Alabama and Mississippi Regulatory Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 901 and 924

Alabama and Mississippi Regulatory Program

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: OSM is announcing the extension of the public comment period

to May 10, 1995, pertaining to the implementation in Alabama and

Mississippi of the underground coal mine subsidence control and water

replacement provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation

Act of 1977 (SMCRA). OSM requested public comment on this issue on

April 10, 1995 (60 FR 18044). The public comment period is being

extended for the convenience of the public.

DATES: Written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m., C.S.T. on May

10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed or hand delivered to Jesse

Jackson, Jr., Director, Birmingham Field Office at the address listed

below.

Copies of the applicable parts of the Alabama and Mississippi

programs, SMCRA, the implementing Federal regulations, information

provided by Alabama and Mississippi concerning their authority to

implement State counterparts to SMCRA and the implementing Federal

regulations, a listing of any scheduled public hearings, and all

written comments received in response to this document will be

available for public review at the address listed below during normal

business hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Jesse Jackson, Jr., Director, Birmingham Field Office, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 135 Gemini Circle, Suite

215, Birmingham, Alabama 35209, Telephone: (205) 290-7282.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Director,

Birmingham Field Office, Telephone: (205) 290-7282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Comment Procedures

Written comments should be specific, pertain only to the issues

proposed in this rulemaking, and include explanations in support of the

commenter's recommendations. Comments received after the time indicated

under DATES or at locations other than the Birmingham Field Office will

not necessarily be considered in the final rulemaking or included in

the administrative record.

Dated: April 17, 1995.

Richard J. Seibel,

Acting Assistant Director, Eastern Support Center.

[FR Doc. 95-10086 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]

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