The Department of Energy extended its public comment period by 60 days for a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on disposing of scrap metal across its complex.
The PEIS is being prepared as part of the department's initiative, announced the beginning of this year, to provide for dialog on disposing scrap metals resulting from environmental recommendations and cleanup activities.
Specifically, the PEIS will address policy options for managing those metals located in radiological areas on DOE sites, and any other scrap metals at DOE sites that might have some potential for residual surface radioactivity.
The department held six public scoping meetings in July and August 2001. During these meetings, DOE received requests for additional meetings, as well as an extension of the scoping period. In response, the department has extended the scoping period by 60 days to November 9, 2001, and has scheduled four additional public meetings. These include: Oct. 8, 2001, Santa Monica, Calif.; Oct. 9, Simi Valley, Calif.; Oct. 16, Minneapolis; and Oct. 18, New York City.
The schedule for completion of the PEIS has also been extended. Completion of the draft PEIS has been extended 60 days from January 2002 to March 2002. The final PEIS has been extended 30 days from July 2002 to August 2002. Additional information can be found in the DOE Notice of Intent to prepare this PEIS, published in the Federal Register on July 12, 2001.
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