[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 33995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13840]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Integrated Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Black Hills Health 
Care System Proposed Improvements and Reconfiguration, Hot Springs and 
Rapid City, South Dakota; Comment Period Extension

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

ACTION: Notice of intent; Comment period extension.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published, in the 
Federal Register on May 16, 2014, the Notice of Intent to prepare an 
integrated environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed 
improvements to and reconfiguration of the VA Black Hills Health Care 
System (VA BHHCS) services in the Hot Springs and Rapid City, South 
Dakota vicinities. Due to public request and the unavailability of the 
regulations.gov public comment Web site, the comment period for the 
scoping process has been extended from June 16, 2014 to August 16, 
2014.

DATES: Public comments must be received by August 16, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on VA's notice of intent to prepare 
an integrated EIS through www.Regulations.gov or 
[email protected]. Please refer to: ``VA BHHCS Notice of Intent 
to Prepare an Integrated EIS''. Comments may also be submitted to Staff 
Assistant to the Director, VA Black Hills Health Care System, 113 
Comanche Rd., Fort Meade, SD 57741.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Staff Assistant to the Director, VA 
BHHCS, at the address above or by telephone, 605-720-7170. Documents 
related to the VA BHHCS proposed reconfiguration will be available for 
viewing on the VA BHHCS Web site: http://www.blackhills.va.gov/VABlackHillsFuture/.
    Correction: In the Federal Register of May 16, 2014 in FR Doc. 
2014-11316, on page 28603, in the second column, correct the DATES 
caption to read:

DATES: With the publication of this notice, VA is initiating the 
scoping process to identify issues and concerns to be addressed in the 
integrated EIS. Federal, state, and local agencies, environmental 
organizations, businesses, other interested parties and the general 
public are encouraged to submit their written comments identifying 
specific issues or topics of environmental concern that should be 
addressed. VA will hold two or more public scoping meetings within the 
VA BHHCS service area; the dates, times, and locations of which will be 
announced and published at least 14 days prior to the meetings. All 
written comments on the proposal should be submitted by August 16, 
2014. VA will consider all comments received during the 90-day public 
comment period in determining the scope of the integrated EIS.
    Extension: The public comment period for the scoping process for 
the integrated environmental impact statement for the proposed 
improvements to and reconfiguration of the VA Black Hills Health Care 
System services in the Hot Springs and Rapid City, South Dakota 
vicinities has been extended from June 16, 2014 to August 16, 2014.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose D. 
Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved the 
Notice of Intent on May 6, 2014, for publication.

Robert C. McFetridge,
Director of Regulations Policy and Management, Office of the General 
Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-13840 Filed 6-12-14; 8:45 am]
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