespecific RODs to address disposal of the 

depleted uranium oxide conversion 

product. 

DOE plans to issue amended RODs 

under the conversion facility EISs no 

sooner than 30 days after issuance of the 

final SA. DOE will consider all public 

comments on the draft SA submitted by 

May 18, 2007. 

Issued in Washington, DC, March 27, 2007. 

Mark W. Frei, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program 

Planning and Budget. 

[FR Doc. E7–6039 Filed 4–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Extension of Time to Submit 

Scoping Comments on the 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Global Nuclear 

Energy Partnership 

AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of time to 

submit scoping comments. 

SUMMARY: In response to public 

requests, the Department of Energy 

(DOE) announces an extension of time 

to submit comments on the proposed 

scope, alternatives, and environmental 

issues to be analyzed in the 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Global Nuclear Energy 

Partnership (GNEP PEIS). This date has 

been extended to June 4, 2007, thereby 

giving an additional 61 days to provide 

comments. 

ADDRESSES: Please direct comments, 

suggestions, or relevant information on 

the GNEP PEIS to: Mr. Timothy A. 

Frazier, GNEP PEIS Document Manager, 

Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0119; 

Telephone: 866–645–7803, Fax: 866–

645–7807, e-mail to: GNEPPEIS@nuclear.energy.gov. Please mark 

envelopes, faxes, and e-mails: ‘‘GNEP 

PEIS Comments.’’ Additional 

information on GNEP may be found at 

http://www.gnep.energy.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information on DOE’s National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

process, please contact: Ms. Carol M. 

Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 

Policy and Compliance, GC–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103, 202–586–

4600, or by leaving a message at 1–800–

472–2756. Additional information 

regarding DOE’s NEPA activities is 

available on the DOE NEPA Web site at 

http://www.eh.doe.gov/nepa. This 

notice is available at http:// 

www.eh.doe.gov/nepa and http:// 

www.gnep.energy.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 4, 2007, DOE published a 

Notice of Intent (NOI) (72 FR 331) to 

prepare the GNEP PEIS pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq., and the Council on Environmental 

Quality’s (CEQ’s) and DOE’s regulations 

implementing NEPA, 40 CFR parts 

1500–1508 and 10 CFR part 1021, 

respectively. With the publication of the 

NOI, DOE began the PEIS scoping 

period and invited Federal, state, and 

local governments, Native American 

Tribes, industry, other organizations, 

and the public to provide comments on 

the proposed scope, alternatives, and 

environmental issues to be analyzed in 

the GNEP PEIS. In response to public 

requests, DOE is now extending the time 

for submittal of scoping comments an 

additional 61 days from April 4, 2007, 

to June 4, 2007. DOE will consider all 

comments received during the scoping 

period in preparing the GNEP PEIS. Late 

comments will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 


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15872 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 3, 2007 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 

2007. 

Dennis R. Spurgeon, 

Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy. 

[FR Doc. E7–6175 Filed 4–2–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Information Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Energy Information 

Administration (EIA), Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request. 

SUMMARY: The EIA is soliciting 

comments on the proposed revision and 

three-year extension to the following 

EIA Forms: 

• EIA–63A, ‘‘Annual Solar Thermal 

Collector Manufacturers Survey.’’

• EIA–63B, ‘‘Annual Photovoltaic 

Module/Cell Manufacturers Survey.’’

• EIA–902, ‘‘Annual Geothermal Heat 

Pump Manufacturers Survey.’’

DATES: Comments must be filed by June 

4, 2007. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESS: Send comments to Fred 

Mayes. To ensure receipt of the 

comments by the due date, submission 

by FAX (202–287–1964) or e-mail 

fred.mayes@eia.doe.gov is 

recommended. The mailing address is 

Energy Information Administration, EI–

52, Forrestal Building, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Washington, DC 20585. 

Alternatively, Fred Mayes may be 

contacted by telephone at 202–287–

1750. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of any forms and instructions 

should be directed to Fred Mayes at the 

address listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Current Actions 

III. Request for Comments 

I. Background 

The Federal Energy Administration 

Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–275, 15 U.S.C. 

761 et seq.) and the DOE Organization 

Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42 U.S.C. 7101 et 

seq.) require the EIA to carry out a 

centralized, comprehensive, and unified 

energy information program. This 

program collects, evaluates, assembles, 

analyzes, and disseminates information 

on energy resource reserves, production, 

demand, technology, and related 

economic and statistical information. 

This information is used to assess the 

adequacy of energy resources to meet 

near and longer term domestic 

demands. 

The EIA, as part of its effort to comply 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3501, et 

seq.), provides the general public and 

other Federal agencies with 

opportunities to comment on collections 

of energy information conducted by or 

in conjunction with the EIA. Any 

comments received help the EIA to 

prepare data requests that maximize the 

utility of the information collected, and 

to assess the impact of collection 

requirements on the public. Also, the 

EIA will later seek approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under Section 3507(a) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Form EIA–63A, ‘‘Annual Solar 

Thermal Collector Manufacturers 

Survey,’’ collects information on the 

distribution of solar thermal panels by 

manufacturers; Form EIA–63B, ‘‘Annual 

Photovoltaic Module/Cell 

Manufacturers Survey,’’ collects 

information on the distribution by 

manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) 

cells/modules; and Form EIA–902, 

‘‘Annual Geothermal Heat Pump 

Manufacturers Survey,’’ collects 

information on distribution of 

geothermal heat pumps by 

manufacturers. Specifically, all forms 

collect information on manufacturing, 

imports, exports, and shipments. The 

EIA has been collecting the above 

information annually and proposes to 

continue the surveys. The data collected 

will be disseminated in electronic 

products and electronic data files for 

use by government and private sector 

analysts. For details on EIA’s 

renewables information program, please 

visit the renewable and alternative fuels 

page of EIA’s Web site at http:// 

www.eia.doe.gov/fuelrenewable.html. 

II. Current Actions 

EIA proposes to collect information 

on Forms EIA–63A, EIA–63B, and EIA–

902 using EIA’s Internet Data Collection 

(IDC) system as the primary mode for 

reporting information. Survey 

respondents must provide an e-mail 

address to EIA to receive instructions on 

the procedures for submitting 

information electronically. The IDC 

system utilizes secure socket layer 

software to encrypt and protect the 

information transmitted between a 

respondent and EIA. All software that is 

necessary to report electronically is 

provided by EIA at no cost to the 

respondents. Respondents need to 

register one time with EIA and receive 

a mailing identification and code prior 

to reporting electronically. 

The EIA has completed an extensive 

review and update of the renewable 

survey collection instruments. The 

objective of the review is to provide a 

standardized survey instrument and 

unified data collection approach for all 

three renewable forms. All three forms 

collect information from manufacturers 

of renewable energy equipment. The 

proposed forms revision is the result of 

efforts, which includes input from the 

renewable energy industry, other 

industry users of the data, government 

agencies, consumer groups, and private 

sector analysts. EIA will be requesting 

approval for its revisions and a threeyear extension for its renewable surveys 

with the following proposed survey 

changes. 

Form EIA–63A, ‘‘Annual Solar Thermal 

Collector Manufacturers Survey.’’

The EIA proposes the following 

revisions, additions, and deletions to 

harmonize the data requested across the 

three surveys. 

(1) Addition: Item 3.1 (a) Collector 

Manufacturing. 

(2) Addition: Item 4.3 Average 

Thermal Performance Rating of 

Collector. 

(3) Revision: Item 4.3 Market Sector 

becomes Item 4.4 Domestic Shipments 

by Sector. 

• Collect domestic shipments by 

sector instead of total shipments by 

sector. 

• Change the sector headings from 

Residential, Commercial, Industrial, 

Utility, and Other to Residential, 

Commercial, Industrial, Electric Power, 

and Transportation. 

(4) Revision/Deletion: Item 4.4 End 

Use becomes Item 4.5 Domestic 

Shipments by End Use. 

• Collect only domestic shipments by 

end use instead of domestic and foreign 

shipments by end use as the total 

number of shipments. 

• Delete ‘‘other’’ end use type 

category under Item 4.4.8 Other 

(describe). 

(5) Revision/Deletion: Item 4.9 

becomes Item 4.10. Delete the seller 

type category Item 4.9 (f) Other 

(describe). 

Form EIA–63B, ‘‘Annual Photovoltaic 

Modules/Cells Manufacturers Survey.’’

The EIA proposes the following 

revisions, additions, and deletions to 

harmonize the data requested across the 

three surveys. 

(1) Addition: Item 3.4 What 

percentage of your company’s total sales 


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