[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10086]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 901 and 924
Alabama and Mississippi Regulatory Program
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: OSM is announcing the extension of the public comment period
to May 10, 1995, pertaining to the implementation in Alabama and
Mississippi of the underground coal mine subsidence control and water
replacement provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977 (SMCRA). OSM requested public comment on this issue on
April 10, 1995 (60 FR 18044). The public comment period is being
extended for the convenience of the public.
DATES: Written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m., C.S.T. on May
10, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or hand delivered to Jesse
Jackson, Jr., Director, Birmingham Field Office at the address listed
below.
Copies of the applicable parts of the Alabama and Mississippi
programs, SMCRA, the implementing Federal regulations, information
provided by Alabama and Mississippi concerning their authority to
implement State counterparts to SMCRA and the implementing Federal
regulations, a listing of any scheduled public hearings, and all
written comments received in response to this document will be
available for public review at the address listed below during normal
business hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Jesse Jackson, Jr., Director, Birmingham Field Office, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite
215, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, Telephone: (205) 290-7282.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Director,
Birmingham Field Office, Telephone: (205) 290-7282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comment Procedures
Written comments should be specific, pertain only to the issues
proposed in this rulemaking, and include explanations in support of the
commenter's recommendations. Comments received after the time indicated
under DATES or at locations other than the Birmingham Field Office will
not necessarily be considered in the final rulemaking or included in
the administrative record.
Dated: April 17, 1995.
Richard J. Seibel,
Acting Assistant Director, Eastern Support Center.
[FR Doc. 95-10086 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]
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