[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 27563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13198]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Parts 3400, 3410, 3420, 3440, 3450, 3460, 3470, 3480

[WO-320-1320-02-1A]
RIN 1004-AD11


Coal Management Regulations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is reopening for 60 
additional days the comment period for the advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking (ANPR) concerning the revision of its regulations governing 
coal operations on Federally leased lands. BLM published the ANPR on 
April 9, 1997. The reopening is in response to a request from a 
representative of interested parties for additional time to provide 
information.

DATES: BLM will accept comments until 5 p.m. Eastern time on July 21, 
1997. BLM will not necessarily consider comments received after this 
time in developing the proposed rule or include them in the 
administrative record.

ADDRESSES: Commenters may mail written comments to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Administrative Record, Room 401LS, 1849 C Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20240; or hand-deliver written comments to the Bureau of 
Land Management, Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 L Street, NW, 
Washington, D.C. Comments will be available for public review at the L 
Street address from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through 
Friday, excluding Federal holidays. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for the electronic access and filing address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Radden-Lesage, (202) 452-0350 
(Commercial or FTS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing Address

    Commenters may transmit comments electronically via the Internet 
to: WOC[email protected]. Please submit comments as an ASCII file and 
avoid the use of special characters or encryption. Please include your 
name and address in your message. If you do not receive a confirmation 
from the system that we have received your Internet message, contact 
the Administrative Record at (202) 452-5030.
    On April 9, 1997, BLM published an advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking requesting comments to assist in the revision of its 
regulations governing coal operations on Federally leased lands. 
Interested persons were given 30 days, until May 9, 1997, to submit 
comments. See 62 FR 17141 for additional information and public comment 
procedures.
    BLM has received a request from the National Mining Association for 
a 60-day extension of the comment period. The request states that an 
extension would allow the organization to conduct additional research, 
gathering, and evaluation of quantitative information necessary to 
document changes in the electric utility industry. After careful 
consideration of the request, BLM has decided to accept comments for an 
additional 60 days. Because the original 30-day comment period has now 
closed, we are reopening, rather than extending, the comment period on 
the ANPR.

    Dated: May 14, 1997.
Sylvia V. Baca,
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 97-13198 Filed 5-19-97; 8:45 am]
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