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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 943
[SATS No. TX–067–FOR; Docket ID: OSM–
2016–0001; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
167S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 16XS501520]
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
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We, the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSMRE), are announcing receipt of a
proposed amendment to the Texas
regulatory program (Texas program)
under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the
Act). Texas proposes revisions to its
regulations regarding annual permit
fees. Texas intends to revise its program
to improve operational efficiency.
This document gives the times and
locations that the Texas 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., c.t., May 9, 2016. If requested, we
will hold a public hearing on the
amendment on May 3, 2016. We will
accept requests to speak at a hearing
until 4:00 p.m., c.t. on April 25, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by SATS No. TX–067–FOR,
by any of the following methods:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Director, Tulsa
Field Office, Office of Surface Mining
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Reclamation and Enforcement, 1645
South 101st East Avenue, Suite 145,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128–4629.
• Fax: (918) 581–6419.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number for this rulemaking. For
detailed instructions on submitting
comments and additional information
on the rulemaking process, see the
‘‘Public Comment Procedures’’ heading
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to
review copies of the Texas program, this
amendment, a listing of any scheduled
public hearings, and all written
comments received in response to this
document, you must go to the address
listed below during normal business
hours, Monday through Friday,
excluding holidays. You may receive
one free copy of the amendment by
contacting OSMRE’s Tulsa Field Office
or going to www.regulations.gov.
Director: Tulsa Field Office, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1645 South 101st East
Avenue, Suite 145, Tulsa, Oklahoma
74128–4629, Telephone: (918) 581–
6430.
In addition, you may review a copy of
the amendment during regular business
hours at the following location: Surface
Mining and Reclamation Division,
Railroad Commission of Texas, 1701
North Congress Avenue, Capitol Station,
P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas 78711–
2967, Telephone: (512) 463–6900.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Director, Tulsa Field Office. Telephone:
(918) 581–6430. Email: Debbie Dale at
ddale@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Texas Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Texas 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 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
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criteria, the Secretary of the Interior
conditionally approved the Texas
program effective February 16, 1980.
You can find background information
on the Texas program, including the
Secretary’s findings, the disposition of
comments, and the conditions of
approval of the Texas program in the
February 27, 1980, Federal Register (45
FR 12998). You can also find later
actions concerning the Texas program
and program amendments at 30 CFR
943.10, 943.15, and 943.16.
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II. Description of the Proposed
Amendment
By letter dated November 17, 2015
(Administrative Record No. TX–705),
Texas sent us an amendment to its
program under SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1201
et seq.) at its own initiative. Below is a
summary of the changes proposed by
Texas. The full text of the program
amendment is available for you to read
at the locations listed above under
ADDRESSES.
Texas proposes to revise its regulation
at 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC)
section 12.108(b) regarding annual
permit fees by:
(1) Removing paragraph (b)(1),
regarding fees for each acre of land
within the permit area on which coal or
lignite was actually removed during the
calendar year;
(2) Increasing the amount of the fee,
from $12.00 to $13.05, for each acre of
land within a permit area covered by a
reclamation bond on December 31st of
the year; and
(3) Increasing the amount of the fee,
from $6,540 to $6,600, for each permit
in effect on December 31st of the year.
Texas fully funds its share of costs to
regulate the coal mining industry with
fees paid by the coal industry. Texas
charges three fees to meet these costs, a
permit application fee and two annual
fees as mentioned above. The proposed
fee revisions are intended to provide
adequate funding to pay the State’s cost
of operating its regulatory program, and
provide incentives for industry to
accomplish reclamation and achieve
bond release as quickly as possible.
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.
Electronic or Written Comments
If you submit written comments, they
should be specific, confined to issues
pertinent to the proposed regulations,
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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, 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.
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.t. on April 25, 2016. 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
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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 proposed 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 OSMRE 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 943
Intergovernmental relations, Surface
mining, Underground mining.
Dated: February 11, 2016.
Len Meier,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Continent
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 943
[SATS No. TX-067-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2016-0001; S1D1S SS08011000
SX064A000 167S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 16XS501520]
Texas 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
(OSMRE), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Texas
regulatory program (Texas program) under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Texas proposes revisions to
its regulations regarding annual permit fees. Texas intends to revise
its program to improve operational efficiency.
This document gives the times and locations that the Texas 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., c.t., May 9, 2016. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on
the amendment on May 3, 2016. We will accept requests to speak at a
hearing until 4:00 p.m., c.t. on April 25, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by SATS No. TX-067-FOR,
by any of the following methods:
Mail/Hand Delivery: Director, Tulsa Field Office, Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1645 South 101st East
Avenue, Suite 145, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128-4629.
Fax: (918) 581-6419.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number for this rulemaking. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking
process, see the ``Public Comment Procedures'' heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to review copies of the Texas
program, this amendment, a listing of any scheduled public hearings,
and all written comments received in response to this document, you
must go to the address listed below during normal business hours,
Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. You may receive one free
copy of the amendment by contacting OSMRE's Tulsa Field Office or going
to www.regulations.gov.
Director: Tulsa Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1645 South 101st East Avenue, Suite 145, Tulsa,
Oklahoma 74128-4629, Telephone: (918) 581-6430.
In addition, you may review a copy of the amendment during regular
business hours at the following location: Surface Mining and
Reclamation Division, Railroad Commission of Texas, 1701 North Congress
Avenue, Capitol Station, P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas 78711-2967,
Telephone: (512) 463-6900.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director, Tulsa Field Office.
Telephone: (918) 581-6430. Email: Debbie Dale at ddale@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Texas Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Texas 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 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
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criteria, the Secretary of the Interior conditionally approved the
Texas program effective February 16, 1980. You can find background
information on the Texas program, including the Secretary's findings,
the disposition of comments, and the conditions of approval of the
Texas program in the February 27, 1980, Federal Register (45 FR 12998).
You can also find later actions concerning the Texas program and
program amendments at 30 CFR 943.10, 943.15, and 943.16.
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
By letter dated November 17, 2015 (Administrative Record No. TX-
705), Texas sent us an amendment to its program under SMCRA (30 U.S.C.
1201 et seq.) at its own initiative. Below is a summary of the changes
proposed by Texas. The full text of the program amendment is available
for you to read at the locations listed above under ADDRESSES.
Texas proposes to revise its regulation at 16 Texas Administrative
Code (TAC) section 12.108(b) regarding annual permit fees by:
(1) Removing paragraph (b)(1), regarding fees for each acre of land
within the permit area on which coal or lignite was actually removed
during the calendar year;
(2) Increasing the amount of the fee, from $12.00 to $13.05, for
each acre of land within a permit area covered by a reclamation bond on
December 31st of the year; and
(3) Increasing the amount of the fee, from $6,540 to $6,600, for
each permit in effect on December 31st of the year.
Texas fully funds its share of costs to regulate the coal mining
industry with fees paid by the coal industry. Texas charges three fees
to meet these costs, a permit application fee and two annual fees as
mentioned above. The proposed fee revisions are intended to provide
adequate funding to pay the State's cost of operating its regulatory
program, and provide incentives for industry to accomplish reclamation
and achieve bond release as quickly as possible.
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.
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 (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.
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.t. on
April 25, 2016. 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 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 proposed 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 OSMRE 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 943
Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.
Dated: February 11, 2016.
Len Meier,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Continent Region.
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