As part of the scoping process,
the U.S. Department of Energy
held five workshops in May 2004
for the public to provide information
concerning the selected rail
corridor, explain the process for developing an environmental impact statement,
and to provide a forum for the
department to gather
information about the corridor region.
The Department received the
following comments from the
public on its plans to develop
an environmental impact statement
to consider alternative alignments
within the Caliente corridor
for construction of a rail line
to Yucca Mountain.
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