[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56982-56983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27670]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 916

[SPATS No. KS-021-FOR]


Kansas Regulatory Program

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal of proposed amendment.

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SUMMARY: OSM is announcing the withdrawal of an amendment to the Kansas 
regulatory program (Kansas program) under the Surface Mining Control 
and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Kansas proposed to condense and 
revise its previously approved revegetation success guidelines. Kansas 
intended to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding 
Federal regulations and to improve operational efficiency. Kansas is

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withdrawing the amendment at its own initiative.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Coleman, Mid-Continent 
Regional Coordinating Center, Office of Surface Mining, Alton Federal 
Building, 501 Belle Street, Alton, Illinois 62002. Telephone: (618) 
463-6460. Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter dated July 12, 1999 
(Administrative Record No. KS-616), Kansas sent us an amendment to its 
program under SMCRA. Kansas proposed to amend the Kansas Revegetation 
Guidelines.
    We announced receipt of the amendment in the July 26, 1999, Federal 
Register (64 FR 40323) and invited public comment on its adequacy. The 
public comment period ended August 25, 1999.
    On September 8, 1999 (Administrative Record No. KS-616.4), we 
notified Kansas of deficiencies in its amendment. On October 5, 1999 
(Administrative Record No. KS-616.5), Kansas requested that the 
amendment be withdrawn. Kansas intends to revise the amendment and 
submit it at a later date. Therefore, the proposed amendment announced 
in the July 26, 1999, Federal Register is withdrawn.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 916

    Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.

    Dated: October 14, 1999.
Richard J. Seibel,
Acting Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center.
[FR Doc. 99-27670 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]
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