[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1546-1549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-646]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 914

[SPATS No. IN-132-FOR; Amendment No. 95-10]


Indiana Regulatory Program

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), 
Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public 
hearing.

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SUMMARY: OSM is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the 
Indiana regulatory program (hereinafter the ``Indiana program'') under 
the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The 
proposed amendment consists of the recodification of the Indiana 
Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act. The proposed amendment 
represents the Indiana Legislative Services Agency's 

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effort to streamline and simplify Indiana natural resources law by 
placing all such provisions in Title 14, including those pertaining to 
surface coal mining.

DATES: Written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m., e.s.t., February 
21, 1996. If requested, a public hearing on the proposed amendment will 
be held on February 13, 1996. Requests to speak at the hearing must be 
received by 4:00 p.m., e.s.t., on February 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to speak at the hearing should 
be mailed or hand delivered to Mr. Roger W. Calhoun, Director, 
Indianapolis Field Office, at the address listed below.

    Copies of the Indiana program, the proposed amendment, 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 
addresses listed below during normal business hours, Monday through 
Friday, excluding holidays. Each requester may receive one free copy of 
the proposed amendment by contacting OSM's Indianapolis Field Office.

Roger W. Calhoun, Director, Indianapolis Field Office, Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Minton-Capehart Federal 
Building, Room 301, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1521, Telephone: (317) 
226-6700).
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 402 West Washington Street, 
Room C256, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone: (317) 232-1547.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Roger W. Calhoun, Director, Indianapolis Field Office, Telephone: 
(317) 226-6700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Indiana Program

    On July 29, 1982, the Secretary of the Interior conditionally 
approved the Indiana program. General background information on the 
Indiana program, including the Secretary's findings, the disposition of 
comments, and the conditions of approval can be found in the July 26, 
1982, Federal Register (47 FR 32071). Subsequent actions concerning the 
Indiana program can be found at 30 CFR 914.10, 914.15, and 914.16.

II. Description of the Proposed Amendment

    By letter dated September 11, 1995 (Administrative Record No. IND-
1508), Indiana submitted a proposed amendment to its program pursuant 
to SMCRA. Indiana submitted the proposed amendment at its own 
initiative. The proposed amendment concerns the recodification of the 
Indiana Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (ISCMRA), Title 13 of 
the Indiana Code (IC) 13-4.1, as enacted by the Indiana General 
Assembly under 1995 House Enrolled Act 1047 (HEA 1047). HEA 1047 was 
signed into law by Governor Evan Bayh on May 10, 1995. HEA repealed IC 
13-4.1 and recodified its substantive provisions at Title 14 of the 
Indiana Code (IC) 14-34. Editorial changes, including minor structural 
and grammatical changes, were made throughout the recodified statutes. 
Indiana, also, submitted IC 14-8 which contains several definitional 
sections including some previously contained in IC 13-4.1, and savings 
provisions which state that HEA 1047 is not intended to enact a 
substantive change to pre-existing law, nor affect any rules 
promulgated, or rights or liabilities accrued, under the authority of 
prior law. There were not substantive revisions proposed by Indiana.
    Listed below are the existing IC 13-4.1 section numbers with the 
new corresponding IC 14-8 and/or IC 14-34 section numbers.

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                 IC 13-4.1                        IC 14-8/IC 14-34      
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13-4.1-1-2................................  14-34-1-3                   
13-4.1-1-3(1).............................  14-8-2-11, 14-34-10-1       
13-4.1-1-3(2).............................  14-8-2-48                   
13-4.1-1-3(3).............................  14-8-2-71                   
13-4.1-1-3(3.5)...........................  14-8-2-122, 14-34-10-2      
13-4.1-1-3(4).............................  14-8-2-130, 14-34-15-6(a)   
13-4.1-1-3(5).............................  14-8-2-190(3), 14-34-4-8, 14-
                                             34-8-4                     
13-4.1-1-3(6).............................  14-8-2-199                  
13-4.1-1-3(7).............................  14-8-2-200                  
13-4.1-1-3(8).............................  14-8-2-201                  
13-4.1-1-3(9).............................  14-8-2-202(g)               
13-4.1-1-3(10)............................  14-8-2-213                  
13-4.1-1-3(10.5)..........................  14-8-2-269, 14-34-18-2      
13-4.1-1-3(11)............................  14-8-2-272                  
13-4.1-1-3(12)............................  14-8-2-273                  
13-4.1-1-3(13)............................  14-8-2-291, 14-34-15-7(a)   
13-4.1-1-4................................  14-34-1-2                   
13-4.1-1-5................................  14-34-1-4                   
13-4.1-1-6................................  14-34-1-1(2)                
13-4.1-1-7................................  14-34-1-1(1)                
13-4.1-1-8................................  14-34-1-5                   
13-4.1-2-1(a).............................  14-34-2-1                   
13-4.1-2-1(b)-(e).........................  14-34-2-2                   
13-4.1-2-2(a).............................  14-34-2-3                   
13-4.1-2-2(b).............................  14-34-2-4                   
13-4.1-2-2(c).............................  14-34-2-5                   
13-4.1-2-2.5..............................  14-34-2-3(7)                
13-4.1-2-3................................  14-34-2-6                   
13-4.1-2-4................................  14-34-2-7                   
13-4.1-3-1................................  14-34-3-1                   
13-4.1-3-2(a).............................  14-34-3-2                   
13-4.1-3-2(b).............................  14-34-13-1                  
13-4.1-3-2(c).............................  14-34-13-2                  
13-4.1-3-2(d).............................  14-34-13-3                  
13-4.1-3-2(e).............................  14-34-14-2                  
13-4.1-3-2(f).............................  14-34-14-4                  
13-4.1-3-2(g).............................  14-34-14-5                  
13-4.1-3-3(a).............................  14-34-3-3                   
13-4.1-3-3(b).............................  14-34-3-4                   
13-4.1-3-3(c).............................  14-34-3-5                   
13-4.1-3-3(d).............................  14-34-3-6 and 7             
13-4.1-3-3(e).............................  14-34-3-8                   
13-4.1-3-3(f).............................  14-34-3-9                   
13-4.1-3-3.1..............................  14-34-3-10                  
13-4.1-3-3.5..............................  14-34-3-11                  
13-4.1-3-4................................  14-34-3-12                  
13-4.1-3-5................................  14-34-3-13                  
13-4.1-3-6................................  14-34-3-14                  
13-4.1-4-1(a).............................  14-34-4-1                   
13-4.1-4-1(b).............................  14-34-4-2(a)                
13-4.1-4-1(c).............................  14-34-4-2(b)                
13-4.1-4-1(d).............................  14-34-4-3                   
13-4.1-4-2(a).............................  14-34-4-4                   
13-4.1-4-2(b).............................  14-34-4-5                   
13-4.1-4-2(c).............................  14-34-4-6                   
13-4.1-4-3(a).............................  14-34-4-7(a)                
13-4.1-4-3(b).............................  14-34-4-7(b)                
13-4.1-4-3(c).............................  14-34-4-8                   
13-4.1-4-3(d).............................  14-34-4-9                   
13-4.1-4-3.1..............................  14-34-4-10                  
13-4.1-4-4................................  14-34-4-11                  
13-4.1-4-5(a).............................  14-34-4-12                  
13-4.1-4-5(b).............................  14-34-4-13(a)               
13-4.1-4-5(c).............................  14-34-4-13(b)               
13-4.1-4-5(d).............................  14-34-4-13(c)               
13-4.1-4-5.1..............................  14-34-4-14                  
13-4.1-4-5.2..............................  14-34-4-15                  
13-4.1-4-5.3..............................  14-34-4-16                  
13-4.1-4-6................................  14-34-4-17                  
13-4.1-4-7................................  14-34-4-18                  
13-4.1-5-1................................  14-34-5-1                   
13-4.1-5-2................................  14-34-5-2                   
13-4.1-5-3................................  14-34-5-3                   
13-4.1-5-4................................  14-34-5-4                   
13-4.1-5-5................................  14-34-5-5                   
13-4.1-5-5.1..............................  14-34-5-6                   
13-4.1-5-5.2..............................  14-34-5-7                   
13-4.1-5-5.3..............................  14-34-5-8                   
13-4.1-5-6................................  14-34-5-9                   
13-4.1-5-7................................  14-34-5-10                  
13-4.1-5-8................................  14-34-5-11                  
13-4.1-6-1................................  14-34-6-1                   
13-4.1-6-2................................  14-34-6-2                   
13-4.1-6-3................................  14-34-6-3                   
13-4.1-6-4................................  14-34-6-4                   
13-4.1-6-5................................  14-34-6-5                   
13-4.1-6-6................................  14-34-6-6                   
13-4.1-6-7(a).............................  14-34-6-7                   
13-4.1-6-7(b).............................  14-34-6-8                   
13-4.1-6-7(c).............................  14-34-6-9                   
13-4.1-6-7(d).............................  14-34-6-10                  
13-4.1-6-7(e).............................  14-34-6-11                  
13-4.1-6-7(f).............................  14-34-6-12                  
13-4.1-6-7(g).............................  14-34-6-13                  
13-4.1-6-7(h).............................  14-34-6-14                  
13-4.1-6-8................................  14-34-6-15                  
13-4.1-6-9(a).............................  14-34-6-16(a)               
13-4.1-6-9(b).............................  14-34-6-16(b)               
13-4.1-6-9(c).............................  14-34-6-16(c)               
13-4.1-6-9(d).............................  14-34-6-16(d)               
13-4.1-6-9(e).............................  14-34-6-16(e)               
13-4.1-6-9(f).............................  14-34-6-16(f)               
13-4.1-6.3-1..............................  14-8-2-9                    
13-4.1-6.3-2..............................  14-34-7-4(a)                
13-4.1-6.3-3..............................  14-34-7-4(b)                

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13-4.1-6.3-4..............................  14-34-7-4(c)                
13-4.1-6.3-5..............................  14-34-7-1                   
13-4.1-6.3-6..............................  14-34-7-2                   
13-4.1-6.3-7..............................  14-34-7-3                   
13-4.1-6.3-8..............................  14-34-7-4(d)                
13-4.1-6.3-9..............................  14-34-7-5                   
13-4.1-6.3.10.............................  14-34-7-6                   
13-4.1-6.3-11.............................  14-34-7-7                   
13-4.1-6.3-12.............................  14-34-7-8                   
13-4.1-6.3-13.............................  14-34-7-9                   
13-4.1-6.5-1..............................  14-34-8-2                   
13-4.1-6.5-2..............................  14-34-8-1                   
13-4.1-6.5-3..............................  14-34-8-3                   
13-4.1-6.5-4(a)...........................  14-34-8-4(c)                
13-4.1-6.5-4(b)...........................  14-34-8-4(d)                
13-4.1-6.5-4(c)...........................  14-34-8-4(e)                
13-4.1-6.5-4(d)...........................  14-34-8-4(f)                
13-4.1-6.5-4(e)...........................  14-34-8-4(g)                
13-4.1-6.5-4(f)...........................  14-34-8-4(h)                
13-4.1-6.5-4(g)(1)........................  14-34-8-4(b)                
13-4.1-6.5-4(g)(2)........................  14-34-8-4(a)                
13-4.1-6.5-5..............................  14-34-8-5                   
13-4.1-6.5-6..............................  14-34-8-6                   
13-4.1-6.5-7..............................  14-34-8-7                   
13-4.1-6.5-8..............................  14-34-8-8                   
13-4.1-6.5-9..............................  14-34-8-9                   
13-4.1-6.5-10.............................  14-34-8-10                  
13-4.1-6.5-11.............................  14-34-8-11                  
13-4.1-7-1................................  14-34-9-1                   
13-4.1-7-2................................  14-34-9-2                   
13-4.1-7-3................................  14-34-9-3                   
13-4.1-7-4................................  14-34-9-4                   
13-4.1-7-5................................  14-34-9-5                   
13-4.1-7-6................................  14-34-9-6                   
13-4.1-8-1(1).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(2)            
13-4.1-8-1(2).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(3)            
13-4.1-8-1(3).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(4)-(b)(6)     
13-4.1-8-1(3)(A)-(C)......................  14-34-10-2(b)(5)(A)-(C)     
13-4.1-8-1(3)(i)..........................  14-34-10-2(b)(6)(A)         
13-4.1-8-1(3)(ii).........................  14-34-10-2(b)(6)(B)         
13-4.1-8-1(4).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(7)            
13-4.1-8-1(5).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(8)            
13-4.1-8-1(6).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(9)            
13-4.1-8-1(7).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(10)           
13-4.1-8-1(8).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(11)           
13-4.1-8-1(9).............................  14-34-10-2(b)(12)           
13-4.1-8-1(10)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(13)           
13-4.1-8-1(11)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(14)           
13-4.1-8-1(12)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(15)           
13-4.1-8-1(13)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(16)           
13-4.1-8-1(14)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(17)           
13-4.1-8-1(15)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(18)           
13-4.1-8-1(16)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(19)           
13-4.1-8-1(17)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(20)           
13-4.1-8-1(18)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(21)           
13-4.1-8-1(19)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(22)           
13-4.1-8-1(20)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(23)           
13-4.1-8-1(21)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(24)           
13-4.1-8-1(22)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(25)           
13-4.1-8-1(23)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(26)           
13-4.1-8-1(24)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(27)           
13-4.1-8-1(25)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(28)           
13-4.1-8-1(26)............................  14-34-10-2(b)(29)           
13-4.1-8-2(a).............................  14-34-10-3(b)               
13-4.1-8-2(b).............................  14-34-10-3(a)               
13-4.1-8-3................................  14-34-10-4                  
13-4.1-8-4................................  14-34-10-5                  
13-4.1-9-1................................  14-34-11-1                  
13-4.1-9-2................................  14-34-11-2                  
13-4.1-9-2.5(a)...........................  14-34-11-3(b)               
13-4.1-9-2.5(b)...........................  14-34-11-3(a)               
13-4.1-9-2.5(c)...........................  14-34-11-3(a)               
13-4.1-9-2.5(d)...........................  14-34-11-3(c)               
13-4.1-9-3................................  14-34-11-4                  
13-4.1-10-1...............................  14-34-12-1                  
13-4.1-10-2...............................  14-34-12-2                  
13-4.1-10-3...............................  14-34-12-3                  
13-4.1-11-1...............................  14-34-15-1                  
13-4.1-11-1.5.............................  14-34-15-2                  
13-4.1-11-2...............................  14-34-15-3                  
13-4.1-11-3...............................  14-34-15-4                  
13-4.1-11-4...............................  14-34-15-5                  
13-4.1-11-5(a)............................  14-34-15-6(b)               
13-4.1-11-5(b)............................  14-34-15-6(c)               
13-4.1-11-5(c)............................  14-34-15-6(d)               
13-4.1-11-5(d)............................  14-34-15-6(e)               
13-4.1-11-6...............................  14-34-15-7(b)-(i)           
13-4.1-11-7(a)............................  14-34-15-8(a)               
13-4.1-11-7(b)............................  14-34-15-8(b)               
13-4.1-11-8...............................  14-34-15-9                  
13-4.1-11-9...............................  14-34-15-10                 
13-4.1-11-10..............................  14-34-15-11                 
13-4.1-11-11(a)...........................  14-34-15-12(a)              
13-4.1-11-11(b)...........................  14-34-15-12(b)              
13-4.1-11-11(c)...........................  14-34-15-12(c)              
13-4.1-11-11(d)...........................  14-34-15-12(d)              
13-4.1-11-11(e)...........................  14-34-15-12(e)              
13-4.1-11-11(f)...........................  14-34-15-12(f)              
13-4.1-11-11(g)...........................  14-34-15-13                 
13-4.1-11-11(h)...........................  14-34-15-14                 
13-4.1-11-11(i)...........................  14-34-15-15                 
13-4.1-11-12..............................  14-34-15-16                 
13-4.1-12-1(a)............................  14-34-16-1(a)               
13-4.1-12-1(b)............................  14-34-16-1(b), 14-34-16-2   
13-4.1-12-1(c)............................  14-34-16-3                  
13-4.1-12-1(d)............................  14-34-16-4                  
13-4.1-12-1(e)............................  14-34-16-5                  
13-4.1-12-2...............................  14-34-16-6                  
13-4.1-12-3...............................  14-34-16-7                  
13-4.1-12-4...............................  14-34-16-8                  
13-4.1-12-6...............................  14-34-16-9                  
13-4.1-13-1...............................  14-34-17-1                  
13-4.1-13-2...............................  14-34-17-2                  
13-4.1-13-3...............................  14-34-17-3                  
13-4.1-14-1...............................  14-34-18-3                  
13-4.1-14-2...............................  14-34-18-4                  
13-4.1-14-3...............................  14-34-18-5                  
13-4.1-14-4...............................  14-34-18-6                  
13-4.1-14-5...............................  14-34-18-1                  
13-4.1-15-1...............................  14-34-19-1                  
13-4.1-15-2...............................  14-34-19-2                  
13-4.1-15-3...............................  14-34-19-3                  
13-4.1-15-4...............................  14-34-19-4                  
13-4.1-15-5...............................  14-34-19-5                  
13-4.1-15-6...............................  14-34-19-6                  
13-4.1-15-7...............................  14-34-19-7                  
13-4.1-15-8...............................  14-34-19-8                  
13-4.1-15-9...............................  14-34-19-9                  
13-4.1-15-10..............................  14-34-19-10                 
13-4.1-15-11..............................  14-34-19-11                 
13-4.1-15-12(a)...........................  14-34-19-12(a)-(b)          
13-4.1-15-12(b)...........................  14-34-19-12(c)              
13-4.1-15-12(c)...........................  14-34-19-12(d)              
13-4.1-15-13..............................  14-34-19-13                 
13-4.1-15-14..............................  14-34-19-14                 
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III. Public Comment Procedures

    In accordance with the provisions of 30 CFR 732.17(h), OSM is 
seeking comments on whether the proposed amendment satisfies the 
applicable program approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If the amendment 
is deemed adequate, it will become part of the Indiana program.

Written Comments

    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 Indianapolis Field Office 
will not necessarily be considered in the final rulemaking or included 
in the Administrative Record.

Public Hearing

    Persons wishing to speak at the public hearing should contact the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 4:00 p.m., 
e.s.t. on February 6, 1996. The location and time of the hearing will 
be arranged with those persons requesting the hearing. If no one 
requests an opportunity to speak at the public hearing, the hearing 
will not be held.
    Filing of a written statement at the time of the hearing is 
requested as it will greatly assist the transcriber. Submission of 
written statements in advance of the hearing will allow OSM officials 
to prepare adequate responses and appropriate questions.
    The public hearing will continue on the specified date until all 
persons scheduled to speak have been heard. Persons in the audience who 
have not been scheduled to speak, and who wish to do so, will be heard 
following those who have been scheduled. The hearing will end after all 
persons scheduled to speak and persons present in the audience who wish 
to speak have been heard.
    Any disabled individual who has need for a special accommodation to 
attend a public hearing should contact the individual listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Public Meeting

    If only one person requests an opportunity to speak at a hearing, a 
public meeting, rather than a public hearing, may be held. Persons 
wishing to meet with OSM representatives to discuss the proposed 
amendment may request a meeting by contacting the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All such meetings will be open to the 
public and, if possible, notices of meetings will be posted at the 
locations listed under ADDRESSES. A written summary of each meeting 
will be made a part of the Administrative Record.

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IV. Procedural Determinations

Executive Order 12866

    This rule is exempted from review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and 
Review).

Executive Order 12778

    The Department of the Interior has conducted the reviews required 
by section 2 of Executive Order 12778 (Civil Justice Reform) and has 
determined that, to the extent allowed by law, this rule meets the 
applicable standards of subsections (a) and (b) of that section. 
However, these standards are not applicable to the actual language of 
State regulatory programs and program amendments since each such 
program is drafted and promulgated by a specific State, not by OSM. 
Under sections 503 and 505 of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1253 and 1255) and 30 
CFR 730.11, 732.15, and 732.17(h)(10), decisions on proposed State 
regulatory programs and program amendments submitted by the States must 
be based solely on a determination of whether the submittal is 
consistent with SMCRA and its implementing Federal regulations and 
whether the other requirements of 30 CFR Parts 730, 731, and 732 have 
been met.

National Environmental Policy Act

    No environmental impact statement is required for this rule since 
section 702(d) of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1292(d)) provides that agency 
decisions on proposed State regulatory program provisions do not 
constitute major Federal actions within the meaning of section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)).

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not contain information collection requirements that 
require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3507 et seq.).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Department of the Interior has determined that this rule will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
The State submittal which is the subject of this rule is based upon 
counterpart Federal regulations for which an economic analysis was 
prepared and certification made that such regulations would not have a 
significant economic effect upon a substantial number of small 
entities. Accordingly, this rule will ensure that existing requirements 
previously promulgated by OSM will be implemented by the State. In 
making the determination as to whether this rule would have a 
significant economic impact, the Department relied upon the data and 
assumptions for the counterpart Federal regulations.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 914

    Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.

    Dated: January 12, 1996.
Brent Wahlquist,
Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center.
[FR Doc. 96-646 Filed 1-19-96; 8:45 am]
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