[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 50249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20490]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement, Including a Draft Programmatic 
Agreement, for the Clark, Lincoln, and White Pine Counties Groundwater 
Development Project, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Extension.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is extending the public 
comment period for thirty (30) days on the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS), including a Draft Programmatic Agreement, for the 
Southern Nevada Water Authority's (SNWA) proposed Clark, Lincoln, and 
White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project. A notice published 
in the Federal Register on June 10, 2011 (76 FR 34097), provided for a 
90-day public comment period ending on September 8, 2011.

DATES: Public comments on the Draft EIS and Draft Programmatic 
Agreement will now be accepted through October 11, 2011. Comments 
received or postmarked after October 11, 2011, will be considered to 
the extent practicable.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Draft EIS or Draft 
Programmatic Agreement for the SNWA Project by any of the following 
methods:
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Fax: (775) 861-6689.
     Mail: SNWA Project, Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Penny 
Woods, P.O. Box 12000, Reno Nevada 89520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Woods, Project Manager, 
telephone (775) 861-6466; address P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520; 
e-mail [email protected]. You also may visit the project Web site at 
http://www.blm.gov/5w5c.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM received numerous requests from 
individuals and organizations to extend the comment period on the Draft 
EIS and Draft Programmatic Agreement. In response to those requests, 
the BLM is extending the public comment and review period 30 days, 
through October 11, 2011.

    Authority:  40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10.

Amy Lueders,
BLM Nevada Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-20490 Filed 8-11-11; 8:45 am]
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