Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1880

 119 STAT. 1862

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PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005 ‘‘(V) the sensitivity of the natural and historic resources that could be affected by the project. ‘‘(C) CONSISTENCY WITH OTHER TIME PERIODS.—A schedule under subparagraph (B) shall be consistent with any other relevant time periods established under Federal law. ‘‘(D) MODIFICATION.—The lead agency may— ‘‘(i) lengthen a schedule established under subparagraph (B) for good cause; and ‘‘(ii) shorten a schedule only with the concurrence of the affected cooperating agencies. ‘‘(E) DISSEMINATION.—A copy of a schedule under subparagraph (B), and of any modifications to the schedule, shall be— ‘‘(i) provided to all participating agencies and to the State transportation department of the State in which the project is located (and, if the State is not the project sponsor, to the project sponsor); and ‘‘(ii) made available to the public. ‘‘(2) COMMENT DEADLINES.—The lead agency shall establish the following deadlines for comment during the environmental review process for a project: ‘‘(A) For comments by agencies and the public on a draft environmental impact statement, a period of not more than 60 days after publication in the Federal Register of notice of the date of public availability of such document, unless— ‘‘(i) a different deadline is established by agreement of the lead agency, the project sponsor, and all participating agencies; or ‘‘(ii) the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good cause. ‘‘(B) For all other comment periods established by the lead agency for agency or public comments in the environmental review process, a period of no more than 30 days from availability of the materials on which comment is requested, unless— ‘‘(i) a different deadline is established by agreement of the lead agency, the project sponsor, and all participating agencies; or ‘‘(ii) the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good cause. ‘‘(3) DEADLINES FOR DECISIONS UNDER OTHER LAWS.—In any case in which a decision under any Federal law relating to a project (including the issuance or denial of a permit or license) is required to be made by the later of the date that is 180 days after the date on which the Secretary made all final decisions of the lead agency with respect to the project, or 180 days after the date on which an application was submitted for the permit or license, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives— ‘‘(A) as soon as practicable after the 180-day period, an initial notice of the failure of the Federal agency to make the decision; and

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