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i (Continued from Page 1) that will be addressed in the EIS/EIR. ( Name Affix The proposed action covers existing Summarized in the Implementation Plan, E1 I . 11 MIEN�`AL IPAC7t' ' Stamp programs, projects and facilities at the these alternatives include: ISSUES Address Here following sites: . O • LLNL Livermore site 0 EIS no action alternative(i.e.,opera- The Implementation Plan summarizes • LLNL Site 300 tions stayat 1992 levels). • Five LLNL offsite leased properties • ) issues identified in the scoping process, Shutdown and decommissioning and briefly discusses how these issues • SNL,Livermore. alternative. will be treated in the EIS/EIR. Copies of Modifications of operations alterna- the scoping comments and the transcript B.J. Barringer The EIR proposed action is to renew the • P g P Live. of the scoping public hearing have been ■■■■■ I EIS/EIR Project Public Affairs management contract between the DOE p g p g ( and UC for the continued operation of • EIR no-action alternative (i.e.,UC plate in the information depositories, Mailing List discontinuesmana ementofUNL. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, L-615 LLNL from October 1, 1992 through g ) along with the Implementation Plan. September 30, 1997. P.O. Box 808 The Plan also discusses several alterna- Livermore, California 94551 The EIS/EIR public scoping process was Lives that will not be reviewed in detail in conducted for 72 days in the fall of 1990. ALTERNATIVES TO THE this EIS/EIR. For example,relocation of At that time, DOE and UC asked for the nuclear weapons program is not Bis- public input on the issues to be analyzed PItOY'O5Ell�ACTIOII cussed in the EIS/E1R because DOE is —e —in the EIS/E1R. As indicated in the ac- — examining this issue in a separate Pro- companying table, a total of 282 com- ACIGROND IN (J1YITIQN The DOE and UC have identified reason- grammatic EIS for Reconfiguration of ments were received from 61 members able alternatives to the proposed actions the DOE's Nuclear Weapons Complex. of the public, interested groups; and The DOE is preparing an Environ- (NEPA). whether to renew its contract with the federal,state,and local officials. Eleven mental Impact Statement(EIS)to evalu- The UC is required to prepare an En- DOE to continue management and op- ISSUES RAISED THROUGH THE of the 282 comments received were state- ate the impacts of continued operations vironmentalImpactReDM(EIR)toevalu- eration of LLNL. EIS/EIR SCOPING PROCESS ments either supporting or opposing the of the Lawrence Livermore National ate the impacts of its continued manage- Both NEPA and CEQA regulations NUMBER OF operation of LLNL or SNL,Livermore. Laboratory(LLNL)and Sandia National ment of LLNL. The EIR is a state docu- encourage state and federal cooperation ISSUES COMMENTS Laboratories, Livermore (SNL, Liver- ment being prepared under the provi- in preparing environmental documents. The DOE and UC have reviewed the more). The EIS is a federal document sions of the California Environmental In addition, the DOE and UC have de- Topical or Issue-Oriented Comments comments to identify: being prepared under the provisions of Quality Act(CEQA).UC must complete cided to prepare a joint EIS/EIR to avoid Air quality 6 • Significant issues to be analyzed in the National Environmental Policy Act the EIR prior to making a decision on duplication of efforts. Alternative actions 17 depth in the EIS/EIR. Community and institutional 8 • Issues that are either not significant,or Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and nuclear weapons 12 are outside the scope of the proposed Information Depositories+ All eight Information Depositories Cost and benefits of the project 10 action and alternatives being consid- currently contain several pertinent Emergency preparedness 4 ered in the EIS/EIR. +Call the numbers background Two oftheei ht DOE Reading Room DOE Reading Room >� g Environmental releases and monitoring 23 listed for directions and Information Depositories,specificallythe Fish and wildlifa g San Francisco hours of operation. Headquarters Livermore Public Lib and the UC Health and safety 13 Operations Office Room 1E190 ' Land use 7 MITIGATION PLA�NhIING 1333 Broadway-6th Floor 1000 Independence Ave,SW Berkeley library,are designated reference Mitigation measures 7 Oakland,CA 94612 Washington,DC 20585 libraries which will contain expanded Need for the project 6 The Implementation Plan also briefly (510)273-4429 (202)586-5955 document collections. Nevada Test Site 7 discusses how measures for mitigating LLNL Visitor Center The expanded document collections Noise 1 adverse environmental impacts associ- East Entrance,Greenville Rd will include approximately 2,000 Perceived psychological and social issues 8 ated with the proposed action will be Livermore,CA 94550 documents that were reviewed by the Power line and low frequency radiation 1 designed and implemented. The Plan Dublin Library (510)422-9797 Tracy Public Library consultant during the preparation of the Prehistoric and historic 1 discusses preparation of a mitigation 7606 Amador Valley Blvd 20 East Eaton Ave Draft EIS/EIR. Due to the large number Procedural 14 monitoring plan in compliance with Dublin,CA 94568 Tracy,CA 95376 of documents involved, the reference Project description 9 CEQA requirements. (510)828-1315 * (209)835-2221 libraries will be established in several Regulatory compliance and oversight 14 Livermore Public Library steps. Current plans call for placing Remediation,decontamination, and decommissioning 13 1000 S.Livermore Ave approximately 1,000 documents in each Risk assessment and accident analysis 12 Livermore,CA 94550 library Burin the first week of October Seismology 2 OU`t'LINE OF THE EIS/E (510)373-5500 g Sewage 8 Sandia National Laboratories, *UC Berkeley 1991. The remaining documents, Threatened and endangered species 5 An outline of the EIS/EIR is included inincluding copies of the references cited in Traffic and transportation 10 Livermore Reading Room Charles F.Doe Library the Draft EIS/EIR will be placed in the the Implementation Plan. The format of Building 911 Lobby Government Documents Section Waste management 40 libraries by the time the Draft EIS/EIR is Water resources 5 the EIS/EIR will follow both DOE and 7011 East Ave 350 Main Library Annex released to the public in Nov-Dec 1991. Statements to Opposition or Support 11 UC guidelines,and federal and state re- Livermore,CA 94551 Berkeley,CA 94720 PP PP TOTAL COMMENTS 282 quirements.A tentative milestone sched- (510)294-2447 (510)643-9344 For more information on the status ule is also provided. ■ of the library collections,please call Ms. * Indicates Reference Library with expanded document collection B.J.Barringer at(510)423-3104. 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