# Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-26200 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Proposed Rule - **Published:** October 3, 1997 - **Citation:** 62 FR 51822 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Hearings and Appeals 43 CFR Part 4 RIN 1090-AA63 Department Hearings and Appeals Procedures AGENCY: Office of Hearings and Appeals, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This action extends the comment period an additional 60 days on the Department of the Interior's Office of Hearings and Appeals' proposal to amend its rules to provide that, except as otherwise provided by law or other regulation, a decision will be stayed, if it is appealed, until there is a dispositive decision on the appeal. DATES: Comments are due to the agency on or before December 2, 1997. ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of the Interior, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. Comments received will be available for inspection during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in the Office of the Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals, 11th Floor, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA. Persons wishing to inspect comments are requested to call in advance at 703-235-3810 to make an appointment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James L. Byrnes, Chief Administrative Judge, Interior Board of Land Appeals, Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of the Interior, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203. Telephone: 703-235-3750. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 19, 1997, the Department of the Interior proposed to amend the regulation contained at 43 CFR 4.21 (August 28, 1997, 62 FR 45606.) Comments to this proposed rule were to be received on or before September 29, 1997. In a letter dated September 4, 1997, from the National Mining Association (NMA) to the Director of the Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), U.S. Department of the Interior, the NMA requested a 60-day extension of the comment period for this proposed amendment because the existing comment period did not allow adequate opportunity for comment, and it needed more time to present the views of its member companies. Also, in a letter dated September 12, 1997, from the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association (RMOGA) to the Director, OHA, that organization requested a 60-day extension of the comment period. The RMOGA stated that the current 30-day comment period would not allow the industry adequate time to carefully analyze the proposed rule to determine the potential effects, if any, on oil and gas activities on public lands. The OHA has determined that an extension of time to obtain the comments on the proposed rule from NMA and RMOGA is warranted and therefore, the requested extension is granted. This notice announces that 60-day extension of the comment period. Dated: September 24, 1997. Brooks B. Yeager, Acting Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget. [FR Doc. 97-26200 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-RK-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A97-26200. Public record. Not legal advice.