[Federal Register: May 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 100)]
[Notices]               
[Page 30091]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Notice of Availability of Draft Section 3116 Determination for 
Salt Waste Disposal at the Savannah River Site; Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On April 1, 2005, the Department of Energy (DOE) published in 
the Federal Register a notice of availability of a draft Section 3116 
determination for the disposal of separated, solidified, low-activity 
salt waste at the Savannah River Site (SRS) near Aiken, South Carolina. 
That notice set a deadline for public comments of May 16, 2005. On 
April 8, 2005, DOE published a correction to the April 1 notice, and 
extended the deadline for public comments to May 20, 2005. DOE has 
since received and is hereby granting a request for a further 
extension. The new deadline for submitting public comments on the draft 
Section 3116 determination is Tuesday, May 31, 2005. Comments received 
after that date will be considered to the extent practicable.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Mr. Randall 
Kaltreider, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental 
Management, EM-20, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. 
Alternatively, comments can be filed electronically by e-mail to 
saltwastedetermination@hq.doe.gov, or by Fax at (202) 586-4314.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Duchesne at (202) 586-6540.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2005.
Charles E. Anderson,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management.
[FR Doc. 05-10411 Filed 5-24-05; 8:45 am]

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