Notice2021-20283
Extension of Public Comment Period for the Notice of Intent To Conduct a Review of the Federal Coal Leasing Program and To Seek Public Comment
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Published
September 20, 2021
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
On August 20, 2021, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a Notice of Intent to Conduct a Review of the Federal Coal Leasing Program in the Federal Register and requested public comments. This notice extends the public comment period for 15 days to allow for further public comment and consideration to occur.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52174-52175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20283]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[21X.LLHQ320000.L13200000.PP0000]
Extension of Public Comment Period for the Notice of Intent To
Conduct a Review of the Federal Coal Leasing Program and To Seek Public
Comment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On August 20, 2021, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published a Notice of Intent to Conduct a Review of the Federal Coal
Leasing Program in the Federal Register and requested public comments.
This notice extends the public comment period for 15 days to allow for
further public comment and consideration to occur.
DATES: The BLM will consider written comments received or postmarked on
or before October 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#27656b6a786f7678141517786448464b7755484055464a7542514e425067454b4a09404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a28262735223b3559585a3529050b063a18050d180b07380f1c030f1d2a080607440d051c">[email protected]</span></a>. This is the
preferred method of commenting.
<bullet> Mail, personal, or messenger delivery: National Coal
Program Review, In care of: Thomas Huebner, BLM Wyoming State Office,
5353 Yellowstone Rd, Cheyenne, WY 82009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsey Curnutt, Chief, Division of
Solid Minerals, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a06091f18041f1e1e2a080607440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28444b5d5a465d5c5c684a4445064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>, telephone: 480-708-7339.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call
the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Ms. Curnutt.
This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM published a notice on August 20,
2021 (86 FR 46873), inviting comments on the scope of the BLM's review
of the Federal coal leasing program. The initial comment period ends
September 20, 2021. For additional details on the original notice,
please visit the Federal Register's website: https://
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www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-08-20/pdf/2021-17827.pdf.
The BLM has received requests for an extension of the public
comment period and has decided to extend the comment period by 15 days
to provide the public with additional time to provide comments.
The BLM invites interested agencies, States, American Indian
tribes, local governments, industry, organizations, and members of the
public to submit comments or suggestions to assist in identifying
significant issues that the BLM should consider in its review of the
Federal coal program.
The Department of the Interior also intends to conduct government-
to-government consultation with affected Indian tribes about the
Federal coal leasing program and to consider the potential
environmental, social, and cultural impacts of the coal program on
indigenous communities and their lands during this review.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 30 U.S.C.
351 et. seq.)
Nada Wolff Culver,
Deputy Director, Policy and Programs, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-20283 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
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