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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, email 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.
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Public Hearing
If you wish to speak at the public
hearing, contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by
4:00 p.m., c.d.t. on June 27, 2012. 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.
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
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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 936
Intergovernmental relations, Surface
mining, Underground mining.
Dated: April 10, 2012.
Ervin J. Barchenger,
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–048–FOR]; Docket ID [OSM–
2012–0011]]
Utah Regulatory Program
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment
period and opportunity for public
hearing on proposed amendment.
AGENCY:
We, the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), 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
SUMMARY:
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1977 (‘‘SMCRA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’). Utah
proposes a change to the Judicial Code,
Title 78 of the Utah Code, that requires
plaintiffs who obtain temporary relief
(administrative stay or preliminary
injunction) in an environmental action
to post a surety bond or equivalent
pending state judicial review. Utah sent
the amendment to include changes
made at its own initiative.
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 4:00
p.m., m.d.t. July 12, 2012. If requested,
we will hold a public hearing on the
amendment on July 9, 2012. We will
accept requests to speak until 4:00 p.m.,
m.d.t. on June 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following two methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. This proposed
rule has been assigned Docket ID: OSM–
2012–0011. If you would like to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal, go to
www.regulations.gov and follow the
instructions.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Kenneth Walker, 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
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.
Kenneth Walker, Chief, Denver Field
Division, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1999
Broadway Suite 3320, Denver, CO
80202, (303)293–5012,
KWalker@osmre.gov;
John Baza, Director, Utah Division of
Oil, Gas and Mining, 1594 West North
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Temple, Suite 1210, PO Box 145801,
Salk Lake City, UT 84114–5801,
(801)538–5334, johnbaza@utah.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Walker, Telephone: (303)293–
5012. Internet: KWalker@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Utah Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
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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, 944.16, and 944.30.
II. Description of the Proposed
Amendment
By letter dated April 18, 2012, Utah
sent us a proposed amendment to its
approved program (Administrative
Record Document ID No. OSM–2012–
0011–0002) under SMCRA (30 U.S.C.
1201 et seq.). Utah sent the amendment
in response to a February 24, 2012,
letter (Document ID No. OSM–2012–
0011–0006) that OSM sent to Utah in
accordance with 30 CFR 732.17(e)(2).
Utah House Bill 399 (H.B. 399)
(Document ID No. OSM–2012–0011–
0001) was approved by the Utah
Legislature on March 4, 2011, and
signed into law by Utah’s Governor on
March 21, 2011. H.B. 399
(Environmental Litigation Bond)
enacted a change to the Judicial Code,
Title 78 of the Utah Code, that in
pertinent part mandates that state
agencies and courts require plaintiffs
who obtain temporary relief
(administrative stay or preliminary
injunction) in an environmental action
to post a surety bond or cash equivalent
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in an amount the court or state agency
considers sufficient to compensate each
defendant opposing the temporary relief
for damages they may sustain as a result
of the administrative stay or preliminary
injunction. An environmental action is
a cause of action that seeks judicial
review of a final agency action to issue
a permit by the Department of Natural
Resources.
OSM’s review of H.B. 399 determined
that the newly-enacted environmental
litigation bond provisions represent a
condition or event that has changed the
implementation, administration or
enforcement of the approved Utah
program under 30 CFR 732.17(e)(2).
Consequently, in a letter dated February
24, 2012, OSM required Utah to submit
the proposed changes contained in H.B.
399 as an amendment to its Coal
Program regulations for review and
approval before they can take effect.
Utah responded in a letter dated April
18, 2012, (Document ID No. OSM–2012–
0011–0003) by submitting the changes
enacted by H.B. 399 as a formal
amendment to their State program. 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 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 above (see
ADDRESSES) will be included in the
docket for this rulemaking and
considered.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
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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
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
4:00 p.m., m.d.t. on June 27, 2012. 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
the hearing.
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.
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
(Regulatory Planning and Review).
Other Laws and Executive Orders
Affecting Rulemaking
When a State submits a program
amendment to OSM for review, our
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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: April 26, 2012.
Allen D. Klein,
Director, Western Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 950
[SATS No WY–041–FOR; Docket ID OSM–
2011–0020]
Wyoming Regulatory Program
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.
AGENCY:
We, the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), are announcing the withdrawal
of a proposed rule pertaining to an
amendment to the Wyoming regulatory
program (the Wyoming program) and its
coal rules and regulations. Wyoming
submitted the amendment to address
required ownership and control rule
changes that OSM identified in a letter
to Wyoming dated October 2, 2009,
under 30 CFR 732.17(c), and four
deficiencies that were identified by
OSM during the review of a previous
program amendment (WY–038–FOR;
Docket ID #OSM–2009–0012).
DATES: The proposed rule published
December 23, 2011, at 76 FR 80310, is
withdrawn June 12, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Fleischman, Director, Casper
Field Office, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Dick
Cheney Federal Building, POB 11018,
150 East B Street, Casper, Wyoming
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82601–1018; Telephone: 307–261–6550,
email address: jfleischman@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Wyoming Program
II. Submission of the Withdrawal
I. Background on the Wyoming
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 Wyoming
program on November 26, 1980. You
can find background information on the
Wyoming program, including the
Secretary’s findings, the disposition of
comments, and the conditions of
approval of the Wyoming program in
the November 26, 1980, Federal
Register (45 FR 78637). You can also
find later actions concerning Wyoming’s
program and program amendments at 30
CFR 950.12, 950.15, 950.16, and 950.20.
II. Submission of the Withdrawal
By letter dated October 24, 2011,
Wyoming sent us a proposed
amendment to its approved regulatory
program (Administrative Record Docket
ID No. OSM–2011–0020) under SMCRA
(30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). Wyoming
submitted the amendment to address
required rule changes OSM identified in
a letter to Wyoming dated October 2,
2009, under 30 CFR 732.17(c) (‘‘732
letter’’). These included changes to
Wyoming’s rules for ownership and
control. Wyoming also submitted the
amendment to address four deficiencies
that OSM identified in response to
Wyoming’s formally submitted
revegetation rule package (WY–038–
FOR; Docket ID #OSM–2009–0012) and
correct numerous inaccurate citations to
other sections of Wyoming’s rules and
regulations.
We announced receipt of the
proposed amendment in the December
23, 2011, Federal Register (76 FR
80310). In the same document, we
opened the public comment period and
provided an opportunity for a public
hearing or meeting on the amendment’s
adequacy (Administrative Record
Document ID No. OSM–2011–0020–
0001). We did not hold a public hearing
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or meeting because no one requested
one. The public comment period ended
on January 23, 2012. We received
comments from three Federal agencies
(Mine Safety and Health
Administration, USDA Forest Service,
U.S. Geological Survey) and one State
agency (Wyoming Game and Fish
Department). In a letter dated March 16,
2012, Wyoming notified us that it was
withdrawing the proposed amendment
at this time so that it can draft
additional rule language to address the
issues in the October 2, 2009, 732 letter
and resubmit the amendment by January
of 2013. The required rule changes
identified by OSM in the October 2,
2009, 732 letter to Wyoming remain
effective.
List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 950
Intergovernmental relations, Surface
mining, Underground mining.
Dated: April 20, 2012.
Allen D. Klein,
Regional Director, Western Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2012–0385]
RIN 1625–AA00
Safety Zone; Bostock 50th Anniversary
Fireworks, Long Island Sound;
Manursing Island, NY
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
establish a temporary safety zone on the
navigable waters of Long Island Sound
in the vicinity of Manursing Island, NY
for a fireworks display. This temporary
safety zone is necessary to protect
spectators and vessels from the hazards
associated with fireworks displays. This
rule is intended to restrict all vessels
from a portion of Long Island Sound
before, during, and immediately after
the fireworks event.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before July 12, 2012.
Requests for public meetings must be
received by the Coast Guard on or before
June 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number using any
one of the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 944
[SATS No. [UT-048-FOR]; Docket ID [OSM-2012-0011]]
Utah Regulatory Program
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public
hearing on proposed amendment.
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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM), 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 a change to the Judicial Code, Title 78 of the
Utah Code, that requires plaintiffs who obtain temporary relief
(administrative stay or preliminary injunction) in an environmental
action to post a surety bond or equivalent pending state judicial
review. Utah sent the amendment to include changes made at its own
initiative.
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 4:00
p.m., m.d.t. July 12, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing
on the amendment on July 9, 2012. We will accept requests to speak
until 4:00 p.m., m.d.t. on June 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following two
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. This
proposed rule has been assigned Docket ID: OSM-2012-0011. If you would
like to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal, go to
www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Kenneth Walker, 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 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.
Kenneth Walker, Chief, Denver Field Division, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1999 Broadway Suite 3320, Denver,
CO 80202, (303)293-5012, KWalker@osmre.gov;
John Baza, Director, Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, 1594
West North
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Temple, Suite 1210, PO Box 145801, Salk Lake City, UT 84114-5801,
(801)538-5334, johnbaza@utah.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Walker, Telephone: (303)293-
5012. Internet: KWalker@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, 944.16, and
944.30.
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
By letter dated April 18, 2012, Utah sent us a proposed amendment
to its approved program (Administrative Record Document ID No. OSM-
2012-0011-0002) under SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). Utah sent the
amendment in response to a February 24, 2012, letter (Document ID No.
OSM-2012-0011-0006) that OSM sent to Utah in accordance with 30 CFR
732.17(e)(2).
Utah House Bill 399 (H.B. 399) (Document ID No. OSM-2012-0011-0001)
was approved by the Utah Legislature on March 4, 2011, and signed into
law by Utah's Governor on March 21, 2011. H.B. 399 (Environmental
Litigation Bond) enacted a change to the Judicial Code, Title 78 of the
Utah Code, that in pertinent part mandates that state agencies and
courts require plaintiffs who obtain temporary relief (administrative
stay or preliminary injunction) in an environmental action to post a
surety bond or cash equivalent in an amount the court or state agency
considers sufficient to compensate each defendant opposing the
temporary relief for damages they may sustain as a result of the
administrative stay or preliminary injunction. An environmental action
is a cause of action that seeks judicial review of a final agency
action to issue a permit by the Department of Natural Resources.
OSM's review of H.B. 399 determined that the newly-enacted
environmental litigation bond provisions represent a condition or event
that has changed the implementation, administration or enforcement of
the approved Utah program under 30 CFR 732.17(e)(2). Consequently, in a
letter dated February 24, 2012, OSM required Utah to submit the
proposed changes contained in H.B. 399 as an amendment to its Coal
Program regulations for review and approval before they can take
effect. Utah responded in a letter dated April 18, 2012, (Document ID
No. OSM-2012-0011-0003) by submitting the changes enacted by H.B. 399
as a formal amendment to their State program. 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 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 above (see ADDRESSES) will be included in the docket for this
rulemaking and considered.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email 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 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 4:00 p.m., m.d.t. on
June 27, 2012. 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 the hearing.
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.
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 (Regulatory Planning and
Review).
Other Laws and Executive Orders Affecting Rulemaking
When a State submits a program amendment to OSM for review, our
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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: April 26, 2012.
Allen D. Klein,
Director, Western Region.
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