[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 161 (Friday, August 20, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 51709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19059]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Public Comment Deadline Extension

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior; Forest Service, 
Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of public comment deadline extension.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 
Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 and regulatory requirements, 
the San Juan Public Lands Center will extend the current 90-day public 
comment period on the Northern San Juan Basin Coal Bed Methane 
Environmental Impact Statement being prepared by the Bureau of Land 
Management and the U.S. Forest Service.

DATES: The original deadline for public comment was September 13, 2004. 
The new deadline for public comments will be November 30, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A draft environmental impact statement has 
been prepared to assess a proposal by six energy companies to develop 
296 new coalbed methane wells in the Northern San Juan Basin of 
southwestern Colorado. Copies of the Draft EIS are available at the San 
Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, 970 247-4874, and 
Columbine Public Lands Office, 367 Pearl Street, Bayfield, 970 884-
2512. The document is also available for review at these offices and at 
public libraries in Durango, Bayfield and Farmington. Hard copies are 
available upon request, but are very costly to produce. The Draft EIS 
may also be viewed on the Web: www.fs.fed.us/r2/sanjuan or www.nsjb-eis.org.
    Written public comments will be accepted until September 13, 2004, 
and can also be mailed to Northern San Juan Basin CBM EIS, USDA FS 
Content Analysis Team, P.O. Box 221150, Salt Lake City, UT 84122. 
Comments may also be e-mailed to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Bond, San Juan Public Lands 
Center, 15 Burnett Ct., Durango, CO 81301. Phone (970) 385-1219.

    Dated: August 13, 2004.
Mark W. Stiles,
San Juan Public Lands Center Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-19059 Filed 8-19-04; 8:45 am]
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