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Proposed Rule
Alabama Regulatory Program
A Proposed Rule by the Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office on 02/22/2011
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- Publication Date:
- 02/22/2011
- Agencies:
- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
- Dates:
- We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4 p.m., c.s.t., March 24, 2011. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on March 21, 2011. We will accept requests to speak at a hearing until 4 p.m., c.s.t. on March 9, 2011.
- Comments Close:
- 03/24/2011
- Document Type:
- Proposed Rule
- Document Citation:
- 76 FR 9700
- Page:
- 9700-9702 (3 pages)
- CFR:
- 30 CFR 901
- Agency/Docket Numbers:
- SATS No. AL-076-FOR
- Docket ID: OSM-2010-0020
- Document Number:
- 2011-3910
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- ACTION:
- SUMMARY:
- DATES:
- ADDRESSES:
- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
- I. Background on the Alabama Program
- II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
- A. Alabama Rule 880-X-6A-.07 License Fees
- B. Alabama Rule 880-X-6A-.08 Annual License Updates
- C. Alabama Rule 880-X-12A-.09 Fees
- III. Public Comment Procedures
- Electronic or Written Comments
- Public Availability of Comments
- Public Hearing
- Public Meeting
- IV. Procedural Determinations
- Executive Order 12866—Regulatory Planning and Review
- Other Laws and Executive Orders Affecting Rulemaking
- List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 901
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AGENCY:
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION:
Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on proposed amendment.
SUMMARY:
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Alabama regulatory program (Alabama program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Alabama proposes revisions to its Program regarding their license fees, annual license updates, and blaster certification fees. Alabama intends to revise its program to improve operational efficiency. The fees will be used to recover Alabama's anticipated costs of reviewing, administering, and enforcing Alabama's licensing and blaster certification requirements.
This document gives the times and locations that the Alabama program and proposed amendment to that program are available for your inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments on the amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
DATES:
We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4 p.m., c.s.t., March 24, 2011. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on March 21, 2011. We will accept requests to speak at a hearing until 4 p.m., c.s.t. on March 9, 2011.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit comments, identified by SATS No. AL-076-FOR by any of the following methods:
- E-mail: swilson@osmre.gov. Include “SATS No. AL-076-FOR” in the subject line of the message.
- Mail/Hand Delivery: Sherry Wilson, Director, Birmingham Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite 215, Homewood, Alabama 35209.
- Fax: (205) 290-7280.
- Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this rulemaking. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the “Public Comment Procedures” heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: For access to the docket to review copies of the Alabama program, this amendment, a listing of any scheduled public hearings, and all written comments received in response to this document, you must go to the address listed below during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. You may receive one free copy of the amendment by contacting OSM's Birmingham Field Office or going to http://www.regulations.gov.
Sherry Wilson, Director, Birmingham Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite 215, Homewood, Alabama 35209, Telephone: (205) 290-7282, E-mail: swilson@osmre.gov.
In addition, you may review a copy of the amendment during regular business hours at the following location:
Alabama Surface Mining Commission, 1811 Second Ave., P.O. Box 2390, Jasper, Alabama 35502-2390, Telephone: (205) 221-4130.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherry Wilson, Director, Birmingham Field Office. Telephone: (205) 290-7282. E-mail: swilson@osmre.gov.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on the Alabama Program
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
III. Public Comment Procedures
IV. Procedural Determinations
I. Background on the Alabama Program
Section 503(a) of the Act permits a State to assume primacy for the Start Printed Page 9701regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on non-Federal and non-Indian lands within its borders by demonstrating that its program includes, among other things, “a State law which provides for the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations in accordance with the requirements of this Act * * *; and rules and regulations consistent with regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to this Act.” See 30 U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) and (7). On the basis of these criteria, the Secretary of the Interior conditionally approved the Alabama program effective May 20, 1982. You can find background information on the Alabama program, including the Secretary's findings, the disposition of comments, and the conditions of approval of the Alabama program in the May 20, 1982, Federal Register (47 FR 22030). You can also find later actions concerning the Alabama program and program amendments at 30 CFR 901.10, 901.15, and 901.16.
II. Description of the Proposed Amendment
By letter dated October 28, 2010 (Administrative Record No. AL-662), Alabama sent us an amendment to its program under SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) at its own initiative. Below is a summary of the changes proposed by Alabama. The full text of the program amendment is available for you to read at the locations listed above under ADDRESSES.
A. Alabama Rule 880-X-6A-.07 License Fees
Alabama's regulations require any person who intends to conduct surface coal mining operations to obtain a license prior to applying for a permit to mine coal. Their proposed change increases the license fee from $1,000.00 to $2,500.00 and deletes language for pre-existing license fees.
B. Alabama Rule 880-X-6A-.08 Annual License Updates
Alabama's regulations require mining licenses to be updated annually. Their proposed change alters the date of annual license updates, replaces the word “renewal” with “update” or “license update,” adds the use of listing an internet site for form downloads, increases the fee from $100.00 to $500.00, deletes the $100.00 penalty payment for delinquency, deletes the language where a license becomes null and void and replaces it with the issuance of a Cessation Order, and explains the license reinstatement process.
C. Alabama Rule 880-X-12A-.09 Fees
This change adds a new section that establishes a $100.00 blaster certification fee, a $50.00 blaster certification renewal fee, and a $50.00 blaster certification reciprocity fee.
III. Public Comment Procedures
Under the provisions of 30 CFR 732.17(h), we are seeking your comments on whether the amendment satisfies the applicable program approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If we approve the amendment, it will become part of the State program.
Electronic or Written Comments
If you submit written comments, they should be specific, confined to issues pertinent to the proposed regulations, and explain the reason for any recommended change(s). We appreciate any and all comments, but those most useful and likely to influence decisions on the final regulations will be those that either involve personal experience or include citations to and analyses of SMCRA, its legislative history, its implementing regulations, case law, other pertinent State or Federal laws or regulations, technical literature, or other relevant publications.
We cannot ensure that comments received after the close of the comment period (see DATES) or sent to an address other than those listed (see ADDRESSES) will be included in the docket for this rulemaking and considered.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, 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.
Public Hearing
If you wish to speak at the public hearing, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 4 p.m., c.s.t. on March 9, 2011. If you are disabled and need reasonable accommodations to attend a public hearing, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. We will arrange the location and time of the hearing with those persons requesting the hearing. If no one requests an opportunity to speak, we will not hold a hearing.
To assist the transcriber and ensure an accurate record, we request, if possible, that each person who speaks at the public hearing provide us with a written copy of his or her comments. The public hearing will continue on the specified date until everyone scheduled to speak has been given an opportunity to be heard. If you are in the audience and have not been scheduled to speak and wish to do so, you will be allowed to speak after those who have been scheduled. We will end the hearing after everyone scheduled to speak and others present in the audience who wish to speak, have been heard.
Public Meeting
If only one person requests an opportunity to speak, we may hold a public meeting rather than a public hearing. If you wish to meet with us to discuss the amendment, please request a meeting by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All such meetings are open to the public and, if possible, we will post notices of meetings at the locations listed under ADDRESSES. We will make a written summary of each meeting a part of the administrative record.
IV. Procedural Determinations
Executive Order 12866—Regulatory Planning and Review
This proposed rule is exempted from review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866.
Other Laws and Executive Orders Affecting Rulemaking
When a State submits a program amendment to OSM for review, our regulations at 30 CFR 732.17(h) require us to publish a notice in the Federal Register indicating receipt of the proposed amendment, its text or a summary of its terms, and an opportunity for public comment. We conclude our review of the proposed amendment after the close of the public comment period and determine whether the amendment should be approved, approved in part, or not approved. At that time, we will also make the determinations and certifications required by the various laws and executive orders governing the rulemaking process and include them in the final rule.
Start List of SubjectsList of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 901
End List of Subjects Start SignatureDated: December 10, 2010.
Ervin J. Barchenger,
Regional Director, Mid-Continent Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-3910 Filed 2-18-11; 8:45 am]
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