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Public Comment Period Re-Opened for the Uranium Leasing Program PEIS

The U.S. Department of Energy is re-opening the public comment period for the Draft Uranium Leasing Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft ULP PEIS, DOE/EIS-0472D).  DOE made the Draft ULP PEIS available for public comment on March 15, 2013 (78 FR 16500).  The public comment period for the Draft ULP PEIS originally was to end on May 16, 2013, and an extentension to May 31, 2013 was announced on April 23, 2013 (78 FR 23926). In response to a public request for additional review time, DOE re-opens the public comment period, which will now close on July 1, 2013.  The draft environmental impact statement can be found here and on the ULP PEIS website, http://ulpeis.anl.gov. Comments may also be submitted by mail or electronically via the web site or e-mail at the following addresses: U.S. mail: Ray Plieness, PEIS Document Manager Office of Legacy Management, U.S. Department of Energy, 11025 Dover Street, Suite 1000 Westminster, CO 8002; Web site: http://ulpeis.anl.gov; E-mail: ulpeis@anl.gov