[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 9443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03606]
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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Notice To Extend the Comment Period for the Revised Draft
Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA
Reviews
AGENCY: Council on Environmental Quality.
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: This notice extends the comment period for the proposed
guidance published in the Federal Register on December 24, 2014, (79 FR
77802, Dec. 24, 2014). The comment period for the proposed guidance,
which would have ended on February 23, 2015, is extended for 30 days.
DATES: The comment period is extended to 11:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time on March 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The revised Draft Guidance is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/nepa. Comments on
the ``Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on
Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate
Change in NEPA Reviews'' should be submitted in one of the following
ways:
a. Electronically at http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/submit-comments-revised-draft-guidance-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-climate-change-impacts;
b. By email to [email protected]; or
c. By regular mail to the Council on Environmental Quality, ATTN:
Horst Greczmiel, 722 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Horst Greczmiel, Associate Director
for National Environmental Policy Act Oversight, at (202) 395-5750.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 24, 2014, the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) published revised draft guidance in the
Federal Register (79 FR 77802, Dec. 24, 2014) with comments due on or
before February 23, 2015. The revised draft guidance discusses how
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370, analysis
and documentation should address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the
impacts of climate change.
CEQ has received inquiries from state-based and national industry
organizations regarding the 60-day time period to submit comments. The
organizations stated that they needed additional time to respond to the
rule due to the complex nature of the proposed revisions. Because of
the scope of the proposed guidance, and because CEQ has specifically
requested the public's comments on various aspects of the guidance in
an attempt to benefit from the experiences of all interested parties,
CEQ has decided to extend the comment period for an additional 30 days.
This notice announces the extension of the public comment period to
March 25, 2015.
CEQ posts all comments received electronically on a weekly basis at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/nepa/comments. Follow the search instructions on that Web site to view
public comments.
Dated: February 18, 2015.
Brenda Mallory,
General Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality.
[FR Doc. 2015-03606 Filed 2-20-15; 8:45 am]
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