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F -- SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL INPACT STATEMENT, WARD VALLEY, CA SOL 1422N660R973003 DUE 012397 POC Marty Coffey, (303) 236-9439. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will seek an outside Government- contractor to prepare, under the technical direction of the BLM California State Office and subject to Department of Interior approval, a draft and final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in conformance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The SEIS will address a proposal to transfer 1,000 acres of public land at Ward Valley, California and issue a right-of-way grant to the State of California. The State has requested the lands for the purpose of siting a Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Facility. The purpose of the SEIS is to analyze new information that has become available and new circumstances that have occurred since the initial Environmental Impact Report/Statement (EIR/S) was completed in April 1991. Existing sources of data and analyses, including material provided by the public, shall be used in preparing the SEIS. In addition, the contractor shall include in the SEIS the results of tritium and related materials testing that will be conducted by others. A scoping process which included three public hearings has been conducted by BLM. The contractor shall review the information received during the scoping process and other reference materials to guide the preparation of documents, public notices, and other elements of the SEIS process pursuant to NEPA. Specific tasks include preparation of a draft and final SEIS including preparation of proposed responses to comments on the draft SEIS, preparation of draft Federal Register notices, and assistance in conducting public hearings on the draft SEIS. Complete details will be announced in the request for proposal, which will be available on or about December 11, 1996. To receive a copy of the solicitation, send a written request or a request by FAX (FAX No. 303-236-9470). (0330)

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