Notice To Extend the Comment Period for the Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA Reviews, 9443 [2015-03606]

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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 ADDRESSES: The revised Draft Guidance is available at https:// www.whitehouse.gov/administration/ eop/ceq/initiatives/nepa. Comments on the ‘‘Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA Reviews’’ should be submitted in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 https:// www.whitehouse.gov/webform/submitcomments-revised-draft-guidancegreenhouse-gas-emissions-and-climatechange-impacts; b. By email to GCC.guidance@ ceq.eop.gov; or c. By regular mail to the Council on Environmental Quality, ATTN: Horst SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9443 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 24, 2014, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published revised draft guidance in the Federal Register (79 FR 77802, Dec. 24, 2014) with comments due on or before February 23, 2015. The revised draft guidance discusses how National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370, analysis and documentation should address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the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 statebased 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. 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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Notice To Extend the Comment Period for the Revised Draft 
Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Consideration of 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 https://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 https://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/submit-comments-revised-draft-guidance-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-climate-change-impacts;
    b. By email to GCC.guidance@ceq.eop.gov; 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 
https://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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