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Uranium Leasing Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Information Center
This Web Site is the online center for public information and involvement in the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Uranium Leasing Program.
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) is preparing a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the DOE Uranium Leasing Program (ULP). DOE LM currently manages this uranium leasing program and administers thirty-one (31) lease tracts in the Uravan Mineral Belt in southwestern Colorado. Twenty-nine (29) of these lease tracts are actively held under lease. This Web site is the online center for public information and involvement in the PEIS process.
Consistent with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ's) implementing regulations, an EIS is prepared when an agency's proposed actions may have significant impacts on the environment. A PEIS evaluates the environmental impacts of broad agency actions, such as those that may be associated with the ULP. Future NEPA documents may be prepared (tiered) from the PEIS process for individual site-specific actions, as appropriate.
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ULP PEIS Public Scoping Meeting Transcripts Available
The transcripts for the public scoping meetings on the NOI for the Draft ULP PEIS are now available for download from the Public Scoping Meetings page. The transcripts contain the DOE overview presentation and oral comments given by the public at the public scoping meetings.
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ULP PEIS Public Scoping Comment Period Closed
The public scoping comment period for the Uranium Leasing Program PEIS is now closed. Public comments on the scope for the ULP PEIS were accepted from June 21, 2011 through September 9, 2011.
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Supplement to the Notice of Intent Issued on July 21, 2011
A Supplement to the Notice of Intent (NOI) announcing plans to prepare a PEIS for the DOE ULP is being issued in the Federal Register today July 21, 2011. This supplement announces public scoping meeting dates, times, and locations and extends the scoping period to September 9, 2011.
The NOI was issued in the Federal Register on June 21, 2011. The public scoping period began on that day, and was to close on August 22, 2011. All comments on the proposed scope of the PEIS should be provided by interested parties to DOE by the new closing date of September 9, 2011.
Four public meetings on the proposed scope of the PEIS will be held during this scoping period. In the NOI, DOE stated that it will announce the dates, times, and locations of these public scoping meetings in a Supplement to be published in the Federal Register at least 15 days before the meetings. The first public meeting is scheduled for August 8, 2011. The locations and times for these meetings are provided on this Web site.
See Getting Involved for information on the public involvement process for development of the PEIS.
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Public Involvement
Public participation in the Uranium Leasing Program PEIS is important. This Web site provides information and services to help you participate in the PEIS process.
Uranium Leasing Programmatic EIS
Identifies the PEIS purpose, scope, process, schedule, and preparers.
Getting Involved
Identifies how to participate in the PEIS process, public meeting information, and how public comments are used in the PEIS process.
EIS Documents
Provides PEIS related documents for downloading or online browsing.
Other Resources
Other resources provided on this Web site include a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs), news updates, and e-mail notices of important events related to preparation of this PEIS.
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