96-19392. Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 150 (Friday, August 2, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40347-40348]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19392]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

43 CFR Part 4


Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures

AGENCY: Office of Hearings and Appeals, Office of the Secretary, 
Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document updates addresses for the Office of the 
Solicitor.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Will A. Irwin, Administrative Judge, Interior Board of Land Appeals, 
Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of the Interior, 4015 
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because this action reflects agency 
management in announcing a change of address, the Department has 
determined that the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 
U.S.C. 553 (b) and (d), allowing for public notice and comment and a 
30-day delay in the effective date of a rule, are unnecessary and 
impracticable.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 4

    Administrative practice and procedure, Mines, Public lands, Surface 
mining.

    Therefore, part 4 of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
is amended as follows:

PART 4--[AMENDED]

Subpart E--Special Procedures Applicable to Public Land Hearings 
and Appeals

    1. The authority citation for subpart E of part 4 continues to read 
as follows:

    Authority: Sections 4.470 to 4.478 also issued under authority 
of sec. 2, 48 Stat. 1270; 43 U.S.C. 315a.

    2. Section 4.413 is amended by revising the address in paragraph 
(c)(2)(iv) to read as follows:


Sec. 4.413  Service of notice of appeal and of other documents.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

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    (2) * * *
    (iv) * * *
    Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, 755 Parfet Street, Suite 151, Lakewood, CO 80215;
* * * * *

Subpart L--Special Rules Applicable to Surface Coal Mining Hearings 
and Appeals

    3. The authority citation for subpart L of part 4 continues to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1256, 1260, 1261, 1264, 1268, 1271, 1272, 
1275, 1293; 5 U.S.C. 301.


Sec. 4.1109  [Amended]

    4. In Sec. 4.1109(a)(2), the seven undesignated paragraphs are 
designated as (i) through (vii).
    5. In Sec. 4.1109, newly designated paragraphs (a)(2) (iii), (v), 
and (vii) are revised to read as follows:


Sec. 4.1109  Service.

    (a) * * *
    (2) * * *
    (iii) For mining operations in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, 
South Dakota, and Wyoming, including mining operations located on 
Indian lands within those States: Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain 
Region, U.S. Department of the Interior, 755 Parfet Street, Suite 151, 
Lakewood, CO 80215; Telephone: [phone]; FAX: [phone].
* * * * *
    (v) For the challenge of permitting decisions affecting mining 
operations located on Indian lands within Arizona, California, and New 
Mexico: Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of 
the Interior, 755 Parfet Street, Suite 151, Lakewood, CO 80215; 
Telephone: [phone]; FAX: [phone].
* * * * *
    (vii) For the challenge of permitting decisions affecting mining 
operations in Washington: Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, 
U.S. Department of the Interior, 755 Parfet Street, Suite 151, 
Lakewood, CO 80215; Telephone: [phone]; FAX: [phone].
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    Dated: June 12, 1996.
Brooks B. Yeager,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 96-19392 Filed 8-1-96; 8:45 am]
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