[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
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Vol. 80

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Department of the Interior





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 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement





Stream Protection Rule; Draft Regulatory Impact Analysis; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[Docket ID: OSM-2015-0002; 
S1D1SS08011000SX064A000156S180110;S2D2SS08011000SX064A00015X501520]


Stream Protection Rule; Draft Regulatory Impact Analysis

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability; Draft Regulatory Impact Analysis.

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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
(OSMRE), are announcing that the draft regulatory impact analysis (RIA) 
of the potential economic and social impacts of the proposed stream 
protection rule and alternatives to that rule is available for public 
review and comment.

DATES: Electronic or Written Comments: We will accept electronic or 
written comments on or before September 25, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. The Docket 
ID for the draft RIA is OSM-2015-0002. 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 appropriate Docket 
ID: OSM-2015-0002 for the draft regulatory impact analysis.
    You may review the proposed rule, the draft environmental impact 
statement, and the draft regulatory impact analysis online at 
www.osmre.gov. You also may review these documents in person at the 
location listed below and at the addresses listed under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
Administrative Record, Room 101 SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, 202-208-4264.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Gehlhar, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: 202-208-2716.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The draft RIA evaluates the economic and social costs and benefits 
of the proposed stream protection rule and its alternatives. The draft 
RIA was developed in accordance with Executive Order 12866--Regulatory 
Planning and Review, as modified by Executive Order 13563.
    Significant advances in scientific knowledge and mining and 
reclamation techniques have occurred in the more than 30 years that 
have elapsed since the enactment of the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and the adoption of 
federal regulations implementing that law. The primary purpose of the 
proposed stream protection rule is to update our regulations and 
provide regulatory certainty to industry using advances in scientific 
knowledge to minimize the adverse impacts of surface coal mining 
operations on surface water, groundwater, fish, wildlife, and related 
environmental values, with particular emphasis on protecting or 
restoring streams and aquatic ecosystems.

How do I comment on the draft RIA?

    We invite the public to comment on the draft RIA during the 60-day 
comment period. Please see ADDRESSES and DATES for more information.
    We will review and consider all comments submitted to 
www.regulations.gov or to the office listed under ADDRESSES by the 
close of the comment period (see DATES). We cannot ensure that comments 
received after the close of the comment period or at a location other 
than the office and Web site listed under ADDRESSES will be included in 
the docket for this draft RIA or considered in the development of a 
final RIA.
    Please include the Docket ID ``OSM-2015-0002'' at the beginning of 
all comments on the draft RIA. Your comments should refer to a specific 
portion of the draft RIA (citation to the chapter, section, page, 
paragraph, and sentence to which your comment applies would be 
helpful), be confined to issues pertinent to the draft RIA, explain the 
reason for any recommended change or objection, and include supporting 
data when appropriate.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should 
be aware that your entire comment--including your personally 
identifiable information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
You may ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable 
information from public review, but we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    You may review the proposed rule, the draft environmental impact 
statement, and the draft regulatory impact analysis online at the Web 
sites listed in ADDRESSES or in person at the headquarters office 
location listed in ADDRESSES and at the following OSMRE regional, 
field, and area office locations:

Appalachian Regional Office
Three Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220
Phone: (412) 937-2828

Mid-Continent Regional Office
William L. Beatty Federal Building
501 Belle Street, Room 216
Alton, Illinois 62002
Phone: (618) 463-6460

Western Regional Office
1999 Broadway, Suite 3320
Denver, Colorado 80201
Phone: (303) 844-1401

Charleston Field Office
1027 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Phone: (304) 347-7158

Knoxville Field Office
710 Locust Street, 2nd floor
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Phone: (865) 545-4103

Lexington Field Office
2675 Regency Road
Lexington, Kentucky 40503
Phone: (859) 260-3900

Beckley Area Office
313 Harper Park Drive
Beckley, West Virginia 25801
Phone: (304) 255-5265

Harrisburg Area Office
215 Limekiln Road
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070
Phone: (717) 730-6985

Albuquerque Area Office
100 Sun Avenue NE
Pan American Building, Suite 330
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109
Phone: (505) 761-8989

Casper Area Office
Dick Cheney Federal Building
150 East B Street
Casper, Wyoming 82601
Phone: (307) 261-6550

Birmingham Field Office
135 Gemini Circle, Suite 215
Homewood, Alabama 35209
Phone: (205) 290-7282

Tulsa Field Office
1645 South 101st East Avenue, Suite 145
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74128
Phone: (918) 581-6430

    Dated: July 7, 2015.
Sterling Rideout,
Assistant Director, Program Support.
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