[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9981-9982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-3981]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket ID: DOE-HQ-2010-0002]

10 CFR Part 1021

RIN 1990-AA34


National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures

AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Proposed rule: re-opening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is re-opening the public 
comment period for proposed amendments to its regulations governing 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), made 
available for public comment on January 3, 2011 (76 FR 214). This is 
being done in response to a request on behalf of multiple 
organizations.

DATES: The public comment period ended on February 17, 2011. The 
comment period is being re-opened and will close on March 7, 2011.

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ADDRESSES: Submit comments, labeled ``DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures, 
RIN 1990-AA34,'' by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the online instructions for submitting comments electronically. This 
rulemaking is assigned Docket ID: DOE-HQ-2010-0002. Comments may be 
entered directly on the Web site. Electronic files may be submitted to 
this Web site.
    2. Mail: Mail comments to NEPA Rulemaking Comments, Office of NEPA 
Policy and Compliance (GC-54), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Because security 
screening may delay mail sent through the U.S. Postal Service, DOE 
encourages electronic submittal of comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information about DOE's 
NEPA procedures, contact Ms. Carol Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA 
Policy and Compliance, at 202-586-4600 or leave a message at 800-472-
2756. For questions concerning how to comment on this proposed rule, 
contact Ms. Yardena Mansoor, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance, at 
[email protected] or 202-586-9326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 3, 2011, DOE published a Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register (76 FR 214) to invite 
public comment on proposed amendments to its existing regulations 
governing compliance with NEPA and announce a public hearing. The 
notice provided for the submission of comments by February 17, 2011, 
including at a public hearing held on February 4, 2011. The National 
Wildlife Federation, on behalf of itself and nine other organizations, 
requested DOE to extend the comment period to allow additional time for 
review of the proposed rule and the submission of comments. DOE has 
determined that re-opening the public comment period in response to 
this request is appropriate and hereby re-opens the comment period. DOE 
will consider any comments received between February 23, 2011 and March 
7, 2011, and deems any comments received between publication of the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on January 3, 2011, and March 7, 2011, to 
be timely submitted.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 16, 2011.
Eric J. Fygi,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-3981 Filed 2-22-11; 8:45 am]
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