Public Comment Period

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Public Comment Period: - The time allowed for the public to express its views and concerns regarding an action by EPA (e.g. a Federal Register Notice of proposed rule-making, a public notice of a draft permit, or a Notice of Intent to Deny).
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News archive for Public Comment Period::

SEC Reopens Fund Rule Comment Period  -  04 Aug 2008
Markets Media (press release),By Ed Zwirn, Staff Writer The Securities and Exchange Commission has reopened the public comment period on a proposal intended to improve mutual fund

Comment on Transportation Improvement Program  -  04 Aug 2008
News-Leader.com,The Ozarks Transportation Organization will have a public comment period through Aug. 21, to review and comment on the proposed amendments to the 2008-2011

School board plans to change meeting format  -  04 Aug 2008
Explore Baltimore County,...their subjects to an “agenda item� or “educational topic,� instead of just a “topic,� during the public comment period at the end of regular meetings.

BOE approves millage rate, makes pledge to Rec Department  -  04 Aug 2008
Morgan County Citizen,...“I really believe that allowing for public input before a vote on an action item and an open public comment period at meeting’s end would be a great PR ploy

... where you read it first  -  04 Aug 2008
Media Newswire (press release),...(Media-Newswire.com) - Commission approval of final consent orders – Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final

CMS Moving to Reduce Disastrous but Preventable ‘Never Events’ in ...  -  04 Aug 2008
SeniorJournal.com,CMS today begins the NCD process by commencing a national coverage analysis (NCA) with a 30-day public comment period. During the comment period CMS accepts

Port Authority to block flight auction plan  -  04 Aug 2008
Crain's New York Business,...aircraft operating in slots acquired by auction, except for emergency situations. Its proposal is subject to a public comment period through August 18.

ACROSS the BIG SKY  -  04 Aug 2008
Great Falls Tribune,A public comment period is scheduled for 4:30 pm on Aug. 14. BOZEMAN — Montana State athletics staffers recently picked up hammers and spent an afternoon

Up to 400000 New Sq. Ft. of R&D Space  -  04 Aug 2008
BioRegion News,...within its final draft of the North Main Economic Development Strategy, which it released earlier this year with a public comment period ending July 31.

Trimming back middle school plans will be discussed at work session  -  04 Aug 2008
Dover Community News,The work session will be open to the public, but there will be no public comment period. Any action will be taken at a future meeting.

Kittery's Route 1 reconstruction project ready to go  -  04 Aug 2008
Portsmouth Herald News,The public comment period was extended largely due to concerns voiced by the businesses along what has come to be called Gourmet Alley.

Bells Bend bridge questions need answers  -  04 Aug 2008
Nashville City Paper,The public comment period has already begun on potential toll road projects. Originally the possibility of turning the Bells Bend bridge into a toll road

EPA Proposes Plan for Final Stage of Cleanup at Superfund Site in ...  -  04 Aug 2008
U.S. EPA.gov (press release),...this third phase of the cleanup after reviewing and considering all comments submitted during a 30-day public comment period which ends August 20, 2008.

The First 100 Days  -  04 Aug 2008
Reznet News,..."So we're taking a very serious approach to this, by having a public comment period on the resolution that would restore federal recognition to all the

Environment briefs for Aug. 4  -  04 Aug 2008
The Olympian,The state Department of Ecology has extended the public-comment period until Aug. 11 for its proposed sediment-sampling plan in Oakland Bay in Mason County.

State seeks comments on proposed changes in CAFO regulations  -  04 Aug 2008
Joplin Globe,During the public comment period, the Missouri Clean Water Commission will conduct a public hearing on the proposed rule changes at its Sept. 7 meeting.

Updated 8/4: Evanston el-stop study up for approval  -  04 Aug 2008
Pioneer Press Online,The recommended statewide program has gone out for a 30-day public comment period, and is scheduled to be approved in October. The tentative schedule in

FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Extending Comment Period on ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Media Newswire (press release),The FTC has now extended the public comment period until September 12, 2008. The Commission vote approving publication of the Federal Register notice was

Comment period for Robin Hill Park disc golf plan ends today  -  Jul 31, 2008
Peninsula Daily,Earlier this month the parks department extended the public comment period for the disc golf proposal through today.

NOAA Extends Public Comment Period on Draft Management Plan for ...  -  Jul 25, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),The original 90-day public comment period, during which eight public hearings were held throughout New England, was scheduled to end on Aug. 4, 2008.

Commission Reopens Comment Period on Proposal to Improve Mutual ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
7thSpace Interactive (press release),Washington, DC, July 31, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has reopened the public comment period on a proposal intended

ICANN Opens Public Comment Period on Czech Arbitration Court ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
ag-IP-news Agency,MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has received a request from the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC) to run

EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed Clean Up Plan for ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
U.S. EPA.gov (press release),July 17, 2008) – EPA granted a request to extend the public comment period an additional 30 days for the proposed cleanup plan for the Blackburn and Union

MTO opens public comment period on Bill 41  -  Jul 17, 2008
Today's Trucking NewsTORONTO -- Still want to get your two cents in on Ontario's contentious Bill 41? Now that the so-called Speed Limiter Bill received Royal Assent on June 18,

Public Comment Period Extended for Proposed Change to the Soil ...  -  Jul 14, 2008
U.S. EPA.gov (press release),July 14, 2008) – EPA has granted a thirty day extension to the Public Comment Period for the proposed change to the soil cleanup plan at the Fletcher’s

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Pursuant to CWA Section 311(b)(6)(C), 33 USC 1321(b)(6)(C), EPA will not issue an order in this proceeding prior to the close of the public comment period.

Public comment period in wake of city manager's resignation to ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
Peninsula Daily,PORT ANGELES — The City Council will devote the first portion of its 6 pm meeting today to public comment, presumably in the wake of last week's announced

Comment period on Superfund extended  -  Jul 25, 2008
Walpole Times,By Jeb Bobseine The public comment period on the South Street Superfund site, originally meant to end on July 18, has been extended another month,

EPA Extends Public Comment Period on the Proposed Lead Air Quality ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
NewsBlaze,EPA is extending the deadline for public comments on the proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards for lead from July 18, 2008, to Aug. 4, 2008.

RCA seeks public input: Net metering comment period ends on July 28  -  Jul 15, 2008
Kenai Peninsula Online,That, she said, would likely include another public comment period. Among the net metering advocates was Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, who sponsored a bill

Ban on travelers with HIV to US partly lifted  -  Aug 1, 2008
Los Angeles Times,A similar public comment period would be likely if the agency again proposed to remove HIV from the list. "That's where the battle may be," Neilson said.

MMS extends comment period  -  Jul 30, 2008
EnergyCurrent,WASHINGTON DC: The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) has extended the public comment period on the proposal to amend the regulations, distributions and

Public Comment Period Opens for the October Mine Site Reclamation  -  Jul 8, 2008
Telluride Watch,...by Baxter Black, DVM GATEWAY – The Bureau of Land Management has opened a public comment period for a proposal to reclaim part of the abandoned October Mine

Council ponders public comment  -  Jul 28, 2008
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription),By Jason Spencer More than half of South Carolina's county governments provide a public comment period during their council meetings for residents to speak

EPA pulls air district permit for Calpine's Russell City plant in ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
Bizjournals.com,...s Russell City Energy Center by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and ordered the air district to re-notice and re-open a public comment period

Population grows around North Texas dams, increasing risks; state ...  -  Aug 3, 2008
Dallas Morning News,A public comment period on those rules ends Aug. 25; the commission is scheduled to discuss them Dec. 10. Michigan is one of 29 states that mandates

Comment period extended for park gun plan  -  Jul 12, 2008
The Missoulian,...tourists to carry loaded guns in national parks is on hold, as pressure from critics has forced an extension of the public comment period through Aug.

Council to discuss hunter access  -  Aug 3, 2008
Montana's News Station,Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting and observe council proceedings. A public comment period is scheduled for 4:30 pm on Aug. 14.

US seeks comment on tortoise recovery  -  Aug 2, 2008
Deseret News,A draft of the plan will be published Monday in the Federal Register, which opens a 90-day public comment period. A copy of the draft will be posted at

NISP Comment Period Extended  -  Jul 12, 2008
Berthoud Recorder,By Recorder Staff The US, Army Corps of Engineers announced Thursday they will be extending the public comment period on the Northern Integrated Supply

Ohio Permits Clean Coal Plant to Impact Streams, Wetlands  -  Jul 31, 2008
Environment News ServiceA response to comments submitted during the public comment period and a copy of the water quality certification is online at:

Top officials directing $340 million entirely toward mass transit  -  Jul 30, 2008
Baltimore Sun,The public comment period will be followed by four months during which the board will identify projects that could be funded with the added money.

Public can comment on proposed Cairo development  -  Jul 24, 2008
Kingston Daily Freeman,Once the public comment period ends, the Planning Board will decide whether to accept the scoping document, Maasmann said. The proposed project would

Credit-comment period is a credit-worthy concept  -  Jul 11, 2008
UI The Daily Iowan (subscription),In addition, the Fed has begun a public comment period, during which it will read each and every suggestion on the topic of credit-card reform.

EPA Proposes Cleanup Plan for Two Creeks Near Nease Superfund Site ...  -  Jul 11, 2008
FOXBusinessA public comment period begins July 14 and continues until Aug. 13. A public meeting will be held at 6:30 pm, July 31, at Salem Public Library,

Public Asks How Council Voted in Closed Session  -  Jul 31, 2008
Berkeley Daily Planet,Hill Association said, contrary to Kamlarz’ belief, he thinks not giving the letter to the public before the public comment period was a critical error.

EPA Extends WaterSense New Home Comment Period  -  Jul 21, 2008
Lawn & Landscape,Officials have extended the public comment period for the draft specification for single-family new homes an additional 45 days. The draft specification for

Alcopops in middle of heated debate  -  Aug 3, 2008
North Platte Telegraph,..."We tabled the issue so we can allow for a 30-day public comment period. It will likely come back up on the agenda in either October or November.

FTC Challenges McCormick's Acquisition of Unilever's Lawry's and ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Media Newswire (press release),The FTC is requesting that any comment filed in paper form near the end of the public comment period be sent by courier or overnight service, if possible,

Comment period extended on Northwestern Islands plan  -  Jul 18, 2008
Honolulu Advertiser,The federal public comment period on plans for the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Management has been extended through Wednesday.




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