[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17523-17524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8498]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Interim Management 
of Nuclear Materials at the Savannah River Site

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft environmental impact statement 
(EIS) and notice of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability 
of a Draft EIS entitled ``Interim Management of Nuclear Materials, 
Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina'' (DOE/EIS-0220D). The Draft 
EIS assesses the potential environmental impacts of managing nuclear 
materials that are currently stored in various facilities and 
conditions at the Savannah River Site.
    An Environmental Protection Agency Federal Register notice of 
availability for the subject Draft EIS was published March 17, 1995 (60 
FR 14433), initiating the public review and comment period. The public 
review and comment period extends through May 1, 1995.
    The Department of Energy provided direct notice to over 2000 
individuals and organizations on the availability of the Draft EIS; 
copies of the Draft EIS were distributed to several hundred of these 
individuals or groups. Additional copies of the Draft EIS can be 
obtained or reviewed as indicated below.
    DOE invites public comments on the Draft EIS and will hold public 
hearings on the document.

DATES: The public comment period for the Draft EIS ends on Monday, May 
1, 1995. Written comments regarding the document should be postmarked 
by Monday, May 1, 1995, to ensure consideration in preparation of the 
Final Environmental Impact Statement. Comments sent after that date 
will be considered to the extent practicable. Two public hearings 
(which will also serve as informational meetings) will be held on the 
Draft EIS: Tuesday, April 11, 1995, in Savannah, Georgia; and Thursday, 
April 13, 1995, in North Augusta, South Carolina. The locations for 
these meetings are identified below.

ADDRESSES: Combined information meetings and public hearings on the 
Draft EIS have been scheduled. Addresses for the public meeting 
locations are as follows:
    Tuesday, April 11, 1995, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 
p.m.: Coastal Georgia Center for Continuing Education 305 Martin Luther 
King, Jr. Boulevard Savannah, Georgia 31412
    Thursday, April 13, 1995, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 
p.m.: North Augusta Community Center, 495 Brookside Avenue, North 
Augusta, South Carolina 29841.
    The public is invited to provide comments on the Draft EIS to DOE 
representatives at the hearings. Written and verbal comments will be 
given equal weight. Written comments on the Draft EIS, requests for 
copies of the document, and requests for further information should be 
directed to: Mr. A. B. Gould, Jr., NEPA Compliance Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Savannah River Operations Office, P. O. Box 5031, 
Aiken, South Carolina 29804-5031, Attention: ``Interim Management of 
Nuclear Materials EIS''. Telephone: Information Line (800) 242-8269.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on DOE's 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, please contact: Ms. 
Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Assistance (EH-
42), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: [[Page 17524]] (202) 586-4600 or leave 
a message at (800) 472-2756.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 3, 1995.
Eugene C. Schmitt,
Director, Office of Integration and Assessment, Office of Environmental 
Management.
[FR Doc. 95-8498 Filed 4-5-95; 8:45 am]
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