BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Environment, Safety and Health

Environment, Safety and Health: Extension of Opportunity to Provide Written Comments on Gathering Scientific Data, Information and Views Relevant to a Department of Energy (DOE) Beryllium Standard

Agency: Office of Environment, Safety and Health, DOE.

Action: Extension of Public Written Comment Period

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice on December 30, 1996 (61 FR 68725) announcing that DOE would hold two public forums to gather scientific data, information and views relevant to a Department of Energy beryllium standard. That notice also provided the public with the opportunity to provide written comments on this issue with a written comment period to end on February 7, 1997. Today's notice extends this written comment period to March 14, 1997.

DATES: Written comments and data (5 copies) must be received by the Department on or before March 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and data (5 copies) should be addressed to Jacqueline D. Rogers, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, EH-51, 270CC, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, (301) 903-5684.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline D. Rogers, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, EH-51, 270CC, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, (301) 903-5684.

David Weitzman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, EH-51, 270CC, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, (301) 903-5401.

Paul Wambach, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environment, Safety and Health, EH-61, 270CC, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, (301) 903-7373.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 3, 1997.

Peter N. Brush,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health

[FR Doc. 97-2934 Filed 2-5-97; 8:45 am]