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with another firm in the same or similar
line of business, and that firm or an
owner, director, officer, or manager, or
a direct relative of an owner, director,
officer, or manager of that firm owns an
equity interest in the concern.
(5) A non-service-disabled veteran
individual or entity, having an equity
interest in the concern, provides critical
financial or bonding support.
(6) In circumstances where a critical
license is held by a non-service-disabled
individual, or other entity, the nonservice-disabled individual or entity
may be found to control the firm. A
critical license is considered any license
that would normally be required of
firms operating in the same field or
industry, regardless of whether a
specific license is required on a specific
contract.
(7) Business relationships exist with
non-service-disabled veteran
individuals or entities which cause such
dependence that the applicant or
concern cannot exercise independent
business judgment without great
economic risk.
(j) Critical financing. A non-servicedisabled veteran individual or entity
may be found to control the concern
through loan arrangements with the
concern or the service-disabled
veteran(s). Providing a loan or a loan
guaranty on commercially reasonable
terms does not, by itself, give a nonservice-disabled veteran individual or
entity the power to control a firm, but
when taken into consideration with
other factors may be used to find that a
non-service-disabled firm or individual
controls the concern.
(k) Normal business hours. There is a
rebuttable presumption that a servicedisabled veteran does not control the
firm when the service-disabled veteran
is not able to work for the firm during
the normal working hours that
businesses in that industry normally
work. This may include, but is not
limited to, other full-time or part-time
employment, being a full-time or parttime student, or any other activity or
obligation that prevents the servicedisabled veteran from actively working
for the firm during normal business
operating hours.
(l) Close proximity. There is rebuttable
presumption that a service-disabled
veteran does not control the firm if that
individual is not located within a
reasonable commute to firm’s
headquarters and/or job-sites locations,
regardless of the firm’s industry. The
service-disabled veteran’s ability to
answer emails, communicate by
telephone, or to communicate at a
distance by other technological means,
while delegating the responsibility of
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managing the concern to others is not by
itself a reasonable rebuttal.
(m) Exception for ‘‘extraordinary
circumstances.’’ SBA will not find that
a lack of control exists where a servicedisabled veteran does not have the
unilateral power and authority to make
decisions in ‘‘extraordinary
circumstances.’’ The only circumstances
in which this exception applies are
those articulated in the definition.
(n) Exception for reservists recalled to
active duty. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this section requiring a
service-disabled veteran to control the
daily business operations and long-term
strategic planning of a concern, where a
service-disabled veteran individual
upon whom eligibility is based is a
reserve component member in the
United States military who has been
recalled to active duty, the concern may
elect to designate in writing one or more
individuals to control the concern on
behalf of the service-disabled veteran
during the period of active duty. The
concern will not be considered
ineligible based on the absence of the
service-disabled veteran during the
period of active duty. The concern must
keep records evidencing the active duty
and the written designation of control,
and provide those documents to VA,
and if requested to SBA.
■ 5. Amend § 125.22 by revising
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 125.22 When may a contracting officer
set-aside a procurement for SDVO SBCs?
(a) The contracting officer first must
review a requirement to determine
whether it is excluded from SDVO
contracting pursuant to § 125.21.
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■ 6. Amend § 125.23 by revising
paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:
§ 125.23 When may a contracting officer
award sole source contracts to SDVO
SBCs?
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(a) None of the provisions of § 125.21
or § 125.22 apply;
(b) The anticipated award price of the
contract (including options) will not
exceed $6,500,000 in the case of a
contract assigned a NAICS code for
manufacturing, or $4,000,000 in the case
of any other contract opportunity;
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Dated: January 18, 2018.
Linda E. McMahon,
Administrator.
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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD
29 CFR Parts 101 and 102
RIN 3142–AA12
Representation-Case Procedures
AGENCY:
National Labor Relations
Board.
Request for information;
extension of time to submit responses.
ACTION:
The National Labor Relations
Board (the Board) published a Request
for Information in the Federal Register
on December 14, 2017, seeking
information from the public regarding
its representation election regulations,
with a specific focus on amendments to
the Board’s representation case
procedures adopted by the Board’s final
rule published on December 15, 2014.
The date to submit responses to the
request for information is extended for
three days as a result of the lapse in
appropriations for the Federal
government. The Board is also granting
an additional 30 days to file responses
to the request for information.
DATES: Responses to the request for
information must be received by the
Board on or before March 19, 2018. No
late responses will be accepted.
Responses are limited to 25 pages.
ADDRESSES: Electronic responses may be
submitted by going to www.nlrb.gov and
following the link to submit responses
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Board encourages electronic filing. If
you do not have the ability to submit
your response electronically, responses
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National Labor Relations Board, 1015
Half Street SE, Washington, DC 20570.
SUMMARY:
Dated: January 24, 2018.
Roxanne Rothschild,
Deputy Executive Secretary.
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BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 901
[SATS No. AL–081–FOR; Docket ID: OSM–
2017–0006; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 18XS501520]
Alabama Regulatory Program
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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, the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSMRE), are announcing receipt of a
proposed amendment to the Alabama
regulatory program (Alabama program)
under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the
Act). Alabama proposes revisions to its
program to allow the Alabama Surface
Mining Commission (ASMC) to revise
its current permit fee collection
procedures from the term of the mine
permit to enable the collection of permit
fees over the entire life of the mine. The
revision also defines the life of the mine
to be from the issuance of the permit
through the full release of the
performance bond.
This document gives the locations
and times where the Alabama program
documents and proposed amendment to
that program are available for your
inspection, establishes the comment
period during which you may submit
written comments on the amendment,
and describes the procedures 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., CST, February 28, 2018. If
requested, we will hold a public hearing
about the amendment on February 23,
2018. We will accept requests to speak
at a hearing until 4:00 p.m., CST on
February 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by SATS No. AL–081–FOR by
any of the following methods:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: William
Joseph, Acting Director, Birmingham
Field Office, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 135
Gemini Circle, Suite 215, Homewood,
Alabama 35209.
• Fax: (205) 290–7280.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: The
amendment has been assigned Docket
ID OSM–2017–0006. If you would like
to submit comments go to 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 Alabama program,
this amendment, a listing of any
scheduled public hearings, and all
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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 Birmingham Field
Office or the full text of the program
amendment is available for you to
review at www.regulations.gov.
William Joseph, Acting Director,
Birmingham Field Office, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite
215, Homewood, Alabama 35209,
Telephone: (205) 290–7282, Email:
bjoseph@osmre.gov.
In addition, you may review a copy of
the amendment during regular business
hours at the following location:
Alabama Surface Mining Commission,
1811 Second Ave., P.O. Box 2390,
Jasper, Alabama 35502–2390,
Telephone: (205) 221–4130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Joseph, Acting Director,
Birmingham Field Office. Telephone:
(205) 290–7282. Email: bjoseph@
osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Alabama Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Alabama 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, state laws
and regulations that govern surface coal
mining and reclamation operations in
accordance with the Act and consistent
with the Federal regulations. See 30
U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) and (7). On the basis
of these criteria, the Secretary of the
Interior conditionally approved the
Alabama program effective May 20,
1982. You can find background
information on the Alabama program,
including the Secretary’s findings, the
disposition of comments, and the
conditions of approval of the Alabama
program in the May 20, 1982, Federal
Register (47 FR 22030). You can also
find later actions concerning the
Alabama program and program
amendments at 30 CFR 901.10, 901.15
and 901.16.
II. Description of the Proposed
Amendment
By email dated June 21, 2017
(Administrative Record No. AL–0671),
Alabama sent us an amendment to its
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program under SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1201
et seq.) at its own initiative. Below is a
summary of the changes proposed by
Alabama. The full text of the program
amendment is available for you to read
at the locations listed above under
ADDRESSES.
Code of Alabama Section 9–16–83
Permits—Contents of application;
reclamation plan; copy of application
filed for public inspections; insurance;
blasting plan.
Alabama proposes revisions to its
program to allow the ASMC to revise its
current permit fee collection procedures
from the term of the mine permit to
enable the collection of permit fees over
the entire life of the mine. The revision
also defines the life of the mine to be
from the issuance of the permit through
the full release of the performance bond.
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 plan.
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 program 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.
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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., CST on February 13, 2018. 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
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Executive Order 12866—Regulatory
Planning and Review
Pursuant to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Guidance dated October
12, 1993, the approval of state program
amendments is exempted from OMB
review 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 hold a public hearing on a program
amendment if it changes the objectives,
scope or major policies followed, or
make a finding that the State provided
adequate notice and opportunity for
public comment. Alabama has elected to
have OSMRE publish a notice in the
Federal Register indicating receipt of
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the proposed amendment and soliciting
comments. We will 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
further instructions on submitting
comments.
List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 901
Intergovernmental relations, Surface
mining, Underground mining.
I. Table of Abbreviations
Dated: August 1, 2017.
Alfred L. Clayborne,
Regional Director, Mid-Continent Region.
Editorial Note: The Office of the Federal
Register received this document on January
24, 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR 165
[Docket Number USCG–2017–1068]
RIN 1625–AA00
Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River,
New Orleans, LA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
establish a temporary safety zone for all
navigable waters on the Lower
Mississippi River above Head of Passes
between Mile Marker (MM) 95.0 and
MM 96.0. This safety zone is necessary
to protect persons and vessels from
potential safety hazards associated with
a fireworks display on April 14, 2018.
This proposed rulemaking would
prohibit persons and vessels from
entering the safety zone unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port
Sector New Orleans or a designated
representative. We invite your
comments on this proposed rulemaking.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before February 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2017–1068 using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public
Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
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If
you have questions about this proposed
rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant
Commander (LCDR) Howard Vacco,
Sector New Orleans, US Coast Guard at
(504) 365–2281 or Howard.K.Vacco@
uscg.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AHP Above Head of Passes
BNM Broadcast Notice of Mariners
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
COTP Captain of the Port Sector New
Orleans
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
LMR Lower Mississippi River
MM Mile Marker
MSIB Marine Safety Information Bulletin
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background, Purpose, and Legal
Basis
On March 14, 2017, the 2018 NOLA
Foundation notified the Coast Guard
that it would be conducting a fireworks
display from 8 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. on
April 14, 2018, to commemorate the tricentennial anniversary of the French
Quarter Fest. The fireworks are to be
launched from a barge in the
Mississippi River approximately located
at mile marker (MM) 95.5 Above Head
of Passes (AHP). Hazards from firework
displays include accidental discharge of
fireworks, dangerous projectiles, and
falling hot embers or other debris. The
Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans
(COTP) has determined that potential
hazards associated with the fireworks
would be a safety concern for anyone
within a one-mile length of the river.
The purpose of this rulemaking is to
ensure the safety of vessels on the
navigable waters within a one-mile
range of the fireworks barge before,
during, and after the scheduled event.
The Coast Guard proposes this
rulemaking under authority in 33 U.S.C.
1231.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
The COTP proposes to establish a
safety zone from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
April 14, 2018. The safety zone would
cover all navigable waters of the Lower
Mississippi River between MM 95 and
96AHP. The duration of the zone is
intended to ensure the safety of vessels
and these navigable waters before,
during, and after the scheduled
fireworks display. No vessel or person
would be permitted to enter the safety
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 901
[SATS No. AL-081-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2017-0006; S1D1S SS08011000
SX064A000 189S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 18XS501520]
Alabama 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, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSMRE), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Alabama
regulatory program (Alabama program) under the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Alabama proposes
revisions to its program to allow the Alabama Surface Mining Commission
(ASMC) to revise its current permit fee collection procedures from the
term of the mine permit to enable the collection of permit fees over
the entire life of the mine. The revision also defines the life of the
mine to be from the issuance of the permit through the full release of
the performance bond.
This document gives the locations and times where the Alabama
program documents and proposed amendment to that program are available
for your inspection, establishes the comment period during which you
may submit written comments on the amendment, and describes the
procedures 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., CST, February 28, 2018. If requested, we will hold a public
hearing about the amendment on February 23, 2018. We will accept
requests to speak at a hearing until 4:00 p.m., CST on February 13,
2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by SATS No. AL-081-FOR
by any of the following methods:
Mail/Hand Delivery: William Joseph, Acting Director,
Birmingham Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite 215, Homewood, Alabama 35209.
Fax: (205) 290-7280.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: The amendment has been
assigned Docket ID OSM-2017-0006. If you would like to submit comments
go to 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 Alabama
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 Birmingham Field Office or
the full text of the program amendment is available for you to review
at www.regulations.gov.
William Joseph, Acting Director, Birmingham Field Office, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite
215, Homewood, Alabama 35209, Telephone: (205) 290-7282, Email:
[email protected].
In addition, you may review a copy of the amendment during regular
business hours at the following location: Alabama Surface Mining
Commission, 1811 Second Ave., P.O. Box 2390, Jasper, Alabama 35502-
2390, Telephone: (205) 221-4130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Joseph, Acting Director,
Birmingham Field Office. Telephone: (205) 290-7282. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Alabama Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Alabama 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, state laws and regulations
that govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations in
accordance with the Act and consistent with the Federal regulations.
See 30 U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) and (7). On the basis of these criteria, the
Secretary of the Interior conditionally approved the Alabama program
effective May 20, 1982. You can find background information on the
Alabama program, including the Secretary's findings, the disposition of
comments, and the conditions of approval of the Alabama program in the
May 20, 1982, Federal Register (47 FR 22030). You can also find later
actions concerning the Alabama program and program amendments at 30 CFR
901.10, 901.15 and 901.16.
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
By email dated June 21, 2017 (Administrative Record No. AL-0671),
Alabama 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 Alabama. The full text of the program amendment is
available for you to read at the locations listed above under
ADDRESSES.
Code of Alabama Section 9-16-83 Permits--Contents of application;
reclamation plan; copy of application filed for public inspections;
insurance; blasting plan.
Alabama proposes revisions to its program to allow the ASMC to
revise its current permit fee collection procedures from the term of
the mine permit to enable the collection of permit fees over the entire
life of the mine. The revision also defines the life of the mine to be
from the issuance of the permit through the full release of the
performance bond.
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 plan.
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
program 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.
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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., CST on
February 13, 2018. 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
Pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance dated
October 12, 1993, the approval of state program amendments is exempted
from OMB review 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 hold a public hearing on
a program amendment if it changes the objectives, scope or major
policies followed, or make a finding that the State provided adequate
notice and opportunity for public comment. Alabama has elected to have
OSMRE publish a notice in the Federal Register indicating receipt of
the proposed amendment and soliciting comments. We will 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 901
Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.
Dated: August 1, 2017.
Alfred L. Clayborne,
Regional Director, Mid-Continent Region.
Editorial Note: The Office of the Federal Register received
this document on January 24, 2018.
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