[Federal Register: January 18, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 11)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-220-05-1020-JA-VEIS

 
Notice of Extension of the Public Comment Period for the Draft 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Report 
for Vegetation Treatments on Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management in the Western United States, Including Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces an extension of 
the public comment on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact 
Statement and Environmental Report for Vegetation Treatments on Public 
Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Western 
United States, Including Alaska. The draft national programmatic EIS 
and environmental report on vegetation treatments involves the use of 
chemical herbicides and other methods on the public lands administered 
by BLM in 17 western states, including Alaska.

DATES: The original notice published in the Federal Register on 
November 10, 2005 [70 FR 68474] provided for a comment period to end on 
January 9, 2006. BLM is extending the comment period until February 10, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Project Manager, 
National Vegetation EIS, BLM Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, 
NV 89520-0006. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to 
vegeis@nv.blm.gov.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Amme, Project Manager, Bureau of 
Land Management, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520-0006; e-mail 
brian_amme@nv.blm.gov; telephone, (775) 861-6645.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original Notice of Availability 
published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2005 [70 FR 68474] 
provided for comments on the Draft EIS to be received through January 
9, 2006. Several individuals and groups have requested an extension in 
the comment period. BLM has decided to act in accordance to individual 
and group requests, therefore, comments on the Draft EIS relevant to 
the review of the proposed EIS will now be accepted through February 
10, 2006.

    Dated: January 6, 2006.
Ed Shepard,
Assistant Director.
[FR Doc. 06-441 Filed 1-17-06; 8:45 am]

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