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NAS A A n noii nces the Availability of the Kinal Environmental Impact Statement for the Ontrigger Telescopes Project The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS A) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Outrigger Telescopes Project. NASA's Proposed Aehon and preferred alternative is to fund the Outrigger Telescopes Project at the W.M. Keek Observatory within the Mauna Kea Science Reserve on the summit of Mauna Kea, island of Hawai'i. The FEIS addresses alternative sites and the environmental and cultural resource impacts that could potentially occur with on-site construction, installation, and operation of four, and possibly up to six, Outrigger Telescopes. The proposed Outrigger Telescopes would be strategically placed around the existing Keek I and Keek II Telescopes, within the current footprint of the W.M. Keek Observatory. A reasonable alternative site has been identified on La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. Sites for a reduced science option have been identified at Mt. Wilson and Mt. Palomar in California. NASA has sent a hard copy of the FEIS to eaeh library within the Hawai'i State Public Library System and to Regional Libraries. Specific addresses for Hawai'i State and Regional Libraries ean be found in the appropriate telephone directory and online at http://www.librarieshawaii.org/locations/index.htm. The FEIS also may be reviewed at the following locations: (a) NASA Headquarters, Library, Room 1J20, 300 E Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20546-0001; (b) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Visitors Lobby, Building 249, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109; and (e) Legislative Reference Bureau, Room 004, State Capitol, Honolulu, HI 96813. Persons and organizations that were sent a copy of the Draft EIS or commented on that document will be sent a copy of the FEIS. A limited number of additional hard copies of the FEIS are available by contacting Dr. Carl B. Pilcher, Program Executive, Universe Division, Suite 3W39; NASA Headquarters; 300 E Street, SW; Washington, DC 20546-0001; telephone 877-283-1977 (toll-free), electronic mail otpeis@nasa.gov, or facsimile 202-358-3096. The FEIS is also available in Acrobat® format at http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/ (eliek on "News and Outreach", then on "Outrigger Telescopes"). NASA will not issue a Record of Decision (ROD) or take hnal aehon on the proposed OutriggerTelescopes Project before March 2f, 2005, or30 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notice of availability of the FEIS for the Outrigger Telescopes Project, whichever is later. The ROD will be sent to eaeh of the libraries, governmental agencies, organizations, and persons who are being sent a copy of the FEIS. In addition, when issued, the ROD will be available in Acrobat® format at http: // www2. keek. hawaii . edu/