Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development

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title: "Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development"
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section_name: "Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development"
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  - "Land Management Bureau"
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#  Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development

**AGENCY:**

Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

**ACTION:**

Notice of extension.

**SUMMARY:**

The Department of Energy and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (the Agencies) are extending the public comment period for the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development (Solar PEIS). The Solar PEIS includes BLM-administered lands in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. A notice published in the *Federal Register* on June 30, 2009 [74 FR 31307] provided for a public comment period ending on July 30, 2009.

**DATES:**

Several individuals and organizations have requested an extension of the comment period. The Agencies have decided to act in accordance with these requests; therefore, comments on the solar energy study areas will now be accepted through September 14, 2009. Comments received or postmarked after September 14, 2009 will be considered to the extent practicable.

**ADDRESSES:**

You may submit written comments by the following methods:

• *Electronically, using the online comment form available on the project Web site: http://solareis.anl.gov.* This is the preferred method of commenting.

• *In writing, addressed to:* Solar Energy PEIS, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue—EVS/900, Argonne, IL 60439.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

For further information contact: Linda Resseguie, BLM Washington Office, *[email protected],* 202-452-7774; or Lisa Jorgensen, Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, *[email protected],* 303-275-4906. You may also visit the Solar PEIS Web site at *http://solareis.anl.gov.*

Mike Pool,

Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.