Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Biosafety Level 3 Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, New Mexico (DOE/EIS-0388) (November 29, 2005). The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announces its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the operation of a Biosafety Level 3 Facility (BSL-3 Facility) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: The public scoping period starts with the publication of this Notice in the Federal Register on November 29, 2005, and will continue until December 29, 2005. DOE will consider all comments received or postmarked by that date in defining the scope of this EIS. Comments received or postmarked after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. Public scoping meetings will provide the public with an opportunity to present comments, ask questions, and discuss concerns regarding the EIS with NNSA officials. The locations, dates, and times for the public scoping meetings are as follows:

NNSA will publish additional notices regarding the dates, times, and locations of the scoping meetings in local newspapers in advance of the scheduled meetings. Any necessary changes will be announced in the local media. ADDRESSES: Written comments or suggestions concerning the scope of the BSL-3 Facility EIS or requests for more information on the EIS and public scoping process should be directed to: Lisa Cummings, EIS Document Manager, U.S. DOE, NNSA, Los Alamos Site Office, 528 35th Street, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87544; facsimile at (505) 665-4873; or e-mail at: LANL_BSL-3_EIS@doeal.gov. Ms. Cummings may also be reached by telephone at: 1-866-506-2862. [For more details, see the Notice of Intent in the Federal Register at 70 FR 71490, November 29, 2005].