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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52764-52765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20713]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Extension of Public Comment Period Hydrogen Energy California's 
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Project Preliminary Staff 
Assessment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period; notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of 
availability and public hearing on July 22, 2013 (78 FR 43870) that 
provided for a comment period ending September 3, 2013. DOE is extening 
the public comment period to October 1, 2013 and announces public 
hearings for the Hydrogen Energy California's Integrated Gasification 
Combined Cycle Project Preliminary Staff Assessment/Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (PSA/DEIS) (DOE/EIS--0431D).

DATES: DOE extends the public comment period to October 1, 2013. 
Comments submitted to California Energy Commission (CEC) or DOE 
concerning the Hydrogen Energy California Project (HECA) prior to this 
meeting do not need to be resubmitted as a result of this extension of 
the comment period.
    The PSA/DEIS is available on the internet at http://www.energy.gov/nepa/downloads/eis-0431-draft-environmental-impact-statement or on the 
CEC electronic docket site at http://www.energy.ca.gov/2013publications/CEC-700-2013-001/CEC-700-2013-001-PSA.pdf. Copies of 
the PSA/DEIS are available for public review at the following 
locations: Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 
93301; Holloway-Gonzales Branch Library, 506 E. Brundage Lane, 
Bakersfield, CA 93307; and Southwest Memorial Library, 8301 Ming 
Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301.
    Meetings: OE and CEC will hold joint public hearings as follows:
    Tuesday, September 17, 2013, Buttonwillow Recreation and Park 
District, Multi-purpose Facility, 556 Milo Avenue, Buttonwillow, 
California 93206, 10:00 a.m. CEC Workshop, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Formal 
Public Comments.
    Wednesday, September 18, 2013 (Same location as above), 9:00 a.m.-
8:00 p.m. CEC Workshop and Committee conference, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 
Formal Public Comments, (Committee conference may continue after the 
close of formal public comment).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the 
proposed project, contact Mr. Fred Pozzuto, U.S. Department of Energy, 
National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, P.O. 
Box 880, Morgantown, WV. Additional information may be requested by 
email: fred.pozzuto@netl.doe.gov or by telephone at (304) 285-5219, or 
toll free at 1-(800) 432-8330, ext. 5219. For general information 
regarding DOE NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, 
Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-54), U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103; 
telephone: (202) 586-4600. The PSA/DEIS is available on the internet at 
http://www.energy.gov/nepa/downloads/eis-0431-draft-environmental-impact-statement or on the CEC electronic docket site at http://
www.energy.ca.gov/

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2013publications/CEC-700-2013-001/CEC-700-2013-001-PSA.pdf. Copies of 
the PSA/DEIS are available for public review at the following 
locations: Beale Memorial Library, 701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 
93301; Holloway-Gonzales Branch Library, 506 E. Brundage Lane, 
Bakersfield, CA 93307; and Southwest Memorial Library, 8301 Ming 
Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301.

    Dated: August 20, 2013.
Mark J. Matarrese,
Director, Office of Environment, Security, Safety & Health, Office of 
Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-20713 Filed 8-23-13; 8:45 am]
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