Ms. Wendy R. Dixon, EIS Project Manager
Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Office
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
U.S. Department of Energy
P.O. Box 30307 MS 010
North Las Vegas, NV 89036-0307
Dear Ms. Dixon:
Thank you for including the comments of The National Congress of Americans (NCAI) in the Department of Energy (DOE) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a geologic repository for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain Nevada Test Site. The NCAI is the oldest largest national Indian advocacy organization in the country and has a membership of 187 American Indian and Alaska Native governments.
The NCAI respectfully requests an extension of today's deadline for comments. Because of the inability of technical staff to respond to the voluminous material in the DEIS, tribes in the Yucca Mountain area have contacted the NCAI to support them in requesting a 90-day extension. A postponement in this comment deadline will enable more tribes to weigh in on this most important issue.
Thank you for accepting into the record our comments on this important issue. If you have any questions regarding our comments, please call Robert Holden, Director of the NCAI Nuclear Waste Program, (202) 466-7767, fax 466-7797.
Sincerely,
Sue Masten
President