Instructions on HOW to submit public comments to NRC re: WCS, TX centralized interim storage, by March 13 deadline

[Please note: The deadline for public comments has been extended, from March 13th, to April 28th. However, it is important for public comments to be rolling into NRC ASAP. Please consider submitting multiple comments, regarding the various aspects of this multi-faceted risk!]

HOW to submit your public comments:

Per the NRC's Jan. 30, 2017 Federal Register Notice:

You may submit scoping comments by the following methods:

• Email your comments directly to: <WCS_CISF_EIS@nrc.gov>. Comments can be submitted as text in the email(s) itself; any supporting documents can be direclty attached to the email(s). [Although not included in the Federal Register Notice, this email option was communicated to Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps on Feb. 13, 2017 at the Hobbs, NM public meeting by James Park, NRC staff Environmental Review point of contact for this proceeding.]

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2016–0231. (Click here to be directly linked to the site.) Comments can be submitted via the webform; supporting documents can be attached.

[Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.]

• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001.

Per the note above, comments had been due by March 13, 2017, to ensure consideration, but the deadline has been extended till April 28th. Please comment ASAP, however, and please comment more than once. The quality and the quantity of comments do matter!