[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54590-54591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22878]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[Docket ID: OSM-2010-0018; OSM-2010-0021; OSM-2015-0002 S1D1 
SS08011000SX064A000156S180110; S2D2SS08011000SX064A00015X501520]


Stream Protection Rule

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

ACTION: Notice, extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
(OSMRE), are announcing extension of the comment period on the proposed 
stream protection rule and the draft environmental impact statement 
(DEIS) and draft regulatory impact analysis (RIA) prepared in 
connection with that rule.

DATES: We will accept electronic or written comments on the proposed 
rule, DEIS, and RIA that we receive on or before October 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. The Docket 
ID for the proposed rule is OSM-2010-0018, while the Docket ID for the 
draft environmental impact statement is OSM-2010-0021 and the docket ID 
for the draft regulatory impact analysis 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-2010-0018 for the proposed rule, OSM-2010-0021 for the draft 
environmental impact statement, or OSM-2015-0002 for the draft 
regulatory impact analysis.
    If you wish to comment on the information collection aspects of 
this proposed rule, submit your comments to the Department of the 
Interior Desk Officer at OMB--OIRA, via email at 
[email protected], or via facsimile at (202) 395-5806. Also, 
send a copy of your comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 
203 SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or via email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    For the proposed rule: Dennis G. Rice, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1951 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: 202-208-2829.
    For the draft environmental impact statement: Robin T. Ferguson, 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department 
of the Interior, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240. 
Telephone: 202-208-2802.
    For the draft regulatory impact analysis: 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: 
    On July 16, 2015, we announced that the proposed rule, DEIS, and 
draft RIA were available for review at www.regulations.gov, on our Web 
site (www.osmre.gov), and at selected OSMRE offices.
    On July 17, 2015, we published a notice in the Federal Register 
announcing the availability of the DEIS for public review. See 80 FR 
42535-42536. The notice reiterated that the DEIS was available for 
review at www.regulations.gov, www.osmre.gov, and the OSMRE offices 
listed in the notice. The comment period for the DEIS was scheduled to 
close on September 15, 2015.
    On July 27, 2015, we published the proposed stream protection rule 
in the Federal Register. See 80 FR 44436-44698. That document 
reiterated that the proposed rule, DEIS, and draft RIA were available 
for review at www.regulations.gov, www.osmre.gov, and the OSMRE offices 
listed in Part XII of that document (80 FR 44580). The comment period 
for the proposed rule and draft RIA was scheduled to close on September 
25, 2015.
    In response to requests for additional time to review and prepare 
comments on all three documents, we are extending the comment period 
for the proposed rule, DEIS, and RIA through October 26, 2015. Please 
follow the instructions for submission of comments in Part XII of the 
proposed rule. See 80 FR 44580 (Jul. 27, 2015).


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    Dated: September 3, 2015.
Yolande Norman,
Acting Assistant Director, Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2015-22878 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am]
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