[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 11308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5859]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the objectives of the Government
Performance and Results Act and the Vice-President's National
Performance Review, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement (OSM) of the U.S. Department of the Interior is soliciting
the participation of interested parties to discuss its FY 1999 budget
submiss to Congress and to gain input and advice as to current issues,
problems and priorities that should be addressed by OSM during FY 2000.
DATES Public meeting: We will hold a public meeting in a interactive
forum on OSM program activities for Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 in
Washington, D.C., on March 11, 1998, beginning at 9:00 a.m. We will
also hold public meetings at various field locations. Please refer to
OSM's home page at www.osmre.gov for our press release which will
provide specific dates and locations for other meetings.
ADDRESSES: Public meeting: A public meeting will be held at the South
Interior Building's Director's Conference Room room 220, 1951
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, D.C. Additional meetings will be
held in the coal-producing states. Please refer to our home page, or
contact Mr. Christiansen listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT,
for details about other meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Victor J. Christiansen. Mr. Christiansen can supply information on our
FY 1999 budget for those interested and for information regarding
future meeting locations and dates being planned. He may be reached at:
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Room 244, 1951
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240; Telephone: (202)
208-7851; E-Mail address on the internet: vchristi@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have scheduled a public meeting on OSM's
Fiscal Years 1999 and 2000 program activities in Washington, D.C. and
will hold additional meetings throughout the coal-producing states. The
first part of the meetings will focus on the President's Fiscal Year
1999 budget request for OSM. The second part will provide interested
parties an opportunity to discuss and provide input concerning OSM's
plans and priorities for FY 2000. Interested parties attending the
public meetings are free to address any issues concerning OSM's
priorities, programs and budget. Refer to DATES and ADDRESSES for the
time, date and location for the meeting in Washington, and consult our
home page at www.osmre.gov or contact Victor Christiansen at the
telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT for
meetings scheduled in other states. The meetings will continue until
everyone has had an opportunity to be heard. We will not prepare a
formal transcript of the meeting, nor do we plan to provide formal
responses to the written comments. We hope that this will facilitate
dialogue in the interactive forum.
Any disabled individual who needs special accommodation to attend
the public meeting should contact the individual listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: March 3, 1998.
Kathy Karpan,
Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 98-5859 Filed 3-5-98; 8:45 am]
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