[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 50565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20171]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Parts 816 and 817

[Docket Number: OSM-2014-0003; S1D1SSS08011000SX066A00067F144S180110; 
S2D2SSS08011000SX066A00033F14XS501520]


Petition To Initiate Rulemaking; Use of Explosives on Surface 
Coal Mining Operations

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of petition to initiate rulemaking; 
extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
(OSMRE), announce a 30-day extension of the comment period on a 
petition, submitted pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act, (SMCRA or the Act), requesting that we amend our 
regulations governing the use of explosives to prohibit visible 
nitrogen oxide clouds. We are requesting comments on the merits of the 
petition and the rule changes suggested in the petition. Comments 
received will assist the Director of OSMRE in making the decision 
whether to grant or deny the petition.

DATES: The comment period for the petition for rulemaking published on 
July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43326), is extended. We will review and consider 
all comments submitted to the addresses listed below (see ADDRESSES) on 
or before September 25, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments by one of the methods listed below. 
We cannot guarantee that comments submitted by other means or to other 
addresses will be included in the docket for this petition.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. The 
petition has been assigned Docket ID: OSM-2014-0003. Please follow the 
online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail/Hand-Delivery/Courier: Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, Administrative Record, Room 252 SIB, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240. Please include the 
Docket ID: OSM-2014-0003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Rockwell, Division of 
Regulatory Support, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240; 
Telephone: 202-208-2633; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 25, 2014 (79 FR 43326), we published 
a petition for rulemaking, pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. (SMCRA or the Act), requesting 
that we amend our regulations governing the use of explosives to 
prohibit visible nitrogen oxide clouds.
    The original comment period was scheduled to close August 25, 2014. 
However, we received several requests to extend the comment period. 
After reviewing the requests, we are extending the deadline for 
submission of comments by 30 days. The comment period will now close 
September 25, 2014.
    You may view and download the complete text of the petition and 
accompanying exhibits on our home page at http://www.osmre.gov/programs/rcm/petitions/WEGPetition041414.pdf and http://www.osmre.gov/programs/rcm/petitions/WEGPetitionExhibits.pdf respectively. The 
petition and exhibits also are available for inspection at the location 
listed under ADDRESSES.
    Please include the Docket ID ``OSM-2014-0003'' at the beginning of 
all written comments. We cannot ensure that comments received after the 
close of the comment period (see DATES) or at locations other than 
those listed above (see ADDRESSES) will be included in the docket or 
considered in the development of a proposed rule.
    Before including your address, phone number, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: August 12, 2014.
Joseph G. Pizarchik,
Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2014-20171 Filed 8-22-14; 8:45 am]
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