83 FR 17657 - Extension of the Public Scoping Period for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Decommissioning and/or Long-Term Stewardship at the West Valley Demonstration Project and Western New York Nuclear Service Center, Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement, and Draft Scope

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 78 (April 23, 2018)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) are extending the public scoping period for the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Decommissioning and/or Long-Term Stewardship at the West Valley Demonstration Project and Western New York Nuclear Service Center (DOE/EIS-0226-S1), hereinafter referred to as the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the West Valley Site.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17657-17658]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08522]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension of the Public Scoping Period for the Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement for Decommissioning and/or Long-Term 
Stewardship at the West Valley Demonstration Project and Western New 
York Nuclear Service Center, Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands 
Involvement, and Draft Scope

AGENCY: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of extension.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the New York State 
Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) are extending the 
public scoping period for the Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement for Decommissioning and/or Long-Term Stewardship at the West 
Valley Demonstration Project and Western New York Nuclear Service 
Center (DOE/EIS-0226-S1), hereinafter referred to as the Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the West Valley Site.

DATES: The public scoping period is extended until Friday, May 25, 
2018. DOE and NYSERDA invite public comments on the scope of the SEIS 
for the West Valley Site. Comments must be submitted by May 25, 2018, 
to ensure consideration; late comments will be considered to the extent 
practicable.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the SEIS, requests to be 
placed on the SEIS mailing list, and requests for information may be 
submitted by U.S. mail to the DOE Document Manager, Mr. Martin Krentz, 
West Valley Demonstration Project, U.S. Department of Energy, 10282 
Rock Springs Road, AC-DOE, West Valley, New York 14171-9799, by email 
to [email protected], or via the SEIS website at 
www.SEISWestValleySite.com.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, please be 
advised that your entire comment_including your personal identifying 
information_may be made publicly available. If you wish for DOE to 
withhold your name and/or other personally identifiable information, 
please state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. You may 
also submit comments anonymously. Documents and information about the 
SEIS process are available online at the SEIS website at 
www.SEISWestValleySite.com, and in the public reading room at the 
Ashford Community and Training Center, 9377 NY-240, West Valley, New 
York 14171, (716) 942-6016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the West 
Valley Demonstration Project or the SEIS, contact Mr. Martin Krentz at 
the address given above; telephone: (716) 942-4007; or email: 
[email protected]. For general information on DOE's National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process, contact Mr. Brian Costner (GC-
54), Acting Director, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585; telephone: (202) 586-4600; facsimile: (202) 586-7031; or leave a 
message at 1-800-472-2756, toll-free. Questions for NYSERDA should be 
directed to Dr. Lee Gordon, New York State Energy Research and 
Development Authority, 9030-B Route 219, West Valley, New York 14171; 
telephone: (716) 942-9960, ext. 4963; facsimile: (716) 942-9961; or 
email: [email protected]. Those seeking general information on 
the State Environmental Quality Review Act process should contact 
Janice Dean, Deputy Counsel, New York State Energy Research and 
Development Authority, 17 Columbia Circle, Albany, New York 12203-6399; 
telephone: (518) 862-1090, ext. 3117; facsimile: (518) 862-1091; or 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Intent (NOI) and draft scope 
for the SEIS for the West Valley Site was published in the Federal 
Register on February 21, 2018 (83 FR 7464). In the NOI, DOE and NYSERDA 
announced their intent to jointly prepare the SEIS for the West Valley 
site and invited public comments on the proposed scope of the document 
during a public scoping period originally scheduled to end April 23, 
2018. During the original scoping period DOE and NYSERDA conducted 
three public scoping meetings in New York. DOE and NYSERDA are 
extending the public scoping period until Friday, May 25, 2018.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, this 17th day of April 2018.
James M. Owendoff,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, 
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2018-08522 Filed 4-20-18; 8:45 am]
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