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would not substantially add to the 

precision of the project CO2e emissions 

or SC–GHG calculations. Appendix A, 

section 8, tables A–20 and A–21 of the 

Final HALEU EIS show that the project 

SC–GHG analysis is based only on 

carbon dioxide emissions. 

DOE also received one comment from 

a member of the public expressing 

opposition. This commenter did not 

specifically oppose the Proposed Action 

or reasonably foreseeable activities but, 

instead, expressed general opposition 

against nuclear programs and 

technologies. 

DOE considered the comments 

received following issuance of the Final 

HALEU EIS and finds that they do not 

present ‘‘substantial new circumstances 

or information about the significance of 

adverse effects that bear on the 

analysis’’ 40 CFR 1502.9(d); see also 10 

CFR 1021.314(a); therefore, they do not 

require preparation of a supplement 

analysis or a supplemental EIS. 

Decision 

As discussed in the Final HALEU EIS, 

the EIS provides information to support 

decisions regarding whether or not to 

acquire HALEU from commercial 

sources and to facilitate commercial 

HALEU fuel production capability. DOE 

has decided to implement the Proposed 

Action, its Preferred Alternative, as 

described in the Final HALEU EIS. 

DOE’s Preferred Alternative is to 

acquire, through procurement from 

commercial sources, HALEU enriched 

to at least 19.75 and less than 20 weight 

percent U–235 over a 10-year period of 

performance, and to facilitate the 

establishment of commercial HALEU 

fuel production. 

Basis of Decision 

The Final HALEU EIS provided DOE 

decision-makers with important 

information regarding potential 

environmental impacts of alternatives 

and options for satisfying the purpose 

and need. DOE’s decision to implement 

the Proposed Action is based on 

consideration of Congressional 

direction, the need for agency action, 

the potential environmental impacts 

(including beneficial impacts related to 

climate change), as well as other factors, 

including public comments, strategic 

objectives, technology needs, safeguards 

and security, cost, and schedule. 

Mitigation Measures 

As stated in this EIS, decisions 

regarding locations of specific activities 

are not part of the Proposed Action. 

Therefore, no location-specific 

mitigation measures are identified in 

this ROD. 

However, implementation of the 

Proposed Action could result in HALEU 

fuel cycle facilities being sited at 

various locations. The environmental 

impacts of such HALEU fuel cycle 

facilities are expected to be evaluated by 

the appropriate regulatory authority 

(e.g., the NRC, other Federal agencies, or 

Agreement States). Such site-specific 

environmental evaluations would be 

expected to identify mitigation 

measures and/or the implementation of 

best management practices to reduce 

impacts. Mitigation measures, if needed, 

would be expected to be executed and 

tracked as required. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on December 20, 

2024, by K. Michael Goff, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear 

Energy, pursuant to delegated authority 

from the Secretary of Energy. That 

document with the original signature 

and date is maintained by DOE. For 

administrative purposes only, and in 

compliance with requirements of the 

Office of the Federal Register, the 

undersigned DOE Federal Register 

Liaison Officer has been authorized to 

sign and submit the document in 

electronic format for publication, as an 

official document of DOE. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on January 8, 

2025. 

Jennifer Hartzell, 

Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00610 Filed 1–13–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

hybrid meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: 

Wednesday, February 12, 2025; 8 

a.m.–3 p.m. PST. 

Thursday, February 13, 2025; 8 a.m.– 

3 p.m. PST. 

ADDRESSES: The Holiday Inn Express & 

Suites, 4525 Convention Place, Pasco, 

Washington 99301. This hybrid meeting 

will be held in-person at the Holiday 

Inn Express & Suites and virtually. To 

receive the virtual access information 

and call-in number, please contact the 

Designated Federal Officer, Kelly 

Snyder, at the telephone number or 

email listed below at least five days 

prior to the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly Snyder, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Environmental Management; 

Phone: (702) 918–6715; or Email: 

kelly.snyder@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to provide advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

following EM site-specific issues: cleanup activities and environmental 

restoration; waste and nuclear materials 

management and disposition; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship. The Board may also be 

asked to provide advice and 

recommendations on any EM program 

components. 

Tentative Agenda: 

Æ Consideration of Draft Advice: 

D Fiscal Year 2027 Cleanup Priorities 

Æ Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’ 

Updates 

Æ Board Business 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Hanford, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Kelly Snyder 

at least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the telephone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or within 

five business days after the meeting. 

Individuals who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Kelly Snyder. Requests 

must be received five days prior to the 

meeting and reasonable provision will 

be made to include the presentation in 

the agenda. The 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: Minutes will be available at 

the following website: https://

www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab/

FullBoardMeetingInformation. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

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January 7, 2025, by David Borak, 

Committee Management Officer, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on January 7, 

2025. 

Jennifer Hartzell, 

Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP25–19–000] 

Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, 

Inc.; Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

Cedar Vale Compressor Station Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental document, that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the proposed Cedar Vale Compressor 

Station Project (Cedar Vale Project) 

involving the construction and 

operation of facilities by Southern Star 

Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern 

Star) in Osage County, Oklahoma. The 

Commission will use this environmental 

document in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies regarding the 

project. As part of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review process, the Commission takes 

into account concerns the public may 

have about proposals and the 

environmental impacts that could result 

from its action whenever it considers 

the issuance of a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity. This 

gathering of public input is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the 

scoping process is to focus the analysis 

in the environmental document on the 

important environmental issues. 

Additional information about the 

Commission’s NEPA process is 

described below in the NEPA Process 

and Environmental Document section of 

this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission 

requests public comments on the scope 

of issues to address in the 

environmental document. To ensure 

that your comments are timely and 

properly recorded, please submit your 

comments so that the Commission 

receives them in Washington, DC on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on 

Thursday, February 6, 2025. Comments 

may be submitted in written form. 

Further details on how to submit 

comments are provided in the Public 

Participation section of this notice. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the environmental 

document. Commission staff will 

consider all written comments during 

the preparation of the environmental 

document. 

If you submitted comments on this 

project to the Commission before the 

opening of this docket on November 18, 

2024, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. CP25–19–000 

to ensure they are considered as part of 

this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project. State and 

local government representatives should 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, a pipeline company 

representative may contact you about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

easement agreement. You are not 

required to enter into an agreement. 

However, if the Commission approves 

the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys 

the right of eminent domain to the 

company. Therefore, if you and the 

company do not reach an easement 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

court. In such instances, compensation 

would be determined by a judge in 

accordance with State law. The 

Commission does not subsequently 

grant, exercise, or oversee the exercise 

of that eminent domain authority. The 

courts have exclusive authority to 

handle eminent domain cases; the 

Commission has no jurisdiction over 

these matters. 

Southern Star provided landowners 

with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ which addresses typically 

asked questions, including the use of 

eminent domain and how to participate 

in the Commission’s proceedings. This 

fact sheet along with other landowner 

topics of interest are available for 

viewing on the FERC website 

(www.ferc.gov) under the Natural Gas, 

Landowner Topics link. 

Public Participation 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. Please carefully follow 

these instructions so that your 

comments are properly recorded. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. Using 

eComment is an easy method for 

submitting brief, text-only comments on 

a project; 

(2) You can file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. With 

eFiling, you can provide comments in a 

variety of formats by attaching them as 

a file with your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You 

will be asked to select the type of filing 

you are making; a comment on a 

particular project is considered a 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

Commission. Be sure to reference the 

project docket number (CP25–19–000) 

on your letter. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE, Room 1A, 

Washington, DC 20426. Submissions 

sent via any other carrier must be 

addressed to: Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Additionally, the Commission offers a 

free service called eSubscription which 

makes it easy to stay informed of all 

issuances and submittals regarding the 


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