United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2015_register executive 2015-02-19 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7f7ea0f D09002ee1c7f7ea4c United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE or OSM), are announcing our final decision on a petition for rulemaking that was submitted by WildEarth Guardians. The petition requested that we revise our current regulations to prohibit visible nitrogen oxide clouds during blasting. The Director has decided to grant the petition in principle, and although we do not intend to propose the specific rule changes requested in the petition, will instead initiate a rulemaking to address this issue as discussed more fully below. 80 FR 9256 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-02-20/2015-03407 2015-03407 fr20fe15-14 4310-05-P Docket ID: OSM-2014-0003 S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A00067F 134S180110 S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 33F 13XS501520 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-02-20/2015-03407 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-02-20/html/2015-03407.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-02-20/pdf/2015-03407.pdf 3 p. 9256 9258 80 FR 9256 Title 30 Part 816 30 CFR Part 816 Title 30 Part 817 30 CFR Part 817 Petition To Initiate Rulemaking; Use of Explosives on Surface Coal Mining Operations; Federal Register Vol. 80, Issue PRORULE 2015-03407 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Docket ID: OSM-2014-0003 S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A00067F 134S180110 S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 33F 13XS501520 4310-05-P 2015-03407 Decision on petition for rulemaking.

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE or OSM), are announcing our final decision on a petition for rulemaking that was submitted by WildEarth Guardians. The petition requested that we revise our current regulations to prohibit visible nitrogen oxide clouds during blasting. The Director has decided to grant the petition in principle, and although we do not intend to propose the specific rule changes requested in the petition, will instead initiate a rulemaking to address this issue as discussed more fully below.

February 20, 2015. Joshua Rockwell, Division of Regulatory Support, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240; Telephone: 202-208-2633; Email: jrockwell@osmre.gov. Petitions for Rulemaking: Use of Explosives on Surface Coal Mining Operations , jrockwell@osmre.gov Vol. 80, no. 34 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2015-02-20 continuing daily deposited born digital 176 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-02-20 P0b002ee18b20d8dd 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr20fe15 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2015-02-20 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-02-20/pdf/FR-2015-02-20.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-02-20/xml/FR-2015-02-20.xml fdlp 9189 9358 DGPO 2015-02-19 2024-06-02 FR-2015-02-20 machine generated eng FR FR-2015-02-20 80 34