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Notice of Cancellation of Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Implementation of the Carbon Sequestration Program

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 [Federal Register: February 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 37)]
[Notices]
[Page 8363]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr26fe07-64]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Notice of Cancellation of Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for Implementation of the Carbon Sequestration Program

AGENCY: National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of cancellation of Environmental Impact Statement Process.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has decided to cancel the
preparation of a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for
the assessment of potential environmental impacts from DOE's Carbon
Sequestration Program, as described in a Notice of Intent published in
the Federal Register on April 21, 2004 (69 FR 21514). DOE had intended
to prepare the PEIS, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), to address the potential environmental impacts of carbon
sequestration technologies and potential future demonstration
activities under the Carbon Sequestration Program, which is being
implemented by the DOE Office of Fossil Energy through its National
Energy Technology Laboratory. DOE conducted public scoping meetings in
May and June 2004 in eight cities, and began preparation of the PEIS.
    However, upon further consideration, DOE has determined that the
continuation of the PEIS did not warrant its effort and expense since
the research from the Regional Partnerships and other Program
activities in carbon sequestration are enhancing our understanding of
the area and the PEIS would not direct any programmatic decisions at
this time. DOE will continue to perform project-specific NEPA reviews
of its carbon sequestration research, development and demonstration
activities.
    In order to facilitate future project-specific NEPA reviews, DOE
will make available to the public a Carbon Sequestration Reference
Document, based on the data and analyses developed in conjunction with
the PEIS preparation effort. DOE believes this approach would best
enable the Department to meet its Carbon Sequestration Program objectives
and continue to provide pertinent environmental data and analyses for
future project- and site-specific NEPA reviews under the Program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heino Beckert, National Energy
Technology Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 880,
Morgantown, WV 26507-0880, by telephone (304) 285-4132, or electronic
mail at heino.beckert@netl.doe.gov.

    Issued in Pittsburgh, PA, on this 9th day of February, 2007.
Carl O. Bauer,
Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
[FR Doc. E7-3178 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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