[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-28891] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: November 23, 1994] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Additional Public Scoping Meetings; Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to Clean Out and Deactivate the Hanford, Washington Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) Complex (Except for Storage Areas), to Stabilize PFP Plutonium-Bearing Materials and to Store the Stabilized Material AGENCY: United States Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of Additional Public Scoping Meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent to prepare an EIS pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) in the Thursday, October 27, 1994, Federal Register (Volume 59, No. 207, Page 53969). This announcement adds two Public Scoping Meetings to the series of public meetings announced previously. DATES AND ADDRESSES: Portland, Oregon, Wednesday, December 7, 1994, 6:30-9:30 pm, Workshop starts at 5:30 pm, Portland Red Lion, Lloyd's Center 1000 Northeast Multnomah, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 281-6111 Seattle, Washington, Thursday, December 8, 1994, 6:30-9:30 pm, Workshop starts at 5:30 pm, Executive Inn, 200 Taylor Avenue, Seattle, WA 98109, (206) 448-9444 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Each Public Scoping Meeting will begin with a welcome and brief overview of the proposed EIS and will include workshops beginning one hour earlier on specific items of interest in which the public can ask questions and provide comments to DOE officials. Notes will be taken in the workshops to record public concerns for the workshop record. Each Public Scoping Meeting will be recorded by a public stenographer and will become part of the official record. The Public Scoping Meetings will be chaired by a presiding officer, but will not be conducted as an evidentiary hearing; speakers will not be cross-examined although the presiding officer and DOE representatives may ask clarifying questions. Individuals requesting to speak on behalf of an organization must identify the organization. In the interest of ensuring that all who wish to speak have an opportunity to do so, each individual speaker will be given a 5-minute limit except that a speaker representing an organization (one per organization) will be given a 10-minute limit. Requests to speak at these Public Scoping Meetings may be made by calling the toll-free telephone number, 1-800-516-3740 by 3:00 PM the day before the meeting or by writing to the DOE (see ADDRESSES below). Persons who have not submitted a request to speak in advance may register to do so at the Public Scoping Meeting and will be called on to speak on a first-come, first-served basis as time permits. Speakers are encouraged to provide written versions of their oral comments for the record. DOE will review scoping comments to determine their applicability to the proposed PFP clean out EIS. An Implementation Plan (IP) for the PFP EIS will provide guidance for preparation of the PFP EIS and establish its scope and content (10 CFR 1021.312). The IP will briefly summarize the scoping comments received and their disposition. The IP will be issued prior to the release of the draft EIS and copies will be made available for inspection. Submission of Written Comments Written comments on the scope of the PFP EIS, questions or comments concerning the PFP clean out program, requests for speaking times at the Public Scoping Meetings, and requests for copies of the IP and/or the Draft EIS (DEIS) should be directed to the designated Richland contacts below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Mecca, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 550 (MSIN B1-42), Richland, WA 99352, Attention: NL Peters, Telephone: (509) 946-3683 Mr. Ben Burton, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 550 (MSIN B1-42), Richland, WA 99352, Telephone: (509) 946-3683 For information on the DOE NEPA process, contact: Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA Oversight (EH-25), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585, Telephone: 202-586-4600 or leave a message at 1-800-472-2756 EIS technical reports, background data, reference materials, and other related documents will be available either through the contacts listed above or at: DOE Freedom of Information Reading Room, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. DOE Public Reading Room, Washington State University, Tri-Cities Branch, 100 Sprout Road, Richland, WA 99352 and at the following DOE information repositories: University of Washington, Suzzallo Library, Government Publication, Seattle, WA 98195 Portland State University, Branford Price Millar Library, SW Harrison and Park, Portland, OR 97207 Gonzaga University, Foley Center, E. 502 Boone, Spokane, WA 99258 Issued in Washington, D.C., on this 15th day of November, 1994. Elisabeth G. Feldt, Acting Director, Northwestern Office, Office of Facility Transition and Management, Office of Environmental Management. [FR Doc. 94-28891 Filed 11-22-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P