VICTORY!! TWO WEEK EXTENSION GRANTED ON DOE LOAN GUARANTEE COMMENTS

VICTORY!! TWO WEEK EXTENSION GRANTED ON DOE LOAN GUARANTEE COMMENTS

September 3, 2009

Thanks to everyone who wrote asking for an extension of the comment period on DOE's proposed rule changes for its taxpayer loan guarantee program. Thanks also to Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), who also wrote in asking for an extension on all our behalf.

We learned this afternoon that DOE is granting a two-week extension of the comment period-we believe until September 21. That's well short of the 60-day extension we believe to be justified and is a clear indication DOE wants to barrel ahead with this program, but it does at least give some people the opportunity to enjoy their Labor Day weekend instead of being chained to a computer writing comments.....

We will be sending out sample comments for you to adapt and send in next week. We'll want to show real opposition to the changes proposed by DOE, and to the program itself, so we hope you'll help us spread the word.

Thanks again for your help and action! It makes a difference.

Michael Mariotte
Executive Director
Nuclear Information and Resource Service