[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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