Extension of Comment Period on the Proposed Rule on Roadless Area Conservation; National Forests System Lands in Colorado, 81494-81495 [2015-32872]

Download as PDF 81494 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2015 / Proposed Rules beginning of the State’s fiscal year, the State may request permission from the Secretary to make estimated or preliminary State aid payments that consider a portion of Impact Aid payments as local resources in accordance with this section. (ii) The State must include with its request an assurance that if the Secretary determines that the State does not meet the requirements of section 222.162 for that State fiscal year, the State must pay to each affected LEA, within 60 days of the Secretary’s determination, the amount by which the State reduced State aid to the LEA. (iii) In determining whether to grant permission, the Secretary may consider factors including whether— (A) The Secretary certified the State under § 222.162 in the prior State fiscal year; and (B) Substantially the same State aid program is in effect since the date of the last certification. (b) * * * (3) For a State that has not previously been certified by the Secretary under § 222.162, or if the last certification was more than two years prior, the State submits projected data showing whether it meets the disparity standard in § 222.162. The projected data must show the resulting amounts of State aid as if the State were certified to consider Impact Aid in making State aid payments. (c) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this subpart: Current expenditures is defined in section 8013(4) of the Act. Additionally, for the purposes of this section it does not include expenditures of funds received by the agency under sections 8002 and 8003(b) (including hold harmless payments calculated under section 8003(e)) that are not taken into consideration under the State aid program and exceed the proportion of those funds that the State would be allowed to take into consideration under § 222.162. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7709) 19. Section 222.162 is amended: A. In paragraph (c)(2) introductory text, by removing the phrase ‘‘on those bases’’ in the first sentence and adding in its place ‘‘using one of the methods in paragraph (d)’’. ■ B. Revising paragraph (d). The revision reads as follows: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS ■ ■ figures under paragraph (c) of this section, the State accounts for special cost differentials that meet the requirements of paragraph (c)(2) of this section in one of four ways: (1) The Inclusion Method on a Revenue Basis. The State divides total revenues by a weighted pupil count that includes only those weights associated with the special cost differentials. (2) The Inclusion Method on an Expenditure Basis. The State divides total current expenditures by a weighted pupil count that includes only those weights associated with the special cost differentials. (3) The Exclusion Method on a Revenue Basis. The State subtracts revenues associated with the special cost differentials from total revenues, and divides this net amount by an unweighted pupil count. (4) The Exclusion Method on an Expenditure Basis. The State subtracts current expenditures that come from revenues associated with the special cost differentials from total current expenditures, and divides this net amount by an unweighted pupil count. * * * * * ■ 20. Section 222.164 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows: § 222.164 What procedures does the Secretary follow in making a determination under section 8009? (a) * * * (2) Whenever a proceeding under this subpart is initiated, the party initiating the proceeding shall provide either the State or all LEAs with a complete copy of the submission required in paragraph (b) of this section. Following receipt of the submission, the Secretary shall notify the State and all LEAs in the State of their right to request from the Secretary, within 30 days of the initiation of a proceeding, the opportunity to present their views to the Secretary before the Secretary makes a determination. * * * * * [FR Doc. 2015–32618 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P * * * * (d) Accounting for Special Cost Differentials. In computing per-pupil Jkt 238001 PO 00000 36 CFR Part 294 RIN 0596–AD26 Extension of Comment Period on the Proposed Rule on Roadless Area Conservation; National Forests System Lands in Colorado Forest Service, USDA. Notice of proposed rule; extension of comment period. AGENCY: ACTION: The Forest Service published a notice in the Federal Register on November 20, 2015, initiating a 45-day comment period on the proposed rule on Roadless Area Conservation; National Forests System Lands in Colorado. The closing date for the 45day comment period was January 4, 2016. The Agency is extending the comment period to January 15, 2016. DATES: The closing date for the proposed rule published on November 20, 2015 (80 FR 72665) has been extended. Comments must be received by January 15, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically via the Internet to go.usa.gov/3JQwJ or to www.regulations.gov. Send written comments to: Colorado Roadless Rule, 740 Simms Street, Golden, CO 80401. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, will be placed in the project record and available for public inspections and copying. The public may inspect comments received on this proposed rule at USDA, Forest Service, Ecosystem Management Coordination Staff, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days. Those wishing to inspect comments should call (202) 205–0895 ahead to facilitate an appointment and entrance to the building. Comments may also be inspected at USDA, Forest Service Rocky Mountain Regional Office, Strategic Planning Staff, 740 Simms, Golden, Colorado, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days. Those wishing to inspect comments at the Regional Office should call (303) 275–5156 ahead to facilitate an appointment and entrance to the building. SUMMARY: Ken Tu, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, Rocky Mountain Regional Office at (303) 275–5156. Individuals using telecommunication devices for the deaf may call the Federal Information Relay Services at 1–800– * 16:44 Dec 29, 2015 Forest Service FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: § 222.162 What disparity standard must a State meet in order to be certified and how are disparities in current expenditures or revenues per pupil measured? VerDate Sep<11>2014 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\30DEP1.SGM 30DEP1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2015 / Proposed Rules mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The State of Colorado maintains that coal mining in the North Fork Coal Mining Area provides an important economic contribution and stability for the communities of the North Fork Valley. USDA and the Forest Service are committed to contributing to energy security, and carrying out the government’s overall policy to foster and encourage orderly and economic development of domestic mineral resources. All existing Federal coal leases within CRAs occur in the North Fork Valley near Paonia, Colorado on the GMUG National Forests. Coal from this area meets the Clean Air Act definition for compliant and super-compliant coal, which means it has high energy value and low sulphur, ash, and mercury content. There are two mines currently holding leases within CRAs. One is operating, producing approximately 5.2 million tons of coal annually. The second is currently idle due to a fire and flood within their mine operation. The final rule accommodates continued coal mining opportunities within the North Fork Coal Mining Area. At approximately 19,500 acres, this area is less than 0.5% of the total 4.2 million acres of CRAs. The North Fork Coal Mining Area exception allows for the construction of temporary roads for exploration and surface activities related to coal mining for existing and future coal leases. The reinstatement of this exception does not approve any future coal leases, nor does it make a decision about the leasing availability of any coal within the State. Those decisions would need to undergo separate environmental analyses, public input, and decision-making. A Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) has been prepared to complement the 2012 Final EIS for the Colorado Roadless Rule. The SEIS is limited in scope to address the deficiencies identified by the District Court of Colorado in High Country Conservation Advocates v. United States Forest Service (13–01723, D. Col), correction of boundary information, and to address scoping comments. In conjunction with the 2012 Final EIS, the SEIS discloses the environmental consequences of reinstating the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception into the Colorado Roadless Rule. The Forest Service wants to ensure that there is sufficient time for potentially affected parties, including States, to comment. Thus the Agency is VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Dec 29, 2015 Jkt 238001 providing an extended comment period for the proposed rule and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Reviewers may obtain a copy of the proposed rule and SEIS from the Forest Service Colorado Roadless staff Web site at go.usa.gov/3JQw, or from Regulations.gov Web site, www.regulations.gov. Dated: December 22, 2015. Thomas L. Tidwell, Chief, Forest Service. [FR Doc. 2015–32872 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 50 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0572, EPA–HQ–OAR– 2015–0229; FRL–9940–78–OAR] RIN 2060–AS02 Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of availability of related guidance; extension of comment period. AGENCY: On November 20, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule titled, ‘‘Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events.’’ The EPA is extending the comment period on the proposed rule and the notice of availability of the related draft guidance that was scheduled to close on January 19, 2016. The new comment closing date will be February 3, 2016. We are extending the comment period at the request of several stakeholders to allow interested parties additional time to thoroughly review and analyze the noted documents and provide meaningful comments. DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule and notice of availability of related draft guidance published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2015 (80 FR 72840), is being extended. Written comments must be received on or before February 3, 2016. SUMMARY: The EPA has established separate dockets for the proposed rulemaking and the related draft guidance (available at https:// www.regulations.gov). For the proposed rulemaking titled, ‘‘Treatment of Data Influenced by Exceptional Events,’’ the Docket ID No. is EPA–HQ–OAR–2013– 0572. For the related draft guidance titled, ‘‘Draft Guidance on the ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 81495 Preparation of Exceptional Events Demonstrations for Wildfire Events that May Influence Ozone Concentrations,’’ the Docket ID No. is EPA–HQ–OAR– 2015–0229. Information on both of these actions is posted at https:// www2.epa.gov/air-quality-analysis/ treatment-data-influenced-exceptionalevents. Submit your comments, identified by the appropriate Docket ID, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. If you need to include CBI as part of your comment, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html for instructions. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html. For additional information on this action, contact Beth W. Palma, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency (C539–04), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number (919) 541–5432; email address: palma.elizabeth@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: After considering the request of several stakeholders, the EPA has decided to extend the public comment period for this action until February 3, 2016. This extension will allow interested parties additional time to thoroughly review and analyze the noted documents and provide meaningful comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: December 21, 2015. Stephen D. Page, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2015–32899 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\30DEP1.SGM 30DEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 81494-81495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32872]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 294

RIN 0596-AD26


Extension of Comment Period on the Proposed Rule on Roadless Area 
Conservation; National Forests System Lands in Colorado

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service published a notice in the Federal Register 
on November 20, 2015, initiating a 45-day comment period on the 
proposed rule on Roadless Area Conservation; National Forests System 
Lands in Colorado. The closing date for the 45-day comment period was 
January 4, 2016. The Agency is extending the comment period to January 
15, 2016.

DATES: The closing date for the proposed rule published on November 20, 
2015 (80 FR 72665) has been extended. Comments must be received by 
January 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically via the Internet to 
go.usa.gov/3JQwJ or to www.regulations.gov. Send written comments to: 
Colorado Roadless Rule, 740 Simms Street, Golden, CO 80401.
    All comments, including names and addresses when provided, will be 
placed in the project record and available for public inspections and 
copying. The public may inspect comments received on this proposed rule 
at USDA, Forest Service, Ecosystem Management Coordination Staff, 1400 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on 
business days. Those wishing to inspect comments should call (202) 205-
0895 ahead to facilitate an appointment and entrance to the building. 
Comments may also be inspected at USDA, Forest Service Rocky Mountain 
Regional Office, Strategic Planning Staff, 740 Simms, Golden, Colorado, 
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days. Those wishing to inspect 
comments at the Regional Office should call (303) 275-5156 ahead to 
facilitate an appointment and entrance to the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Tu, Interdisciplinary Team Leader, 
Rocky Mountain Regional Office at (303) 275-5156.
    Individuals using telecommunication devices for the deaf may call 
the Federal Information Relay Services at 1-800-

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877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The State of Colorado maintains that coal mining in the North Fork 
Coal Mining Area provides an important economic contribution and 
stability for the communities of the North Fork Valley. USDA and the 
Forest Service are committed to contributing to energy security, and 
carrying out the government's overall policy to foster and encourage 
orderly and economic development of domestic mineral resources.
    All existing Federal coal leases within CRAs occur in the North 
Fork Valley near Paonia, Colorado on the GMUG National Forests. Coal 
from this area meets the Clean Air Act definition for compliant and 
super-compliant coal, which means it has high energy value and low 
sulphur, ash, and mercury content. There are two mines currently 
holding leases within CRAs. One is operating, producing approximately 
5.2 million tons of coal annually. The second is currently idle due to 
a fire and flood within their mine operation. The final rule 
accommodates continued coal mining opportunities within the North Fork 
Coal Mining Area. At approximately 19,500 acres, this area is less than 
0.5% of the total 4.2 million acres of CRAs. The North Fork Coal Mining 
Area exception allows for the construction of temporary roads for 
exploration and surface activities related to coal mining for existing 
and future coal leases. The reinstatement of this exception does not 
approve any future coal leases, nor does it make a decision about the 
leasing availability of any coal within the State. Those decisions 
would need to undergo separate environmental analyses, public input, 
and decision-making.
    A Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) has been 
prepared to complement the 2012 Final EIS for the Colorado Roadless 
Rule. The SEIS is limited in scope to address the deficiencies 
identified by the District Court of Colorado in High Country 
Conservation Advocates v. United States Forest Service (13-01723, D. 
Col), correction of boundary information, and to address scoping 
comments. In conjunction with the 2012 Final EIS, the SEIS discloses 
the environmental consequences of reinstating the North Fork Coal 
Mining Area exception into the Colorado Roadless Rule.
    The Forest Service wants to ensure that there is sufficient time 
for potentially affected parties, including States, to comment. Thus 
the Agency is providing an extended comment period for the proposed 
rule and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
    Reviewers may obtain a copy of the proposed rule and SEIS from the 
Forest Service Colorado Roadless staff Web site at go.usa.gov/3JQw, or 
from Regulations.gov Web site, www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: December 22, 2015.
Thomas L. Tidwell,
Chief, Forest Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-32872 Filed 12-29-15; 8:45 am]
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