Technical Area 8 to Technical Area 22 Natural Gas Line Replacement Project Floodplain Assessment

Floodplain Assessment for replacing natural gas line from TA 8 to TA 22. Comment period closes January 5, 2024.

Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance

December 21, 2023
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Technical Area 8 to Technical Area 22 Natural Gas Line Replacement Project Floodplain Assessment

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is proposing new construction that crosses through upper Pajarito Canyon and upper Starmer Canyon from Technical Area (TA) 8 to TA-22 at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).

Public Comment Opportunities

DOE/NNSA has published this Floodplain Assessment for a 15 day for public review and comment period (closes January 5, 2024). Please provide comments on this Floodplain Assessment to Kristen Dors at:

Email: [email protected]

or

Mail: 

U.S. Department of Energy
Los Alamos Field Office
ATTN: Kristen Dors
3747 West Jemez Road
Los Alamos, NM 87544

After the close of the public comment period and prior to issuing a floodplain statement of findings DOE/NNSA will reevaluate the practicability of alternatives to the proposed floodplain action, mitigating measures and take into account all substantive comments received during the public comment period. DOE/NNSA will endeavor to allow 15 days of public review prior to implementing the proposed action.