Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development, 37051 [E9-17782]
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reduction action to not less than 10 deer
per square mile through sharpshooting
and through capture and euthanasia.
These actions would be taken for the
purposes of assessing disease presence,
prevalence, and distribution. These
actions may also minimize the
likelihood of CWD becoming
established, minimize the likelihood of
amplification and spread if the disease
is introduced, and promote elimination
of CWD, if possible.
Alternative D, the NPS Preferred
Alternative, would combine actions of
Alternative C to directly reduce the deer
population with reproductive control of
does as under Alternative B to maintain
population levels. CWD response
actions would be the same as described
for Alternative C.
Changes to the FEIS as a result of
public comment on the DEIS consist of
factual updates to baseline data and
clarifications added to the text. No
changes were made to the preferred
alternative or other alternatives
evaluated nor was the outcome of the
impact analysis changed. Agency and
public comments received on the DEIS
with NPS responses are provided as
Appendix F of the FEIS.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National
Park Service.
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comment period ending on July 30,
2009.
DATES: Several individuals and
organizations have requested an
extension of the comment period. The
Agencies have decided to act in
accordance with these requests;
therefore, comments on the solar energy
study areas will now be accepted
through September 14, 2009. Comments
received or postmarked after September
14, 2009 will be considered to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by the following methods:
• Electronically, using the online
comment form available on the project
Web site: https://solareis.anl.gov. This is
the preferred method of commenting.
• In writing, addressed to: Solar
Energy PEIS, Argonne National
Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue—EVS/
900, Argonne, IL 60439.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact: Linda
Resseguie, BLM Washington Office,
linda_resseguie@blm.gov, 202–452–
7774; or Lisa Jorgensen, Department of
Energy, Golden Field Office,
lisa.jorgensen@go.doe.gov, 303–275–
4906. You may also visit the Solar PEIS
Web site at https://solareis.anl.gov.
Mike Pool,
Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Reclamation
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Madera Irrigation District Water Supply
Enhancement Project
Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period for Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement To
Develop and Implement AgencySpecific Programs for Solar Energy
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AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension.
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
and the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) (the Agencies) are extending the
public comment period for the
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement to Develop and Implement
Agency-Specific Programs for Solar
Energy Development (Solar PEIS). The
Solar PEIS includes BLM-administered
lands in the States of Arizona,
California, Colorado, New Mexico,
Nevada, and Utah. A notice published
in the Federal Register on June 30, 2009
[74 FR 31307] provided for a public
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AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability and notice
of public meeting for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
EIS).
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) has made available for
public review and comment the Draft
EIS for the Madera Irrigation District
Water Supply Enhancement Project
(MID WSEP). Reclamation proposes to
approve the banking of up to 55,000
acre-feet per year of Central Valley
Project (CVP) water outside the MID
service area and the alteration of
Reclamation-owned facilities. The total
banking capacity of the MID WSEP is
250,000 acre-feet.
The draft EIS evaluates the potential
environmental effects of the proposed
MID WSEP on the property known as
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Madera Ranch (west of the City of
Madera, Madera County, CA), and the
improvements to associated facilities
needed to operate the MID WSEP.
Portions of the 24.2 Canal, Section 8
Canal, Main Number 1 Canal,
Cottonwood Creek, and Gravelly Ford
Canal would be enlarged, extended, or
improved.
The MID WSEP would be completed
in two phases. Phase 1 would involve
recharge-related facilities only. Phase 2
would involve supplemental recharge
facilities and facilities for recovery of
banked water. The draft EIS addresses
both phases.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
draft environmental document on or
before September 25, 2009.
A public meeting will be held on
August 27, 2009 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in
Madera, CA to discuss the purpose and
content of the draft environmental
document and to provide the public an
opportunity to comment on the draft
environmental document. Written
comments will also be accepted at the
public meeting.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at Madera Irrigation District Office,
2152 Road 281⁄4, Madera, CA 93637.
Written comments on the Draft EIS
should be addressed to Ms. Patricia
Clinton, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N
Street, Fresno, CA 93721–1831.
Copies of the draft document may be
requested from Ms. Patricia Clinton at
the above address, by calling 559–487–
5127, TDD 559–487–5933, or at
pclinton@usbr.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for locations where
copies of the Draft EIS are available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Patricia Clinton, Bureau of Reclamation
at the phone numbers or e-mail address
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Groundwater levels in the Madera
subbasin have experienced steep
declines. These conditions have made it
increasingly expensive for farmers to
pump groundwater. In addition, in
many years, MID has been unable to
deliver sufficient surface water to
farmers either because surface water is
available primarily during the early
months of the year when irrigation
demand is low, or surface water is
available only for short periods of time
during the growing season.
To increase water storage, enhance
water supply reliability and flexibility
for current and future water demand
and reduce local overdraft, MID
proposes to implement the WSEP. MID
would bank CVP water and other
imported water in the aquifer
underlying Madera Ranch. In wet years,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO350000.L14300000]
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement To Develop and Implement Agency-Specific
Programs for Solar Energy Development
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy and the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) (the Agencies) are extending the public comment period for the
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to Develop and Implement
Agency-Specific Programs for Solar Energy Development (Solar PEIS). The
Solar PEIS includes BLM-administered lands in the States of Arizona,
California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. A notice published
in the Federal Register on June 30, 2009 [74 FR 31307] provided for a
public comment period ending on July 30, 2009.
DATES: Several individuals and organizations have requested an
extension of the comment period. The Agencies have decided to act in
accordance with these requests; therefore, comments on the solar energy
study areas will now be accepted through September 14, 2009. Comments
received or postmarked after September 14, 2009 will be considered to
the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by the following methods:
Electronically, using the online comment form available on
the project Web site: https://solareis.anl.gov. This is the preferred
method of commenting.
In writing, addressed to: Solar Energy PEIS, Argonne
National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue--EVS/900, Argonne, IL 60439.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact: Linda
Resseguie, BLM Washington Office, linda_resseguie@blm.gov, 202-452-
7774; or Lisa Jorgensen, Department of Energy, Golden Field Office,
lisa.jorgensen@go.doe.gov, 303-275-4906. You may also visit the Solar
PEIS Web site at https://solareis.anl.gov.
Mike Pool,
Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.
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