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VIII. Analysis of Environmental Impact
We have determined under 21 CFR
25.32(m) that this action is of a type that
does not individually or cumulatively
have a significant effect on the human
environment. Therefore, neither an
environmental assessment nor an
environmental impact statement is
required.
IX. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
FDA tentatively concludes that this
proposed rule contains no collection of
information. Therefore, clearance by the
Office of Management and Budget under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 is
not required.
X. Federalism
We have analyzed this proposed rule
in accordance with the principles set
forth in E.O. 13132. We have
determined that this rule has federalism
impacts as it amends the standard of
quality regulations for bottled water.
The existing standard of quality is not
new and already preempts state laws
because it is within the scope of section
403A of the FD&C Act, an express
preemption provision.
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XI. Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments
We have analyzed this proposed rule
in accordance with the principles set
forth in E.O. 13175. We have tentatively
determined that the rule does not
contain policies that would have a
substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian Tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian Tribes.
We invite comments from tribal officials
on any potential impact on Indian
Tribes from this proposed action.
XII. References
The following references are on
display in the Dockets Management
Staff (see ADDRESSES) and are available
for viewing by interested persons
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday; they are also available
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov. FDA has verified
the website addresses, as of the date this
document publishes in the Federal
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Register, but websites are subject to
change over time.
1. Rodwan, J.G. Jr., ‘‘Bottled Water. U.S. and
International Developments & Statistics,’’
(https://www.bottledwater.org/public/
BMC2017_BWR_StatsArticle.pdf),
Bottled Water Reporter, pp. 12–20, July/
August, 2018.
2. FDA, ‘‘Letter to Manufacturers,
Distributors, or Importers of Bottled
Water with an Update on Fluoride
Added to Bottled Water,’’ (https://
www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/
guidancedocumentsregulatory
information/bottledwater
carbonatedsoftdrinks/ucm444373.htm),
April 27, 2015
3. FDA Memorandum, ‘‘Teleconference
Related to Fluoride in Bottled Water,’’
2016.
4. FDA, ‘‘Proposed Rule to Revise the
Allowable Level of Fluoride in Bottled
Water to which Fluoride Has Been
Added, Preliminary Regulatory Impact
Analysis, Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis, Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act Analysis,’’ (https://www.fda.gov/
AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/
Reports/EconomicAnalyses/default.htm).
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 165
Beverages, Bottled water, Food grades
and standards, Incorporation by
reference.
Therefore, under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under
authority delegated to the Commissioner
of Food and Drugs, we propose that 21
CFR part 165 be amended as follows:
PART 165—BEVERAGES
1. The authority citation for part 165
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 343, 343–1,
348, 349, 371, 379e.
2. Revise § 165.110(b)(4)(ii)(C) and (D)
to read as follows:
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§ 165.110
Bottled water.
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(C) Bottled water packaged in the
United States to which fluoride is added
must not contain fluoride in excess of
0.7 milligram per liter.
(D) Imported bottled water to which
fluoride is added must not contain
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Dated: March 26, 2019.
Scott Gottlieb,
Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 935
[SATS No. OH–260–FOR; Docket ID: OSM–
2018–0001; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
190S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 19XS501520]
Ohio 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
(OSMRE), are announcing receipt of a
proposed amendment to the Ohio
regulatory program (the Ohio program)
under the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the
Act). Through this proposed
amendment, Ohio seeks to revise its
program to require permit applications
to list all unabated ‘‘violation notices,’’
as that term is defined in the approved
program. This change is necessary to be
consistent with the Federal regulations.
This document gives the times and
locations that the Ohio program and this
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., Eastern Daylight Time (e.d.t.), May
3, 2019. If requested, we will hold a
public hearing on the amendment on
April 29, 2019. We will accept requests
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to speak at a hearing until 4:00 p.m.,
e.d.t. on April 18, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by SATS No. OH–260–FOR,
by any of the following methods:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mr. Ben
Owens, Field Office Director, Pittsburgh
Field Office, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 3
Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, Pa 15220.
• Fax: (412) 937–2177.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: The
amendment has been assigned the
Docket ID OSM–2018–0001. 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 Ohio 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 Pittsburgh Field
Office or the full text of the program
amendment is available for you to read
at www.regulations.gov.
Mr. Ben Owens, Field Office Director,
Pittsburgh Field Office, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 3 Parkway Center,
Pittsburgh, Pa 15220, Telephone:
(412) 937–2827, Email: bowens@
osmre.gov.
In addition, you may review a copy of
the amendment during regular business
hours at the following location: Mr.
Lanny E. Erdos, Chief, Ohio Department
of Natural Resources, Division of
Mineral Resources Management, 2045
Morse Road, Building H2, Telephone:
(614) 265–6893, Email: lanny.erdos@
dnr.state.oh.us.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
Ben Owens, Field Office Director,
Pittsburgh Field Office, 3 Parkway
Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15220.
Telephone: (412) 937–2827, email:
bowens@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Ohio Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
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I. Background on the Ohio 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
Ohio program on August 16, 1982. You
can find background information on the
Ohio program, including the Secretary’s
findings, the disposition of comments,
and conditions of approval of the Ohio
program in the August 10, 1982, Federal
Register (47 FR 34717). You can also
find later actions concerning the Ohio
program and program amendments at 30
CFR 935.10, State Regulatory Program
Approval; and 935.11, Conditions of
State Regulatory Program Approval; and
935.15, Approval of Ohio Regulatory
Program Amendments.
II. Description of the Proposed
Amendment
By letter dated November 20, 2017
(Administrative Record No. OH–2196–
01), Ohio sent OSMRE an amendment
that includes statutory changes to its
Ohio Revised Code (ORC) as well as
regulatory changes to its Ohio
Administrative Code (OAC) under
SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1235). Ohio is
submitting these changes in response to
a required amendment found at 30 CFR
935.16 (a). In an October 19, 2015
Federal Register notice (80 FR 63125),
OSRME required Ohio to amend its
program to require permit applications
to list all unabated ‘‘violation notices,’’
as that term is defined in the Ohio
approved program. This change is
necessary to be consistent with the
Federal regulation at § 778.14(c)
The full text of the program
amendment is available for you to read
at the locations listed above under
ADDRESSES or at www.regulations.gov.
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.
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.
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., e.d.t. on April 18, 2019. 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.
Electric or Written Comments
If you submit written or electronic
comments on the proposed rule, they
should be specific, confined to issues
Public Meeting
If only one person requests an
opportunity to speak, we may hold a
public meeting rather than a public
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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.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
IV. Procedural Determinations
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
Executive Order 12866—Regulatory
Planning and Review
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Guidance and 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 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 935
Intergovernmental relations, Surface
mining, Underground mining.
Dated: October 11, 2018.
Thomas D. Shope,
Regional Director.
Editorial note: This document was
received for publication by the Office of the
Federal Register on March 29, 2019.
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 938
[SATS No. PA–168–FOR; Docket ID: OSM–
2017–0010; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000
190S180110; S2D2S SS08011000
SX064A000 19XS501520]
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment
period and opportunity for public
hearing on proposed amendment.
We, the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSMRE), are announcing receipt of a
proposed amendment to the
Pennsylvania program under the
Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the
Act). Through this proposed
amendment, Pennsylvania seeks to
revise its regulatory program regulations
that involve remining operations with
pollutional discharges. This document
gives the times and locations that the
Pennsylvania program and this
proposed amendment to that program
are available for your inspection, the
comment period during which you may
submit written comments on the
amendment, and the procedures that we
will follow for the public hearing, if one
is requested.
DATES: We will accept written
comments on this amendment until 4
p.m., Eastern Standard Time (e.s.t.),
May 3, 2019. If requested, we will hold
a public hearing on the amendment on
April 29, 2019. We will accept requests
to speak at a hearing until 4 p.m., e.s.t.
on April 18, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by SATS No. PA–168–FOR;
Docket ID: OSM–2017–0010, by any of
the following methods:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mr. Ben
Owens, Field Office Director, Pittsburgh
Field Office, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 3
Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.
• Fax No.: 412–937–2177.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: The
amendment has been assigned the
Docket ID OSM–2016–0012. 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
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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 Pennsylvania
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 Pittsburgh Field
Office or the full text of the program
amendment is available for you to read
at www.regulations.gov.
Mr. Ben Owens, Field Office Director,
Pittsburgh Field Office, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 3 Parkway Center,
Pittsburgh, PA 15220, Telephone:
(412) 937–2827, Email: bowens@
osmre.gov.
In addition, you may review a copy of
the amendment during regular business
hours at the following location: Thomas
Callaghan, P.G., Director, Bureau of
Mining and Reclamation, Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection, Rachel Carson State Office
Building, P.O. Box 8461, Harrisburg, PA
17105–8461, Telephone: (717) 787–
5015, Email: tcallaghan@pa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Ben Owens, Field Office Director,
Pittsburgh Field Office, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 3
Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220,
Telephone: (412) 937–2827, Email:
bowens@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Pennsylvania Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Pennsylvania
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, 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
Pennsylvania program on July 30, 1982.
You can find background information
on the Pennsylvania program, including
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 935
[SATS No. OH-260-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2018-0001; S1D1S SS08011000
SX064A000 190S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 19XS501520]
Ohio 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 Ohio
regulatory program (the Ohio program) under the Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Through this proposed
amendment, Ohio seeks to revise its program to require permit
applications to list all unabated ``violation notices,'' as that term
is defined in the approved program. This change is necessary to be
consistent with the Federal regulations. This document gives the times
and locations that the Ohio program and this 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., Eastern Daylight Time (e.d.t.), May 3, 2019. If requested, we
will hold a public hearing on the amendment on April 29, 2019. We will
accept requests
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to speak at a hearing until 4:00 p.m., e.d.t. on April 18, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by SATS No. OH-260-FOR,
by any of the following methods:
Mail/Hand Delivery: Mr. Ben Owens, Field Office Director,
Pittsburgh Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 3 Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, Pa 15220.
Fax: (412) 937-2177.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: The amendment has been
assigned the Docket ID OSM-2018-0001. 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 Ohio
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 Pittsburgh Field Office or
the full text of the program amendment is available for you to read at
www.regulations.gov.
Mr. Ben Owens, Field Office Director, Pittsburgh Field Office, Office
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 3 Parkway Center,
Pittsburgh, Pa 15220, Telephone: (412) 937-2827, Email:
[email protected].
In addition, you may review a copy of the amendment during regular
business hours at the following location: Mr. Lanny E. Erdos, Chief,
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mineral Resources
Management, 2045 Morse Road, Building H2, Telephone: (614) 265-6893,
Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ben Owens, Field Office Director,
Pittsburgh Field Office, 3 Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15220.
Telephone: (412) 937-2827, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Ohio Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Ohio 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 Ohio program on
August 16, 1982. You can find background information on the Ohio
program, including the Secretary's findings, the disposition of
comments, and conditions of approval of the Ohio program in the August
10, 1982, Federal Register (47 FR 34717). You can also find later
actions concerning the Ohio program and program amendments at 30 CFR
935.10, State Regulatory Program Approval; and 935.11, Conditions of
State Regulatory Program Approval; and 935.15, Approval of Ohio
Regulatory Program Amendments.
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
By letter dated November 20, 2017 (Administrative Record No. OH-
2196-01), Ohio sent OSMRE an amendment that includes statutory changes
to its Ohio Revised Code (ORC) as well as regulatory changes to its
Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) under SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1235). Ohio is
submitting these changes in response to a required amendment found at
30 CFR 935.16 (a). In an October 19, 2015 Federal Register notice (80
FR 63125), OSRME required Ohio to amend its program to require permit
applications to list all unabated ``violation notices,'' as that term
is defined in the Ohio approved program. This change is necessary to be
consistent with the Federal regulation at Sec. 778.14(c)
The full text of the program amendment is available for you to read
at the locations listed above under ADDRESSES or at
www.regulations.gov.
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.
Electric or Written Comments
If you submit written or electronic comments on the proposed rule,
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., e.d.t. on
April 18, 2019. 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
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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 and
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 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 935
Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.
Dated: October 11, 2018.
Thomas D. Shope,
Regional Director.
Editorial note: This document was received for publication by
the Office of the Federal Register on March 29, 2019.
[FR Doc. 2019-06492 Filed 4-2-19; 8:45 am]
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