[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 179 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52174-52175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20283]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[21X.LLHQ320000.L13200000.PP0000]


Extension of Public Comment Period for the Notice of Intent To 
Conduct a Review of the Federal Coal Leasing Program and To Seek Public 
Comment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On August 20, 2021, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
published a Notice of Intent to Conduct a Review of the Federal Coal 
Leasing Program in the Federal Register and requested public comments. 
This notice extends the public comment period for 15 days to allow for 
further public comment and consideration to occur.

DATES: The BLM will consider written comments received or postmarked on 
or before October 5, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by the following methods:
     Email: [email protected]. This is the 
preferred method of commenting.
     Mail, personal, or messenger delivery: National Coal 
Program Review, In care of: Thomas Huebner, BLM Wyoming State Office, 
5353 Yellowstone Rd, Cheyenne, WY 82009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsey Curnutt, Chief, Division of 
Solid Minerals, email: [email protected], telephone: 480-708-7339. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Ms. Curnutt. 
This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 
message or question. You will receive a reply during normal business 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM published a notice on August 20, 
2021 (86 FR 46873), inviting comments on the scope of the BLM's review 
of the Federal coal leasing program. The initial comment period ends 
September 20, 2021. For additional details on the original notice, 
please visit the Federal Register's website: https://

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www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-08-20/pdf/2021-17827.pdf.
    The BLM has received requests for an extension of the public 
comment period and has decided to extend the comment period by 15 days 
to provide the public with additional time to provide comments.
    The BLM invites interested agencies, States, American Indian 
tribes, local governments, industry, organizations, and members of the 
public to submit comments or suggestions to assist in identifying 
significant issues that the BLM should consider in its review of the 
Federal coal program.
    The Department of the Interior also intends to conduct government-
to-government consultation with affected Indian tribes about the 
Federal coal leasing program and to consider the potential 
environmental, social, and cultural impacts of the coal program on 
indigenous communities and their lands during this review.

(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq., 30 U.S.C. 
351 et. seq.)

Nada Wolff Culver,
Deputy Director, Policy and Programs, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-20283 Filed 9-17-21; 8:45 am]
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