[Federal Register: December 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 240)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 960 and 963

[Docket No. RW-RM-99-963]
RIN 1901-AA72

 
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management; General 
Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear Waste 
Repositories; Yucca Mountain Site Suitability Guidelines

AGENCY: Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM), U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Proposed rule; Announcement of public hearings.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 1999, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend the 
general guidelines for evaluating the suitability of Yucca Mountain, 
Nevada as a site for development of a nuclear waste repository (64 FR 
67054). That notice established a 75-day public comment period ending 
February 14, 2000, and announced that DOE would hold two public 
hearings on the proposal. This notice announces the dates, times and 
locations of these public hearings and an alternative contact person 
for the proposed rulemaking.

DATES: Written comments must be received by February 14, 2000. DOE will 
consider comments after February 14, 2000, to the extent practicable. 
DOE requests one copy of the written comments.
    Public hearings have been scheduled for the following dates and 
locations:

1. January 18, 2000, from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 
Terrible's Lakeside Casino, 5870 South Homestead Road, Pahrump, Nevada 
89048.
2. January 19, 2000, from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 
University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural 
History Auditorium, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Dr. William J. Boyle 
or Dr. Jane Summerson, U.S. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Site 
Characterization Office, P.O. Box 98608, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8608, 
or provided by electronic mail to 10CFR963@notes.ymp.gov, or by 
Facsimile at 1-800-967-0739.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. William J. Boyle or Dr. Jane 
Summerson, U.S. Department of Energy, Yucca Mountain Site 
Characterization Office, P.O. Box 98608, Las Vegas, Nevada 89193-8608, 
Telephone 1-800-967-3477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To schedule a time to provide oral comments 
during the hearings, please call Dr. Summerson at 1-800-967-3477. 
Persons wishing to provide oral comments who have not registered in 
advance may register at the hearings. Dr. Summerson is also being 
included as an alternative contact person for this proposed rule and 
can be reached at the address and phone number listed above.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 1999.
Lake H. Barrett,
Deputy Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management.
[FR Doc. 99-32412 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]
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