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The Department of Energy (DOE) and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office will hold a second public meeting Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Santa Fe Community College, Jemez Room, 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, N.M. 87508, regarding the Los Alamos National Laboratory Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade Project Draft Environmental Assessment (DOE/EA-2199) (EA).
The evening’s agenda includes a poster information session at 4:00 p.m., followed at 4:30 pm by a presentation on the draft EA and a comment period. A hybrid option is available for the meeting and will start at 4:30 pm.
The link to the virtual meeting is:
- http://tinyurl.com/LANLEPCUEA2
- Meeting ID: 216 364 231 301
- Passcode: KWf2M2
- To join the meeting by telephone, call: 719-283-1404
- Phone Conference ID: 660 740 035#
Comment Period Information
The first official comment period for the EPCU EA opened on Dec. 19, 2023, and ended Jan. 17,
2024. Agencies announced a second 30-day comment period to respond to community concerns about the timing of the first comment period. The second comment period opened on Jan. 22, 2024, and will close Feb. 20, 2024. This second comment period will allow for greater public involvement and meaningful participation by interested parties.
All written comments submitted during the official comment periods will be considered.
Comments submitted during the first comment period do not need to be submitted again in the second comment period. Interested parties must submit specific comments during an official comment period to have standing to object as part of the Forest Service’s pre-decisional administrative review process (objection) 36 CFR 218 and 219.
