ML20160A159

Email to Wnelson of Comanche Nation Availability of and Comment Period for Deis for Proposed CISF

ML20160A159
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Site:	Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
Issue date:	05/11/2020
From:	James Park NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ERMB
To:	Nelson W Comanche Nation of Oklahoma
Jim Park
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From: Park, James To: martina.minthorn@comanchenation.com

Subject:

Availability and comment period open for Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Proposed Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Date: Monday, May 11, 2020 1:28:00 PM Attachments: ISP DEIS 050420 letter to Chairman Nelson of the Comanche Nation.pdf

Dear Chairman Nelson:

Please find attached a letter, dated May 4, 2020, by which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is notifying you of the availability of the NRC staffs Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Interim Storage Partners (ISPs) proposed Consolidated Interim Storage Facility (CISF) located in Andrews County, Texas.

As discussed in the letter, the DEIS is publicly available from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The ADAMS accession number for the DEIS is ML20122A220. The ADAMS accession number for an overview to the DEIS is ML20121A016.

The letter also noted that the opening of the 120-day public comment period for the DEIS would begin with the U.S Environmental Protection Agencys (EPAs) Notice of Availability for the DEIS to be published in the Federal Register. EPAs notice appeared in the May 8, 2020, issue of the Federal Register and is accessible at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/08/2020-09859/environmental-impact-statements-notice-of-availability. The NRCs notice providing instructions on how to submit comments also appeared in the May 8, 2020, Federal Register and is accessible at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/08/2020-09795/interim-storage-partners-consolidated-interim-storage-facility-project. Pursuant to Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 800.8(c), the NRC staff is requesting comments on the DEIS and the staffs preliminary conclusions.

Please contact me at 301-415-6954 or via e-mail at James.Park@nrc.gov should you have any questions concerning the NRC staffs environmental review of ISPs license application for its proposed CISF.

Regards, James Park, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission