[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 1, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17375-17376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6645]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-320-08-1310-DT-OSHL]


Notice of Reopening of the Public Comment Period for the Draft 
Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resource Management Plan Amendments To Address 
Land Use Allocations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the reopening of 
the public comment period for the, ``Draft Oil Shale and Tar Sands 
Resource Management Plan Amendments to Address Land Use

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Allocations in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement.'' This draft national programmatic EIS 
addresses lands that may eventually be available for oil shale and tar 
sands leasing on public lands administered by BLM in Colorado, Utah and 
Wyoming.

DATES: The original notice issued December 21, 2007, provided for a 
comment period to end on March 20, 2008. BLM is reopening the comment 
period until April 21, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: BLM Oil Shale and Tar 
Sands Resources Leasing Draft Programmatic EIS Comments, 9700 South 
Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to 
http://osteis.anl.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherri Thompson, Project Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, at (303) 239-3758, ([email protected]), Bureau of Land Management, 2850 Youngfield Street, 
Lakewood, Colorado 80215, or Mitchell Leverette, BLM Division Chief, 
Solid Minerals, at (202) 452-0351, ([email protected]), 
Bureau of Land Management, 1620 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original Notice of Availability, issued 
on December 21, 2007, provided for comments on the Draft EIS to be 
received through March 20, 2008. Several individuals and groups 
requested an extension of the comment period. BLM has decided to reopen 
the comment period, therefore, comments on the Draft PEIS will now be 
accepted through April 21, 2008.

    Dated: March 25, 2008.
Robert M. Anderson,
Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty Management.
 [FR Doc. E8-6645 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]
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