Antonio Bouza

10/16/2006 10:06 AM

To: Antonio Bouza /EE/DOE@DOE

cc: Brenda Edwards -Jones/EE/DOE@DOE

Subject: Distribution Transformer: Paperwork Reduction Act Submission

0 Federal Record Not a Federal Record

User Filed as : Not Categorized in ERMS

To all Distribution Transformer stakeholders:

The Department of Energy is writing to inform you that the Federal Register published on Friday, October 13, 2006 a Paperwork Reduction

Act Submission for Distribution Transformers. Please find the file attached below.

The Department will be updating its website and posting this file on its website early this week:

http://www. eere.energy. gov/buildings/appl iance_sta ndards/commercial/d istri bution_tra nsformers. htm I

Best Wishes,

Antonio Bouza

Building Technologies Program

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington DC 20585-0121

phone: 202.586.4563

antonio.bouza@ee.doe.gov

71FR60483.pdf

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Antonio Bouza To: Antonio Bouza/EE/DOE@DOE 

10/16/2006 10:06 AM cc: Brenda Edward.s-Jones/EE/DOE@DOE 

Subject: Distribution Transformer: Paperwork Reduction Act Submission 

o Federal Record • Not a Federal Record 

User Filed as: Not Categorized in ERMS 

To all Distribution Transformer stakeholders: 

The Department of Energy is writing to inform you that the Federal Register published on Friday, October 13, 2006 a Paperwork Reduction 

Act Submission for Distribution Transformers. Please find the file attached below. 

The Department will be updating its website and posting this file on its website early this week: 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercialjdistribution_transformers.html 

Best Wishes, 

Antonio Bouza 

Building Technologies Program 

U.s. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington DC 20585-0121 

phone: 202.586.4563 

antonio.bouza@ee.doe.gov 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Logistics Agency

Membership of the Defense Logistics

Agency (DLA) Senior Executive

Service (SES) Performance Review

Board (PRB)

AGENCY : Defense Logistics Agency,

Department of Defense.

ACTION : Notice of membership-2006

DLA PRB.

SUMMARY : This notice announces the

appointment of members to the Defense

Logistics Agency Senior Executive

Service (SES) Performance Review

Board (PRB). The publication of PRB

composition is required by 5 U.S.C.

4314(c)(4). The PRB provides fair and

impartial review of Senior Executive

Service performance appraisals and

makes recommendations to the Director,

Defense Logistics Agency, with respect

to pay level adjustments and

performance awards, and other actions

related to management of the SES cadre.

DATES : Effective Date: September 26,

2006.

ADDRESSES : Defense Logistics Agency,

8725 John J. Kingman Road, STE 2533,

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6221.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Laurie Hall, SES Program Manager,

Human Resources (J-1), Defense

Logistics Agency, Department of

Defense, (703) 767-6404.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the

following are the names and titles of

DLA career executives appointed to

serve as members of the SES PRB.

Members will serve a 1-year term,

which beings on September 26, 2006.

PRB Chair: Major General Loren M.

Reno, USAF.

Members: Mr. Jeffrey Neal, Director,

Human Resources, Ms. Mae De

Vincentis, Director, Information

Operations/CFO, Mr. Richard Connelly,

Director, Defense Energy Support

Center.

Robert T. Dail,

Lieutenant General, USA, Director, Defense

Logistics Agency.

[FR Doc. 06-8661 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection

Request

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION : Submission for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review;

comment request.

SUMMARY : The Department of Energy

(DOE) has submitted the proposed

collection of information described in

this notice to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The

proposed collection of information is in

a final rule pertaining to test procedures

for distribution transformers, which

DOE published at 71 FR 24971 (April

27, 2006). DOE received no comments

in response to an earlier notice inviting

public comment on this proposed

collection (71 FR 24844, April 27, 2006).

DATES : Comments regarding this

collection must be received on or before

November 13, 2006. If you anticipate

that you will be submitting comments,

but find it difficult to do so within the

period of time allowed by this notice,

please advise the OMB Desk Officer of

your intention to make a submission as

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may

be telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

the Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: OMB Desk Officer for

DOE, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503. A copy of the

comments should also be sent to:

Antonio Bouza, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, EE-2J, 1000

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to Antonio Bouza at the

address listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following proposed collection of

information has been sent to OMB for

clearance:

(1) OMB No.: Pending Approval. (2)

Package Title: Test Procedures for

Distribution Transformers. (3) Type of

Review: New collection. (4) Purpose:

This information collection is necessary

for assessing the efficiency of DOE

distribution transformers. (5)

Respondents: 57. (6) Type of

Respondents: Manufacturers of lowvoltage dry-type distribution

transformers. (7) Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping: Maintenance of (1) data

and (2) calibration procedures and

actions. (8) Estimated Number of

Burden Hours: 5,472. Abstract: On April

60483

27, 2006, DOE published a final rule

that established test procedures for

measuring the energy efficiency of

distribution transformers (71 FR 24971).

When energy conservation standards go

into effect for low-voltage dry-type

distribution transformers on January 1,

2007, the rule will become applicable to

manufacturers of these transformers.

The rule would require the

manufacturers to meet the following

recordkeeping requirements: (1) Have

records as to alternative efficiency

determination methods available for

DOE inspection; (2) maintain calibration

records; and (3) document calibration

procedures. A Paperwork Reduction Act

Submission has been submitted to OMB

for clearance, and DOE invites the

public to submit comments to OMB on

these requirements. OMB is particularly

interested in receiving public comments

which evaluate: (1) Whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary, (2) the accuracy of DOE's

estimate of the burden of the proposed

information collection, (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected, and

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

choose to respond.

Statutory Authority: Department of Energy

Organization Act, Public Law 95-91.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6,

2006.

Sharon A. Evelin,

Director, Records Management Division,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. E6-16999 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection

Extension

AGENCY : Department of Energy.

ACTION : Submission for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review;

comment request.

SUMMARY : The Department of Energy

(DOE) has submitted an information

collection package to the OMB for

extension under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

package requests a three-year extension

of the information collection entitled,

"Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for Safety Management

System." Comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the extended information

collections are necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information has practical utility; (b) the

accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Logistics Agency 

Membership of the Defense Logistics 

Agency (DLA) Senior Executive 

Service (SES) Performance Review 

Board (PRB) 

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of membership-2006 

DLAPRB. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

appointment of members to the Defense 

Logistics Agency Senior Executive 

Service (SES) Performance Review 

Board (PRB). The publication ofPRB 

composition is required by 5 U.S.c. 

4314(c)(4). The PRB provides fair and 

impartial review of Senior Executive 

Service performance appraisals and 

makes recommendations to the Director, 

Defense Logistics Agency, with respect 

to pay level adjustments and 

performance awards, and other actions 

related to management of the SES cadre. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 26, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Defense Logistics Agency, 

8725 John J. Kingman Road, STE 2533, 

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6221. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Laurie Hall, SES Program Manager, 

Human Resources (J-l), Defense 

Logistics Agency, Department of 

Defense, (703) 767-6404. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 

following are the names and titles of 

DLA career executives appointed to 

serve as members of the SES PRB. 

Members will serve a l-year term, 

which beings on September 26, 2006. 

PRB Chair: Major General Loren M. 

Reno, USAF. 

Members: Mr. Jeffrey Neal, Director, 

Human Resources, Ms. Mae De 

Vincentis, Director, Information 

Operations/CFO, Mr. Richard Connelly, 

Director, Defense Energy Support 

Center. 

Robert T. Dail, 

Lieutenant General. USA. Director. Defense 

Logistics Agency. 

[FR Doc. 06-8661 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3620--01-M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted the proposed 

collection of information described in 

this notice to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104-13,44 U.S.c. Chapter 35). The 

proposed collection of information is in 

a final rule pertaining to test procedures 

for distribution transformers, which 

DOE published at 71 FR 24971 (April 

27,2006). DOE received no comments 

in response to an earlier notice inviting 

public comment on this proposed 

collection (71 FR 24844, April 27, 2006). 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

November 13, 2006. If you anticipate 

that you will be submitting comments, 

but find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the OMB Desk Officer of 

your intention to make a submission as 

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may 

be telephoned at 202-395-4650. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attention: OMB Desk Officer for 

DOE, Room 10202, New Executive 

Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. A copy of the 

comments should also be sent to: 

Antonio Bouza, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, EE-2J, 1000 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Antonio Bouza at the 

address listed above in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following proposed collection of 

information has been sent to OMB for 

clearance: 

(1) OMB No.: Pending Approval. (2) 

Package Title: Test Procedures for 

Distribution Transformers. (3) Type of 

Review: New collection. (4) Purpose: 

This information collection is necessary 

for assessing the efficiency of DOE 

distribution transformers. (5) 

Respondents: 57. (6) Type of 

Respondents: Manufacturers of lowvoltage dry-type distribution 

transformers. (7) Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping: Maintenance of (1) data 

and (2) calibration procedures and 

actions. (8) Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 5,472. Abstract: On April 

27,2006, DOE published a final rule 

that established test procedures for 

measuring the energy efficiency of 

distribution transformers (71 FR 24971). 

When energy conservation standards go 

into effect for low-voltage dry-type 

distribution transformers on January 1, 

2007, the rule will become applicable to 

manufacturers ofthese transformers. 

The rule would require the 

manufacturers to meet the following 

recordkeeping requirements: (1) Have 

records as to alternative efficiency 

determination methods available for 

DOE inspection; (2) maintain calibration 

records; and (3) document calibration 

procedures. A Paperwork Reduction Act 

Submission has been submitted to OMB 

for clearance, and DOE invites the 

public to submit comments to OMB on 

these requirements. OMB is particularly 

interested in receiving public comments 

which evaluate: (1) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary, (2) the accuracy of DOE's 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection, (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected, and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden ofthe 

collection of information on those who 

choose to respond. 

Statutory Authority: Department of Energy 

Organization Act, Public Law 95-91. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 

2006. 

Sharon A. Evelin, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6-16999 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450-o1-P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted an information 

collection package to the OMB for 

extension under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

package requests a three-year extension 

of the information collection entitled, 

"Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements for Safety Management 

System." Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the extended information 

collections are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy ofthe agency's estimate of the 
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burden of the information collections,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the information collections on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

DATES : Comments regarding this

collection must be received on or before

November 13, 2006. If you anticipate

that you will be submitting comments,

but find it difficult to do so within the

period of time allowed by this notice,

please advise the OMB Desk Officer of

your intention to make a submission as

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may

be telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES : Written comments should

be sent to: DOE Desk Officer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10102,

735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20503.

Comments should also be addressed

to: Jeffrey Martus, IM-11/Germantown

Building, U.S. Department of Energy,

1000 Independence Ave., SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-1290; or by fax

at 301-903-9061 or by e-mail at

Je ffre y. m artu s@@h q. d oe.gov.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY the mostly rail scenario analyzed in the

Yucca Mountain Final EIS. This

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to Jeffrey Martus at the address

listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

information collection package listed in

this notice for public comment includes

the following:

1. (1) OMB No.: 1910-5103. (2)

Package Title: Reporting and

Recordkeeping Requirements for Safety

Management System. (3) Type of

Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: This

collection is required by the Department

to ensure that the management and

operating contractors are performing

work safety at DOE facilities. (5)

Respondents: 7. (6) Estimated Number

of Burden Hours: 2,450.

Statutory Authority: Department of Energy

Organization Act, Public Law 95-91.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6,

2006.

Sharon A. Evelin,

Director, Records Management Division,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. E6-17000 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]

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Amended Notice of Intent To Expand decision will ultimately require the

the Scope of the Environmental Impact construction of a rail line to connect the

Statement for the Alignment, repository site at Yucca Mountain to an

Construction , and Operation of a Rail existing rail line in the State of Nevada

Line to a Geologic Repository at Yucca for the shipment of spent nuclear fuel

Mountain, Nye County, NV and high-level radioactive waste. To

AGENCY: Department of Energy. that end, the Department also selected

the Caliente rail corridor in which to

ACTION: Amended notice of intent. examine possible alignments for

SUMMARY : The Department of Energy

(DOE or the Department) is providing

this Amended Notice of Intent to

expand the scope of the ongoing

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Alignment, Construction and Operation

of a Rail Line to a Geologic Repository

at Yucca Mountain, Nye County,

Nevada (DOE/EIS-0369, Rail Alignment

EIS, Notice of Intent, April 8, 2004, 69

FR 18565). In the ongoing Rail

Alignment EIS, DOE has undertaken an

analysis of alternative rail alignments in

which to construct and operate a rail

line within what is referred to as the

Caliente corridor. Based on new

information, DOE now plans to expand

the Rail Alignment EIS to incorporate

analysis of a new rail corridor

alternative. This additional analysis will

supplement the corridor analyses in the

"Final Environmental Impact Statement

for a Geologic Repository for the

Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and

High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca

Mountain, Nye County, Nevada" (DOE/

EIS-0250F, Yucca Mountain Final EIS,

February 2002). The expanded analysis

will consider the potential

environmental impacts of a newly

proposed Mina rail corridor at the same

level of corridor analysis as is contained

in the Yucca Mountain Final EIS, and

will review the rail corridor analyses of

that Final EIS, and update, as

appropriate. The expanded scope will

then proceed to include a detailed

analysis of alternative alignments

within the Mina corridor at the same

level of analysis of the ongoing

alignment analysis for the Caliente

corridor. The result will be to provide

the public with information concerning

both the potential corridor and

alignment impacts of the Mina corridor

at the same time DOE presents the

potential impacts for the construction

and operation of a rail line within the

Caliente corridor. The expanded EIS

will be entitled the Supplemental Yucca

Mountain Rail Corridor and Rail

Alignment EIS (DOE/EIS-0250F-S2 and

DOE/EIS-0369).

On April 8, 2004 (69 FR 18557), the

Department issued a Record of Decision

announcing its selection, both

nationally and in the State of Nevada, of

construction of that rail line. On April

8, 2004 (69 FR 18565), DOE issued a

Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS under

the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) for the alignment, construction,

and operation of a rail line for

shipments of spent nuclear fuel, highlevel radioactive waste, and other

materials from a site near Caliente,

Nevada, to a geologic repository at

Yucca Mountain, Nevada (the Rail

Alignment EIS).

During subsequent public scoping,

DOE received comments that offered

preferences for various rail corridors

analyzed in detail in the Yucca

Mountain Final EIS, and identified

other rail corridors for consideration. In

particular, commenters recommended

that DOE consider the Mina route,

which would include use of an existing

rail line from Hazen, Nevada, to the

Thorne siding in Hawthorne, Nevada,

and the construction of new rail line

that would follow an abandoned rail

line nearly to Yucca Mountain.

In the Yucca Mountain Final EIS,

DOE considered, but eliminated from

detailed study, several potential rail

routes. One of those potential rail

routes, the Mina route, could only

connect to an existing rail line by

crossing the Walker River Paiute Tribe

Reservation northwest of Hawthorne,

Nevada, and the Tribe had informed

DOE that it would refuse to allow

nuclear waste to be transported across

its reservation (letter dated December 6,

1991). For this reason, the Department

considered the Mina route to pose an

unavoidable land use conflict and thus

to be unavailable for further

consideration.

Following review of the scoping

comments for the Rail Alignment EIS,

DOE held discussions with the Walker

River Paiute Tribe regarding the

availability of the Mina route.

Subsequently, in May 2006, the Walker

River Paiute Tribe informed DOE that

the Tribal Council had withdrawn its

objection to the completion of an EIS

studying the transportation of nuclear

waste across its reservation. The Tribe

stated that its Tribal Council had not

decided to allow such shipments, but

indicated that inclusion of the Mina

route in an EIS would allow the Tribe

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burden of the information collections, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collections on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

November 13, 2006. If you anticipate 

that you will be submitting comments, 

but find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the OMB Desk Officer of 

your intention to make a submission as 

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may 

be telephoned at 202-395-4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to: DOE Desk Officer, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 

735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Comments should also be addressed 

to: Jeffrey Martus, IM-ll/Germantown 

Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20585-1290; or by fax 

at 301-903-9061 or bye-mail at 

Jeffrey.martus@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Jeffrey Martus at the address 

listed above in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

information collection package listed in 

this notice for public comment includes 

the following: 

1. (1) OMB No.: 1910-5103. (2) 

Package Title: Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements for Safety 

Management System. (3) Type of 

Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: This 

collection is required by the Department 

to ensure that the management and 

operating contractors are performing 

work safety at DOE facilities. (5) 

Respondents: 7. (6) Estimated Number 

of Burden Hours: 2,450. 

Statutory Authority: Department of Energy 

Organization Act, Public Law 95-91. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 

2006. 

Sharon A. Evelin, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6-17000 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Amended Notice of Intent To Expand 

the Scope of the Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Alignment, 

Construction, and Operation of a Rail 

Line to a Geologic Repository at Yucca 

Mountain, Nye County, NV 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Amended notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE or the Department) is providing 

this Amended Notice of Intent to 

expand the scope of the ongoing 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Alignment, Construction and Operation 

of a Rail Line to a Geologic Repository 

at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, 

Nevada (DOE/EIS-0369, Rail Alignment 

EIS, Notice ofIntent, April 8, 2004, 69 

FR 18565). In the ongoing Rail 

Alignment EIS, DOE has undertaken an 

analysis of alternative rail alignments in 

which to construct and operate a rail 

line within what is referred to as the 

Caliente corridor. Based on new 

information, DOE now plans to expand 

the Rail Alignment EIS to incorporate 

analysis of a new rail corridor 

alternative. This additional analysis will 

supplement the corridor analyses in the 

"Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for a Geologic Repository for the 

Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and 

High-Level Radioactive Waste at Yucca 

Mountain, Nye County, Nevada" (DOE/ 

EIS-0250F, Yucca Mountain Final EIS, 

February 2002). The expanded analysis 

will consider the potential 

environmental impacts of a newly 

proposed Mina rail corridor at the same 

level of corridor analysis as is contained 

in the Yucca Mountain Final EIS, and 

will review the rail corridor analyses of 

that Final EIS, and update, as 

appropriate. The expanded scope will 

then proceed to include a detailed 

analysis of alternative alignments 

within the Mina corridor at the same 

level of analysis of the ongoing 

alignment analysis for the Caliente 

corridor. The result will be to provide 

the public with information concerning 

both the potential corridor and 

alignment impacts of the Mina corridor 

at the same time DOE presents the 

potential impacts for the construction 

and operation of a rail line within the 

Caliente corridor. The expanded EIS 

will be entitled the Supplemental Yucca 

Mountain Rail Corridor and Rail 

Alignment EIS (DOE/EIS-0250F-S2 and 

DOE/EIS-0369). 

On April 8, 2004 (69 FR 18557), the 

Department issued a Record of Decision 

announcing its selection, both 

nationally and in the State of Nevada, of 

the mostly rail scenario analyzed in the 

Yucca Mountain Final EIS. This 

decision will ultimately require the 

construction of a rail line to connect the 

repository site at Yucca Mountain to an 

existing rail line in the State of Nevada 

for the shipment of spent nuclear fuel 

and high-level radioactive waste. To 

that end, the Department also selected 

the Caliente rail corridor in which to 

examine possible alignments for 

construction of that rail line. On April 

8, 2004 (69 FR 18565), DOE issued a 

Notice ofIntent to prepare an EIS under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEP A) for the alignment, construction, 

and operation of a rail line for 

shipments of spent nuclear fuel, highlevel radioactive waste, and other 

materials from a site near Caliente, 

Nevada, to a geologic repository at 

Yucca Mountain, Nevada (the Rail 

Alignment EIS). 

During subsequent public scoping, 

DOE received comments that offered 

preferences for various rail corridors 

analyzed in detail in the Yucca 

Mountain Final EIS, and identified 

other rail corridors for consideration. In 

particular, commenters recommended 

that DOE consider the Mina route, 

which would include use of an existing 

rail line from Hazen, Nevada, to the 

Thorne siding in Hawthorne, Nevada, 

and the construction of new rail line 

that would follow an abandoned rail 

line nearly to Yucca Mountain. 

In the Yucca Mountain Final EIS, 

DOE considered, but eliminated from 

detailed study, several potential rail 

routes. One of those potential rail 

routes, the Mina route, could only 

connect to an existing rail line by 

crossing the Walker River Paiute Tribe 

Reservation northwest of Hawthorne, 

Nevada, and the Tribe had informed 

DOE that it would refuse to allow 

nuclear waste to be transported across 

its reservation (letter dated December 6, 

1991). For this reason, the Department 

considered the Mina route to pose an 

unavoidable land use conflict and thus 

to be unavailable for further 

consideration. 

Following review of the scoping 

comments for the Rail Alignment EIS, 

DOE held discussions with the Walker 

River Paiute Tribe regarding the 

availability ofthe Mina route. 

Subsequently, in May 2006, the Walker 

River Paiute Tribe informed DOE that 

the Tribal Council had withdrawn its 

objection to the completion of an EIS 

studying the transportation of nuclear 

waste across its reservation. The Tribe 

stated that its Tribal Council had not 

decided to allow such shipments, but 

indicated that inclusion of the Mina 

route in an EIS would allow the Tribe