Rescission and Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement Analyzing the Potential Environmental Effects From Maintaining Secretary Jewell's Coal Leasing Moratorium

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management [PO #4820000251; Order #02412-014-004-047181.0] AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of rescission and termination. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Headquarters Solid Minerals is announcing the rescission of the Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) and termination of the EIS analyzing the potential environmental effects from maintaining Secretary Jewell's coal leasing moratorium. DATES: This rescission and termination takes effect immediately. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Indra Dahal, Solid Minerals Deputy Division Chief, at 571-458-6637, or by email to idahal@blm.gov . Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the BLM published on May 1, 2023, its Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS to analyze the potential environmental effects from maintaining Secretary Jewell's coal leasing moratorium ( 88 FR 26588 ). The EIS would have analyzed the potential effects from maintaining or revoking former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell's coal leasing mor…