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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. 

[FR Doc. E9–17807 Filed 7–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DJ–P 

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 AgencySpecific Programs for Solar Energy 

Development 

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 

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: http://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 http://solareis.anl.gov. 

Mike Pool, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. E9–17782 Filed 7–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Madera Irrigation District Water Supply 

Enhancement Project 

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 

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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