Notice of Availability of the Final Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury Environmental Impact Statement

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The Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of the Final Long-Term Management and Storage of Elemental Mercury Environmental Impact Statement (DOE/ EIS-0423, "Mercury Storage FEIS" or "FEIS"). This FEIS, prepared in accordance with the implementing regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), evaluates the potential health and environmental effects of storing a projected total of up to 10,000 metric tons (11,000 tons) of elemental mercury at each of seven alternative sites across the U.S. The FEIS also addresses comments received during the public comment period on the Draft EIS. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and the Mesa County, Colorado, Board of Commissioners are cooperating agencies on this FEIS.