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Notice of Schedule Change for Preparing the Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Relocation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Technical Area 18 Missions

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 [Federal Register: January 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 19)]
[Notices]
[Page 8102-8103]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

National Nuclear Security Administration


Notice of Schedule Change for Preparing the Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Relocation of the Los Alamos National
Laboratory Technical Area 18 Missions

AGENCY: Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration.

ACTION: Notice of schedule change.

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SUMMARY: On May 2, 2000, the Department of Energy (DOE), National
Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), published a Notice of Intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed
Relocation of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Technical Area
18 (TA-18) (hereafter that EIS will be referred to as the TA-18 EIS)
(65 FR 25472). In that notice, the NNSA indicated that the TA-18 EIS
process was scheduled to be completed by January 2001. The purpose of
this notification is to inform the public that the schedule for
completing the TA-18 EIS has changed. The NNSA now projects that the
EIS process will not be completed before September 2001.

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ADDRESSES: General questions concerning the TA-18 Project can be asked
by calling 1-800-832-0885, ext. 6-5484, or by writing to: Mr. Jay Rose,
Document Manager, TA-18 Relocation EIS, U.S. Department of Energy/NNSA,
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the NNSA
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, please contact: Mr.
Henry Garson, NEPA Compliance Officer for Defense Programs, U.S.
Department of Energy/NNSA, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585; or telephone 1-800-832-0885, ext. 30470. For general
information on the DOE NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol M.
Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance (EH-42), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585, telephone 202-586-4600, or leave a message at 1-800-472-2756.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 11, 2000, Secretary of Energy Bill
Richardson announced that the NNSA would begin preparation of an EIS on
the proposed transfer to another location of TA-18's capabilities and
up to approximately 2 tons of special nuclear materials. In the Notice
of Intent, published on May 2, 2000, the NNSA solicited comments on the
proposed scope of the TA-18 EIS from the public and conducted public
scoping meetings as follows: May 18, 2000, in Albuquerque, New Mexico;
May 23, 2000, in North Las Vegas, Nevada; May 25, 2000, in Idaho Falls,
ID; and May 30, 2000, in Espanola, New Mexico.
    Due primarily to budget constraints, funding for the TA-18 EIS was
not available during the summer of 2000 and the schedule for completing
the TA-18 EIS began to slip. The events associated with the Cerro
Grande fire at LANL (see 65 FR 120, June 21, 2000) further disrupted
TA-18 planning activities and added to the schedule slip. The revised
EIS schedule is as follows:

Issue Draft EIS--May 2001
Draft EIS Public Hearings--June 2001
Issue Final EIS--August 2001
Record of Decision--September 2001

    There have been no significant changes to the TA-18 EIS scope or
alternatives, as described in the original TA-18 EIS Notice of Intent.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 18th day of January 2001.
T.J. Glauthier,
Deputy Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 01-2469 Filed 1-26-01; 8:45 am]
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