ML20206L385

08-12-20 Letter to Representative Jamie Raskin from Chairman Svinicki Responds to Request for NRC to Further Extend the Public Comment Period for NRC-2018-0052 and NRC-2016-0231 Due to COVID-19

ML20206L385
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Issue date:	08/12/2020
From:	Kristine Svinicki NRC/Chairman
To:	Raskin J US Congress, US HR (House of Representatives)
Storch J
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ML20196L789	List: ML20206L385
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CORR-20-0078, LTR-20-0274-1
Download: ML20206L385 (1)

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Ag 3)f UNITEDSTATES E& $Q;l NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Cyr g,f WASHINGTON,D.C. 20555-0001 CHAIRMAN August 12,2020 TheHonorable JamieRaskin United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Congressman Raskin:

Onbehalf oftheU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Iamresponding toyour July 3, 2020, letter requesting that theNRCextend thepublic commentperiods onthedraft Environmental ImpactStatements (EIS) for two applications for consolidated interim storage facilities until atleast 6months after theCOVID-19 public health emergency concludes. The draft EISs arefor applicationsfrom Holtec International, proposing a facilityinLeaCounty, NewMexico, andInterimStorage Partners, proposinga facility inAndrewsCounty, Texas.

Given thecontinuing COVID-19 public health emergency aswell asrequests from multiple theNRCstaff stakeholders, hasdecided toextend each public comment period. The public will September haveuntil 22,2020, tosubmit comments on the draft EIS for theproposed facilityinNewMexico anduntil November 3,2020tocomment onthe proposed facility inTexas.

Eachextended commentperiod provides thepublic with a total of180days toconsider the draft EISandsubmit anyinput. Notices ofthese extensions werepublished in the Federal Register.

if youhaveanyquestions orneedadditional information, please contact me orhave your staff Eugene contact Dacus, Director oftheOffice ofCongressional Affairs,at (301) 415-1776.

Sincerely, Kristine L.Svinicki