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M. Section 3521. Post Permit Issuance
Requirements for Regulatory Authorities
and Other Actions Based on Ownership,
Control, and Violation Information
Louisiana proposes to add this section
to closely follow 30 CFR 774.11.
N. Section 3523. Post-Permit Issuance
Information Requirements for
Permittees
Louisiana proposes to add this section
to closely follow 30 CFR 774.12.
O. Section 3517. Transfer, Assignment
or Sale of Permit Rights: Obtaining
Approval
Louisiana proposes to amend
paragraph C.1 to closely follow 30 CFR
774.17.
P. Section 2304. Certifying and
Updating Existing Permit Application
Information
Louisiana proposes to add this section
to closely follow 30 CFR 778.9.
Q. Section 2305. Identification of
Interests
Louisiana proposes to amend
paragraphs A.1, A.2, A.3, and A.4 to
closely follow 30 CFR 778.11.
R. Section 2307. Compliance
Information
Louisiana proposes to amend
paragraphs A.1 and A.3 to closely
follow 30 CFR 778.14.
Louisiana proposed to add this
section to closely follow 30 CFR
816.106.
T. Section 6501. Cessation Orders
Louisiana proposes to amend
paragraph G to closely follow 30 CFR
843.11.
U. Section 8509. Contractor Eligibility
Louisiana proposed to add this
section to closely follow 30 CFR 874.16.
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III. Public Comment Procedures
Under the provisions of 30 CFR
732.17(h), we are seeking your
comments on whether the amendment
satisfies the applicable program
approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If we
approve the amendment, it will become
part of the State program.
Under the provisions of 30 CFR
884.15(a), we are requesting comments
on whether the amendment satisfies the
applicable State reclamation plan
approval criteria of 30 CFR 884.14. If we
approve the amendment, it will become
part of the Louisiana plan.
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If you submit written comments, they
should be specific, confined to issues
pertinent to the proposed regulations,
and explain the reason for any
recommended change(s). We appreciate
any and all comments, but those most
useful and likely to influence decisions
on the final regulations will be those
that either involve personal experience
or include citations to and analyses of
SMCRA, its legislative history, its
implementing regulations, case law,
other pertinent State or Federal laws or
regulations, technical literature, or other
relevant publications.
We cannot ensure that comments
received after the close of the comment
period (see DATES) or sent to an address
other than those listed (see ADDRESSES)
will be included in the docket for this
rulemaking and considered.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Public Hearing
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Grading: Previously Mined Areas
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Electronic or Written Comments
If you wish to speak at the public
hearing, contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 4
p.m., c.d.t. on October 15, 2010. If you
are disabled and need reasonable
accommodations to attend a public
hearing, contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. We
will arrange the location and time of the
hearing with those persons requesting
the hearing. If no one requests an
opportunity to speak, we will not hold
a hearing.
To assist the transcriber and ensure an
accurate record, we request, if possible,
that each person who speaks at the
public hearing provide us with a written
copy of his or her comments. The public
hearing will continue on the specified
date until everyone scheduled to speak
has been given an opportunity to be
heard. If you are in the audience and
have not been scheduled to speak and
wish to do so, you will be allowed to
speak after those who have been
scheduled. We will end the hearing after
everyone scheduled to speak and others
present in the audience who wish to
speak, have been heard.
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Public Meeting
If only one person requests an
opportunity to speak, we may hold a
public meeting rather than a public
hearing. If you wish to meet with us to
discuss the amendment, please request
a meeting by contacting the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. All such meetings are open to
the public and, if possible, we will post
notices of meetings at the locations
listed under ADDRESSES. We will make
a written summary of each meeting a
part of the administrative record.
IV. Procedural Determinations
Executive Order 12866—Regulatory
Planning and Review
This rule is exempted from review by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under Executive Order 12866.
Other Laws and Executive Orders
Affecting Rulemaking
When a State submits a program
amendment to OSM for review, our
regulations at 30 CFR 732.17(h) require
us to publish a notice in the Federal
Register indicating receipt of the
proposed amendment, its text or a
summary of its terms, and an
opportunity for public comment. We
conclude our review of the proposed
amendment after the close of the public
comment period and determine whether
the amendment should be approved,
approved in part, or not approved. At
that time, we will also make the
determinations and certifications
required by the various laws and
executive orders governing the
rulemaking process and include them in
the final rule.
List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 918
Intergovernmental relations, Surface
mining, Underground mining.
Dated: April 7, 2010.
William Joseph,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Continent
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 944
[SATS No. UT–047–FOR; Docket ID OSM–
2010–0012]
Utah Regulatory Program
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
AGENCY:
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Proposed rule; public comment
period and opportunity for public
hearing on proposed amendment.
ACTION:
We are announcing receipt of
a proposed amendment to the Utah
regulatory program (hereinafter, the
‘‘Utah program’’) under the Surface
Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 (‘‘SMCRA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’). Utah
proposes revisions to and additions of
rules about Valid Existing Rights
(‘‘VER’’). Utah intends to revise its
program to be consistent with the
corresponding Federal regulations.
This document gives the times and
locations that the Utah program and
proposed amendment to that program
are available for your inspection, the
comment period during which you may
submit written comments on the
amendment, and the procedures that we
will follow for the public hearing, if one
is requested.
DATES: We will accept written
comments on this amendment until
4 p.m., m.d.t. November 1, 2010. If
requested, we will hold a public hearing
on the amendment on October 25, 2010.
We will accept requests to speak until
4 p.m., m.d.t. on October 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following two methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. This proposed
rule has been assigned Docket ID: OSM–
2010–0012. If you would like to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
instructions.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: James
F. Fulton, Chief Denver Field Division,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1999 Broadway, Suite
3320, Denver, CO 80202.
For detailed instructions on
submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see the ‘‘III. Public Comment
Procedures’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
In addition to viewing the docket and
obtaining copies of documents at
https://www.regulations.gov, you may
review copies of the Utah program, this
amendment, a listing of any public
hearings, and all written comments
received in response to this document at
the addresses listed below during
normal business hours, Monday through
Friday, excluding holidays. You may
also receive one free copy of the
amendment by contacting OSM’s
Denver Office.
James F. Fulton, Chief, Denver Field
Division, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1999
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Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO
80202, (303) 293–5015,
jfulton@OSMRE.gov.
John R. Baza, Director, Utah Division of
Oil, Gas and Mining, 1594 West North
Temple, Suite 1210, Salt Lake City,
UT 84116, (801) 538–5334,
johnbaza@utah.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James F. Fulton, Chief, Denver Field
Division, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1999
Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO
80202 Telephone: (303) 293–5015.
Internet: jfulton@OSMRE.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Utah Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Utah Program
Section 503(a) of the Act permits a
State to assume primacy for the
regulation of surface coal mining and
reclamation operations on non-Federal
and non-Indian lands within its borders
by demonstrating that its State program
includes, among other things, ‘‘a State
law which provides for the regulation of
surface coal mining and reclamation
operations in accordance with the
requirements of this Act * * *; and
rules and regulations consistent with
regulations issued by the Secretary
pursuant to this Act.’’ See 30 U.S.C.
1253(a)(1) and (7). On the basis of these
criteria, the Secretary of the Interior
conditionally approved the Utah
program on January 21, 1981. You can
find background information on the
Utah program, including the Secretary’s
findings, the disposition of comments,
and the conditions of approval of the
Utah program in the January 21, 1981,
Federal Register (46 FR 5899). You can
also find later actions concerning Utah’s
program and program amendments at 30
CFR 944.15, and 944.30.
II. Description of the Proposed
Amendment
By letter dated August 9, 2010, Utah
sent us a proposed amendment to its
program (Administrative Record No.
UT–1224) under SMCRA (30 U.S.C.
1201 et seq.). Utah sent the amendment
in response to a February 1, 2008, letter
(Administrative Record No. UT–1223)
that we sent to Utah. The letter notified
Utah that OSM’s December 17, 2000,
Valid Existing Rights rule changes had
been upheld in court and the State
should respond to our September 19,
2000, letter (Administrative Record No.
UT–1149) sent in accordance with 30
CFR 732.17(c). That letter required Utah
to submit amendments to ensure its
program remains consistent with the
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Federal program. This amendment
package is intended to address all
required rule changes pertaining to
Valid Existing Rights.
Specifically, Utah proposes to amend
its administrative rules at R645–100–
200 (Definitions); R645–103–224; R645–
103–225; R645–103–230 through R645–
103–240; R645–201–328; R645–201–
342; R645–300–133; R645–301–115; and
R645–301–411. The full text of the
program amendment is available for you
to read at the locations listed above
under ADDRESSES.
III. Public Comment Procedures
Under the provisions of 30 CFR
732.17(h), we are seeking your
comments on whether the amendment
satisfies the applicable program
approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If we
approve the amendment, it will become
part of the Utah program.
Electronic or Written Comments
If you submit written comments, they
should be specific, confined to issues
pertinent to the proposed regulations,
and explain the reason for any
recommended change(s). We appreciate
any and all comments, but those most
useful and likely to influence decisions
on the final regulations will be those
that either involve personal experience
or include citations to and analyses of
SMCRA, its legislative history, its
implementing regulations, case law,
other pertinent Tribal or Federal laws or
regulations, technical literature, or other
relevant publications.
We cannot ensure that comments
received after the close of the comment
period (see DATES) or sent to an address
other than those listed above (see
ADDRESSES) will be included in the
docket for this rulemaking and
considered.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available in the
electronic docket for this rulemaking at
https://www.regulations.gov. While you
can ask us in your comment to withhold
your personal identifying information
from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Public Hearing
If you wish to speak at the public
hearing, contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by
4 p.m., m.d.t. on October 15, 2010. If
you are disabled and need reasonable
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accommodations to attend a public
hearing, contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. We
will arrange the location and time of the
hearing with those persons requesting
the hearing. If no one requests an
opportunity to speak, we will not hold
the hearing. If only one person
expresses an interest, a public meeting
rather than a hearing may be held, with
the results included in the docket for
this rulemaking.
To assist the transcriber and ensure an
accurate record, we request, if possible,
that each person who speaks at a public
hearing provide us with a written copy
of his or her comments. The public
hearing will continue on the specified
date until everyone scheduled to speak
has been given an opportunity to be
heard. If you are in the audience and
have not been scheduled to speak and
wish to do so, you will be allowed to
speak after those who have been
scheduled. We will end the hearing after
everyone scheduled to speak and others
present in the audience who wish to
speak, have been heard.
IV. Procedural Determinations
Executive Order 12866—Regulatory
Planning and Review
This rule is exempted from review by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under Executive Order 12866
(Regulatory Planning and Review).
Other Laws and Executive Orders
Affecting Rulemaking
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When a State submits a program
amendment to OSM for review, our
regulations at 30 CFR 732.17(h) require
us to publish a notice in the Federal
Register indicating receipt of the
proposed amendment, its text or a
summary of its terms, and an
opportunity for public comment. We
conclude our review of the proposed
amendment after the close of the public
comment period and determine whether
the amendment should be approved,
approved in part, or not approved. At
that time, we will also make the
determinations and certifications
required by the various laws and
executive orders governing the
rulemaking process and include them in
the final rule.
List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 944
Intergovernmental relations, Surface
mining, Underground mining.
Dated: August 12, 2010.
Allen D. Klein,
Director, Western Region.
[FR Doc. 2010–24599 Filed 9–29–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
31 CFR Part 103
RIN 1506–AB01
Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network; Cross-Border Electronic
Transmittals of Funds
Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (FinCEN), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
FinCEN, a bureau of the
Department of the Treasury (Treasury),
to further its efforts against money
laundering and terrorist financing, and
is proposing to issue regulations that
would require certain banks and money
transmitters to report to FinCEN
transmittal orders associated with
certain cross-border electronic
transmittals of funds (CBETFs). FinCEN
is also proposing to require an annual
filing with FinCEN by all banks of a list
of taxpayer identification numbers of
accountholders who transmitted or
received a CBETF.
DATES: Written comments are welcome
and must be received on or before
December 29, 2010 [See the Compliance
Date heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for further dates.]
ADDRESSES: Those submitting comments
are encouraged to do so via the Internet.
Comments submitted via the Internet
may be submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp
with the caption in the body of the text,
‘‘Attention: Cross-Border Electronic
Transmittals of Funds.’’ Comments may
also be submitted by written mail to:
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
Department of the Treasury, P.O. Box
39, Vienna, VA 22183, Attention: CrossBorder Electronic Transmittals of
Funds. Please submit your comments by
one method only. All comments
submitted in response to this notice of
proposed rulemaking will become a
matter of public record, therefore, you
should submit only information that
will be available publicly.
Instructions: Comments may be
inspected, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
in the FinCEN reading room in Vienna,
VA. Persons wishing to inspect the
comments submitted must obtain in
advance an appointment with the
Disclosure Officer by telephoning (703)
905–5034 (not a toll free call). In
general, FinCEN will make all
comments publicly available by posting
them on https://www.regulations.gov/
search/index.jsp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
FinCEN regulatory helpline at (800)
949–2732 and select Option 3.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Statutory Provisions
The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) (Pub. L.
91–508, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829b and
1951–1959, and 31 U.S.C. 5311–5314
and 5316–5332) authorizes the Secretary
of the Treasury (Secretary) to require
financial institutions to keep records
and file reports that the Secretary
determines have a high degree of
usefulness in criminal, tax, or regulatory
investigations or proceedings, or in
intelligence or counterintelligence
matters to protect against international
terrorism. The authority of the Secretary
to administer the BSA has been
delegated to the Director of FinCEN. The
BSA was amended by the AnnunzioWylie Anti-Money Laundering Act of
1992 (Pub. L. 102–550) (AnnunzioWylie). Annunzio-Wylie authorizes the
Secretary and the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System (the Board)
to jointly issue regulations requiring
insured banks to maintain records of
domestic funds transfers.1 In addition,
Annunzio-Wylie authorizes the
Secretary and the Board to jointly issue
regulations requiring insured banks and
certain nonbank financial institutions to
maintain records of international funds
transfers and transmittals of funds.2
Annunzio-Wylie requires the Secretary
and the Board, in issuing regulations for
international funds transfers and
transmittals of funds, to consider the
usefulness of the records in criminal,
tax, or regulatory investigations or
proceedings, and the effect of the
regulations on the cost and efficiency of
the payments system.3
The Intelligence Reform and
Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Pub.
L. 108–458) amended the BSA to require
the Secretary to prescribe regulations
‘‘requiring such financial institutions as
the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to report to the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network certain
cross-border electronic transmittals of
funds, if the Secretary determines that
reporting of such transmittals is
reasonably necessary to conduct the
efforts of the Secretary against money
laundering and terrorist financing.’’
II. Background Information
A. Current Regulations Regarding Funds
Transfers
On January 3, 1995, FinCEN and the
Board jointly issued a rule that requires
1 12 U.S.C. 1829b(b)(2) (2006). Treasury has
independent authority to issue regulations requiring
nonbank financial institutions to maintain records
of domestic transmittals of funds.
2 12 U.S.C. 1829b(b)(3) (2006).
3 Id.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 944
[SATS No. UT-047-FOR; Docket ID OSM-2010-0012]
Utah Regulatory Program
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
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ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public
hearing on proposed amendment.
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SUMMARY: We are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Utah
regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``Utah program'') under the
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (``SMCRA'' or ``the
Act''). Utah proposes revisions to and additions of rules about Valid
Existing Rights (``VER''). Utah intends to revise its program to be
consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.
This document gives the times and locations that the Utah program
and proposed amendment to that program are available for your
inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written
comments on the amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for
the public hearing, if one is requested.
DATES: We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4 p.m.,
m.d.t. November 1, 2010. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on
the amendment on October 25, 2010. We will accept requests to speak
until 4 p.m., m.d.t. on October 15, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following two
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
This proposed rule has been assigned Docket ID: OSM-2010-0012. If you
would like to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal,
go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: James F. Fulton, Chief Denver
Field Division, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO 80202.
For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the ``III. Public Comment
Procedures'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
In addition to viewing the docket and obtaining copies of documents
at https://www.regulations.gov, you may review copies of the Utah
program, this amendment, a listing of any public hearings, and all
written comments received in response to this document at the addresses
listed below during normal business hours, Monday through Friday,
excluding holidays. You may also receive one free copy of the amendment
by contacting OSM's Denver Office.
James F. Fulton, Chief, Denver Field Division, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO
80202, (303) 293-5015, jfulton@OSMRE.gov.
John R. Baza, Director, Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, 1594 West
North Temple, Suite 1210, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 538-5334,
johnbaza@utah.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James F. Fulton, Chief, Denver Field
Division, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1999
Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: (303) 293-5015.
Internet: jfulton@OSMRE.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Utah Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Utah Program
Section 503(a) of the Act permits a State to assume primacy for the
regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on non-
Federal and non-Indian lands within its borders by demonstrating that
its State program includes, among other things, ``a State law which
provides for the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation
operations in accordance with the requirements of this Act * * *; and
rules and regulations consistent with regulations issued by the
Secretary pursuant to this Act.'' See 30 U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) and (7). On
the basis of these criteria, the Secretary of the Interior
conditionally approved the Utah program on January 21, 1981. You can
find background information on the Utah program, including the
Secretary's findings, the disposition of comments, and the conditions
of approval of the Utah program in the January 21, 1981, Federal
Register (46 FR 5899). You can also find later actions concerning
Utah's program and program amendments at 30 CFR 944.15, and 944.30.
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
By letter dated August 9, 2010, Utah sent us a proposed amendment
to its program (Administrative Record No. UT-1224) under SMCRA (30
U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). Utah sent the amendment in response to a February
1, 2008, letter (Administrative Record No. UT-1223) that we sent to
Utah. The letter notified Utah that OSM's December 17, 2000, Valid
Existing Rights rule changes had been upheld in court and the State
should respond to our September 19, 2000, letter (Administrative Record
No. UT-1149) sent in accordance with 30 CFR 732.17(c). That letter
required Utah to submit amendments to ensure its program remains
consistent with the Federal program. This amendment package is intended
to address all required rule changes pertaining to Valid Existing
Rights.
Specifically, Utah proposes to amend its administrative rules at
R645-100-200 (Definitions); R645-103-224; R645-103-225; R645-103-230
through R645-103-240; R645-201-328; R645-201-342; R645-300-133; R645-
301-115; and R645-301-411. The full text of the program amendment is
available for you to read at the locations listed above under
ADDRESSES.
III. Public Comment Procedures
Under the provisions of 30 CFR 732.17(h), we are seeking your
comments on whether the amendment satisfies the applicable program
approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If we approve the amendment, it
will become part of the Utah program.
Electronic or Written Comments
If you submit written comments, they should be specific, confined
to issues pertinent to the proposed regulations, and explain the reason
for any recommended change(s). We appreciate any and all comments, but
those most useful and likely to influence decisions on the final
regulations will be those that either involve personal experience or
include citations to and analyses of SMCRA, its legislative history,
its implementing regulations, case law, other pertinent Tribal or
Federal laws or regulations, technical literature, or other relevant
publications.
We cannot ensure that comments received after the close of the
comment period (see DATES) or sent to an address other than those
listed above (see ADDRESSES) will be included in the docket for this
rulemaking and considered.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available in the electronic docket
for this rulemaking at https://www.regulations.gov. While you can ask us
in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from
public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Public Hearing
If you wish to speak at the public hearing, contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 4 p.m., m.d.t. on
October 15, 2010. If you are disabled and need reasonable
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accommodations to attend a public hearing, contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. We will arrange the location and
time of the hearing with those persons requesting the hearing. If no
one requests an opportunity to speak, we will not hold the hearing. If
only one person expresses an interest, a public meeting rather than a
hearing may be held, with the results included in the docket for this
rulemaking.
To assist the transcriber and ensure an accurate record, we
request, if possible, that each person who speaks at a public hearing
provide us with a written copy of his or her comments. The public
hearing will continue on the specified date until everyone scheduled to
speak has been given an opportunity to be heard. If you are in the
audience and have not been scheduled to speak and wish to do so, you
will be allowed to speak after those who have been scheduled. We will
end the hearing after everyone scheduled to speak and others present in
the audience who wish to speak, have been heard.
IV. Procedural Determinations
Executive Order 12866--Regulatory Planning and Review
This rule is exempted from review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and
Review).
Other Laws and Executive Orders Affecting Rulemaking
When a State submits a program amendment to OSM for review, our
regulations at 30 CFR 732.17(h) require us to publish a notice in the
Federal Register indicating receipt of the proposed amendment, its text
or a summary of its terms, and an opportunity for public comment. We
conclude our review of the proposed amendment after the close of the
public comment period and determine whether the amendment should be
approved, approved in part, or not approved. At that time, we will also
make the determinations and certifications required by the various laws
and executive orders governing the rulemaking process and include them
in the final rule.
List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 944
Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.
Dated: August 12, 2010.
Allen D. Klein,
Director, Western Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-24599 Filed 9-29-10; 8:45 am]
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