[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 59639-59640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29133]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Parts 707 and 874

RIN 1029-AB94


Enhancing Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation

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

ACTION: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of public 
meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) 
is announcing times and locations of meetings open to the public to 
discuss its early draft of a proposal for adding to the reclamation of 
abandoned mine lands already being accomplished under Title IV of the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). OSM is 
seeking to involve the public in the development of a proposed rule

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through a request for written comments to the draft proposal as well as 
discussions and exchange of information at meetings such as are being 
announced here. OSM has sent the draft proposal to State and Tribal 
representatives and to industry, local and national citizen and 
environmental groups.

DATES: OSM will hold meetings on: November 13 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. in 
Charleston, WV and from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Denver, CO; November 17 at 
6:00 p.m. in Madisonville, KY and at 7:00 p.m. in St. Clairsville, OH; 
November 18 at 6:00 p.m. in Hazard, KY; November 19 from 8:00 to 10:00 
p.m. in Johnstown, PA and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in St. Paul, VA; and 
November 24 at 6:30 p.m. in Crossville, TN.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Heart o'Town Hotel, 1000 
Washington Street East in Charleston, WV; at the Executive Tower Hotel 
(Adams Room), 1405 Curtis Street in Denver, CO; at the Days Inn, 1900 
Lantaff Blvd. in Madisonville, KY; at the Hampton Inn (Pinto Room), 
51130 National Road in St. Clairsville, OH; at the Hazard City Hall, 
700 Main Street in Hazard, KY; at the Holiday Inn, 250 Market Street in 
Johnstown, PA; at the Oxbow Center, 16620 East Riverside Drive in St. 
Paul, VA; and at the Ramada Inn, Highway 27 at I-40 in Crossville, TN. 
Any individual who requires special accommodation to attend a meeting 
should contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D.J. Growitz, Office of Surface 
Mining, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20240; telephone (202) 208-2634. E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSM is seeking to increase reclamation under 
Title IV of SMCRA. In a Federal Register notice published on October 
24, 1997, (62 FR 55365) OSM announced the availability of the early 
draft of a proposal to enhance reclamation under the abandoned mine 
land (AML) program. OSM also announced in that notice that it would 
hold meetings with interested persons to discuss the draft proposal and 
publish a schedule for those meetings in the Federal Register. When a 
proposed rule is developed, it will be published in the Federal 
Register for public comment in accordance with the requirements of the 
Administrative Procedure Act, and public hearings will be held on 
request.
    The proposal may be obtained from FAX ON DEMAND by calling 202-219-
1703 and following the instructions on the recorded message. The 
October 24 Federal Register notice contains additional background 
information.

    Dated: October 30, 1997.
Ruth E. Stokes,
Acting Assistant Director, Program Support.
[FR Doc. 97-29133 Filed 11-3-97; 8:45 am]
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