FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2000
Contact:
Dianne Nielson, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality, 801.536.4402
Connie Nakahara, Director, High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage Opposition, 801.366.0523
The State of Utah has received notification from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that an additional hearing has been scheduled for the public to comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) concerning the proposed Private Fuel Storage high-level nuclear waste storage facility on the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Reservation.
The public hearing is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 21, 2000, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at Little America, 500 S. Main St., in Salt Lake City. This additional hearing is a response to numerous requests from Gov. Michael Leavitt and concerned citizens to schedule more hearings for public comment.
To obtain a copy of the DEIS, write the Office of the Chief Information Officer, Reproduction and Distribution Services Section, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; send an e-mail to distribution@NRC.gov or a fax to (301) 415-2289; or go online at www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/SR1714/index.html (opens in a new window). A copy should be available at the University of Utah Marriott Library, official NRC document repository.
A copy is also available for reading at the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Planning and Public Affairs, 168 N. 1950 West, Salt Lake City, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Written comments on the DEIS must be submitted to the NRC by Sept. 21, 2000. Send comments to David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Office of Administration, Mail Stop T-6D-59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For more information, visit the web site www.deq.state.ut.us/hlw/home.htm.