# Ilinois Regulatory Program

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Proposed Rule
- **Published:** April 6, 1998
- **Citation:** 63 FR 16719

## Text

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 913

[SPATS No. IL-094-FOR]

Ilinois Regulatory Program

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

ACTION: Proposed rule: public comment period and opportunity for public
hearing.

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SUMMARY: OSM is announcing receipt of two proposed amendments to the
Illinois regulatory program (hereinafter the ``Illinois program'')
under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).
This first proposed amendment consists of revisions to Illinois'
statutes pertaining to definitions and areas unsuitable for surface
coal mining operations. The second proposed amendment consists of
revisions to Illinois' regulations pertaining to a definition for
``previously mined areas'' areas unsuitable for surface coal mining
operations, permitting, prime farmland, bonding, performance standards,
and blasters certification. The amendments are intended to revise the
Illinois program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal
regulations and SMCRA, clarify existing regulations, and improve
operational efficiency.
This document sets forth the times and locations that the Illinois
program and proposed amendments to that program are available for
public inspection, the comment period during which interested persons
submit written comments on the proposed amendments, and the procedures
that will be followed regarding the public hearing, if one is
requested.

DATES: Written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m., e.s.t., May 6,
1998. If requested, a public hearing on the proposed amendments will be
held on May 1, 1998. Requests to speak at the hearing must be received
by 4:00 p.m., e.s.t. on April 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to speak at the hearing should
be mailed or hand delivered to Andrew R. Gilmore, Director,
Indianapolis Field Office, at the address listed below.
Copies of the Illinois program, the proposed amendments, 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
addresses listed below during normal business hours,

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Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Each requester may receive
one free copy of the proposed amendments by contacting OSM's
Indianapolis Field Office.

Andrew R. Gilmore, Director, Indianapolis Field Office, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Minton-Capehart Federal
Building, 575 North Pennsylvania Street, Room 301, Indianapolis, IN
46204, Telephone: (317) 226-6700.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mines and Minerals,
524 South Second Street, Springfield, IL 62701-1787, Telephone: (217)
782-4970.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew R. Gilmore, Director,
Indianapolis Field Office, Telephone: (317) 226-6700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Illinois Program

On June 1, 1982, the Secretary of the Interior conditionally
approved the Illinois program. Background information on the Illinois
program, including the Secretary's findings, the disposition of
comments, and the conditions of approval can be found in the June 1,
1982, Federal Register (47 FR 23883). Subsequent actions concerning the
conditions of approval and program amendments can be found at 30 CFR
913.15, 913,16, and 913.17.

II. Description of the Proposed Amendment

By letter dated March 28, 1996, Illinois notified OSM of revisions
to the Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation
Act that were enacted through House Bill (H.B.) 965 and signed into law
by the Governor of Illinois on February 7, 1996. These revisions
primarily address changes brought about by the July 1, 1995,
reorganization and name change of the Illinois regulatory authority,
which were approved by OSM on July 11, 1995 (60 FR 35696). Revisions
were made to 225 ILCS 720/1.03, Definitions; 225 ILCS 720/7.03.
Procedure for designation of areas unsuitable for mining operations;
and 225 ILCS 720.7.04, Land Report. By letter dated February 26, 1998
(Administrative Record No. IL-5009), Illinois submitted a proposed
amendment to revise its regulations in response to letters dated
January 6, 1997, and June 17, 1997 (Administrative Record Nos. IL-1951
and IL-2000, respectively), that OSM sent to Illinois in accordance
with 30 CFR 732.17(c) and in response to a required program amendment
at 30 CFR 912.16(w). Illinois also amended its program to clarify
existing regulations and to implement the statutory changes made by
H.B. 965. Illinois proposes to amend its regulations at Title 62 of the
Illinois Administrative Code (62 IAC). A brief discussion of the
proposed amendments are presented below.
A. Revision to the Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation
and Reclamation Act (State Act). Illinois proposes the following
changes to the State Act:
1. 225 ILCS 720/1.03 Definitions. At Sec. 1.03(a)(4), the
definition for the term ``Department'' was changed from the
``Department of Mines and Minerals'' to the ``Department of Natural
Resources.'' At Sec. 1.03(a)(8), the definition of the term
``Department of Energy'' was removed.
2. 225 ILCS 720/7.03 Procedure for Designation. At Sec. 7.03(b),
the language ``refer it to the Department of Energy for preparation
of'' was replaced by the word ``prepare.'' At Sec. 7.03(c), the
language ``Department of Energy files a'' was replaced by the language
''has been prepared by.''
3. 225 ILCS 720/7.04 Land Report. At 7.04(a), each instance of the
term ``Department of Energy'' was replaced by the term ``Department.''
The language ``and referred by the Department to the Department of
Energy for a Land Report'' was removed from the end of the first
sentence. The last sentence was revised to read: ``Each Land Report
shall be completed not later than eight months after receipts of the
petition.'' Section 7.04(c) was removed.
B. Revisions to Illinois' Permanent Program Regulations. Illinois
proposes the following revisions to its regulations:
1. 62IAC 1701.5 Appendix A. Definitions. Illinois proposes to
amend the definition of ``previously mined area'' by adding the phrase
``that has not been reclaimed to the standards of 62 III. Adm. Code
1700 to 1850'' after the date ``August 3, 1977.''
2. 62 IAC Part 1761 Areas Designated by Act of Congress. At
Sec. 1761.12(b)(1), Illinois proposes to remove the reference to
Sec. 1761.11(f) or (g). At Sec. 761.12(c), Illinois proposes to replace
the reference to ``Section 1761.11(d)(2)'' with a reference to
``Section 1761.11(a)(4)(B).''
3. 62 IAC Part 1764 State Processes for Designating Areas
Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations. At Sec. 1764.13(a), the
term ``Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals'' was replaced by the
term ``Illinois Department of Natural Resources.'' The language in the
first sentence of Sec. 1764.15(c)(1) was replaced by the language
``After the petition is determined to be complete the Department shall
prepare a Land Report.'' Section 1764.15(c)(2) was revised as follows:

The Land Report shall state objectively the information which
the Department has, but shall not contain a recommendation with
respect to whether the petition should be granted or denied. Each
Land Report shall be completed not later than eight (8) months after
the petitioner has been notified the petition is complete under
subsection (a)(1).

At Sec. 1764.15(c)(3), the term ``Department of Energy and Natural
Resources'' was replaced by the term ``Department'' and the term
``Department'' was replaced by the term ``Land Reclamation Division.''
4. 62 IAC Part 1773, Requirements for Permits and Permit
Processing. At Sec. 1773.11(a), the term ``Illinois Department of Mines
and Minerals'' was replaced by the term ``Illinois Department of
Natural Resources.'' At Sec. 1773.15(c)(11), references to 62 Ill. Adm.
Code 1816.11(a)(2)(B) and 1816.117(a)(2)(B) were added.
5. 62 IAC Part 1774, Revision; Renewal; and Transfer, Assignment,
or Sale of Permit Rights. At Sec. 1774.11(a), the term ``Illinois
Department of Mines and Minerals'' was replaced by the term ``Illinois
Department of Natural Resources.'' At Sec. 1774.13(b)(3), the reference
to ``1773.19(b) (1) and (3)'' was replaced by a reference to
``1773.19(b).''
6. 62 IAC 1778.14, Violation Information. Illinois proposes to
replace its existing introductory language at Sec. 1778.14(c) with the
following language:

A list of all violation notices received by the applicant during
the three-year period preceding the application date, and a list of
all outstanding violation notices received prior to the date of the
application by any surface coal mining operation that is deemed or
presumed to be owned or controlled by either the applicant or any
person who is deemed or presumed to own or control the applicant
under the definition of ``owned or controlled'' and ``owns or
controls'' in 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1843.12 or under a Federal or State
program for which the abatement period has not expired, the
applicant shall certify that such notice of violation is in the
process of being corrected to the satisfaction of the agency with
jurisdiction over the violation. For each violation notice reported,
the list shall include the following information as applicable:

7. 62 IAC 1785.17, Prime Farmlands. Illinois proposes to add the
following new provision at Sec. 1785.17(e)(5):

The aggregate total prime farmland acreage shall not be
decreased from that which existed prior to mining. Water bodies, if
any, to be constructed during mining and reclamation must be located
within the post-reclamation non-prime farmland portions of

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the permit area. The creation of any such water bodies must be
approved by the Department and the consent of all affected property
owners within the permit area must be obtained.

8. 62 IAC Part 800, Bonding and Insurance Requirements. At
Sec. 1800.4(a), the term ``Office of Mines and Minerals'' was replaced
by the term ``Office of Natural Resources.'' At Sec. 1800.40(b)(2), the
language ``serve, by certified mail'' was replaced by the language
``notify in writing.''
9. 62 IAC Part 816, Permanent Performance Standards for Surface
Mining Activities and 62 IAC Part 817, Permanent Program Performance
Standards for Underground Mining Operations. At Secs. 1816.46(a)(3) and
1817.46(a)(3), Illinois proposes to revise its definition of ``other
treatment facilities'' by adding the language ``or to comply with all
applicable state and federal water quality laws and regulations.'' At
Secs. 1816.49(a)(3)(B) and 1817.49(a)(3)(B), concerning impoundments,
Illinois proposes to replace the term ``U.S. Soil Conservation
Service'' with the term ``U.S. Natural Resources Conservation
Service.'' Illinois proposes to revise Sec. 1817.61(a), concerning use
of explosives, by adding the language ``that are within 50 vertical
feet of the original ground surface'' to the end of the existing
provision. At Sec. 1817.62(d), concerning pre-blasting surveys,
Illinois replaced the language ``published scheduled beginning'' with
the language ``planned initiation.''
Illinois proposes to add the following sentence to the end of
Sec. 1816.64(b), concerning public notice of blasting schedule:
``Unscheduled blasting does not include nighttime blasting, which is
prohibited at all times.'' At Sec. 1816.649(c)(1), Illinois proposes to
require publication of a blasting schedule at least ten days, but not
more than 30 days, before beginning a blasting program in which blasts
that use more than five pounds of explosive or blasting agent are
detonated. At Sec. 1816.64(c)(3), Illinois proposes to require that
blasting schedules be revised and republished at least 10 days, but not
more than 30 days, before blasting in areas not covered in the current
schedule or if the actual blasting times differ from the time periods
listed in the current schedule for more than 20 percent of the blasts
fired. Section 1816.64(d) was revised by changing the subsection
introductory sentence to ``The blasting schedule shall contain at a
minimum''; removing existing paragraphs (1) and (2); and redesignating
paragraphs (2)(A) through (2)(E) as paragraphs (1) through (5).
At Sec. 1817.66, concerning blasting signs, warnings, and access
control, the language ``blasting schedule'' was replaced by the
language ``blasting notification required in Sec. 1817.64.'' At
Secs. 1816.66(d)(2) and 1817.66(d)(2), concerning blasting
prohibitions, the language ``unless a waiver is obtained from the owner
of the facility and submitted to the Department prior to blasting
within one hundred (100) feet'' was added at the end of the provision.
At Sec. 1816.67(c)(1), concerning air blast monitoring, Illinois
proposes to replace paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) with the following
language:

the burden to hole depth ratio is greater than 1.0, or the top
stemming height is less than seventy percent (70%) of the burden
dimension, the air blast produced by that blast shall be measured,
recorded, analyzed, and reported pursuant to subsection (g) and
Section 1816.68(b). This subsection shall not apply to horizontal
blast holes drilled from the floor of the pit.

At Sec. 1817.67(c)(1), concerning air blast monitoring, Illinois
proposes to replace paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) with the following
language:

the burden to hole depth ratio is greater than 1.0, or the top
stemming height is less than seventy percent (70%) of the burden
dimension, the air blast produced by that blast shall be measured,
recorded, analyzed, and reported pursuant to subsection (g) and
Section 1817.68(b).

At Secs. 1816.67 and 1817.67, concerning ground vibrations,
Illinois proposes to number the existing provision in subsection (e) as
subsection (e)(1); redesignate subsection (f) as subsection (e)(2);
redesignate subsections (f)(1) and (f)(2) as subsections (e)(2)(A) and
(e)(2)(B); and redesignate existing paragraphs (g) and (h) as
paragraphs (f) and (g). Redesignated subsection (e)(2) was revised to
read as follows:

Blasting shall be conducted to prevent adverse impacts on any
underground mine and changes in the course, channel, or availability
of ground or surface water outside the permit area. Ground vibration
limits, including the maximum peak particle velocity limitation of
subsection (e)(1) shall not apply at the following locations:

At the end of Secs. 1816.83(c)(4) and 1817.83(c)(4), concerning
coal mine waste refuse piles, Illinois proposes to add the following
new provision:

The Department shall require the addition of neutralization
material to be added to the coal mine waste if, based on physical
and chemical analyses, this material is needed to prevent acid mine
drainage. This subsection is also applicable to the reclamation of
fine coal waste (slurry) not meeting the definition of refuse piles.

At 1817.116(a)(1), concerning success of revegetation, a reference
to ``Section 1817.116'' was added. At Secs. 1816.116(a)(2)(C) and
1817.116(a)(2)(C), concerning success of revegetation, the address for
the Department's Springfield office was changed to ``524 S. Second
Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701-1787.'' At Secs. 1816.116(a)(2)(F)
and 1817.116(a)(2)(F), concerning augmentation, subsections
(a)(2)(F)(i) were removed. At Sec. 1817.116(a)(3)(E), concerning
productivity success, the language ``Production for proof of
productivity purposes shall also be determined in accordance with
Section 1817.117(a)(2)'' was removed. At Secs. 1816.116(a)(5)(A) and
1817.117(a)(5)(A), concerning wetland revegetation, the address for the
Department's office was changed to ``524 S. Second Street, Springfield,
Illinois 62701-1787.'' Sections 1816.117(c)(3) and 1817.117(c)(3),
concerning tree and shrub vegetation, were revised to read as follows:

The number of plots needed to sample the area will not exceed
200 for areas of 50 acres or more. The number of plots needed to
sample areas less than 50 acres in size will be calculated employing
the following formula: Number of Plots equals 2.5 percent multiplied
by Sample Area in acres divided by plot size.

10. 62 IAC Part 1823, Prime Farmland. At Sec. 1823.1, Illinois
proposes to remove the language ``except this Part does not apply to
any underground mining operations or activities, nor, except as
expressly indicated or required by the Department in a permit, to the
surface facilities and activities of surface mining that do not involve
drilling, blasting, or mining.'' The title to Sec. 1823.11 was revised
to read: ``Prime Farmland: Applicability.'' Illinois proposes to revise
Sec. 1823.11 to read as follows:

The requirements of this section shall not apply to:
(a) Coal preparation plants, support facilities, and roads of
underground mines that are actively used over extended periods of
time and where uses affect minimal amount of land. Such uses shall
meet the requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1817 for underground
mining activities.
(b) Disposal areas containing coal mine waste resulting from
underground mines that is not technologically and economically
feasible to store in underground mines or on non-prime farmland. The
operator shall minimize the area of prime farmland used for such
purposes.
(c) Prime farmland that has been excluded in accordance with 62
Ill. Adm. Code 1785.17(a).
Section 1823.12(c), concerning soil removal, was added to read as
follows:

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The B and/or C horizons may be left in place for surface
disturbance areas if the Department determines the soil capability
can be retained.
Section 1823.14(g), concerning soil replacement, was revised by
replacing the term ``Soil conservation Service'' with the term
``Natural Resources Conservation Service.''
11. 62 IAC 1825.11, High Capability Lands: Special Requirements. At
Sec. 1825.11(b), the term ``Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals''
was replaced by the term ``Illinois Department of Natural Resources.''
At Sec. 1825.11(c), the following new requirement was added:
``Measurement of success of revegation shall be initiated within ten
(10) years after completion of backfilling and final grading on high
capability land.''
12. 62 IAC Part 1840, Department Inspections. At Sec. 1840.1, the
term ``Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals'' was replaced by the
term ``Illinois Department of Natural Resources.'' Illinois proposes to
revise Sec. 1840.11(a) by requiring the Department to conduct an
average of at least one partial inspection per month of each active
surface coal mining and reclamation operation. Illinois proposes to
revise Sec. 1840.11(b) by requiring the Department to conduct an
average of at least one complete inspection per calendar quarter of
each active or inactive surface coal mining and reclamation operation.
13. 62 IAC Part 1847, Administrative and Judicial Review. At
Sec. 1847.3(g), permit hearings, Illinois proposes to replace its
existing burden of proof provision with the following provision:

(1) In a proceeding to review a decision on an application for a
new permit--
(A) If the permit applicant is seeking review, the Department
shall have the burden of going forward to establish a prima facie
case as to the failure to comply with the application requirements
of the State Act or regulations or as to appropriateness of the
permit terms and conditions, and the permit applicant shall have the
ultimate burden of persuasion as to entitlement to the permit or as
to the inappropriateness of the permit terms and conditions.
(B) If any other person is seeking review, that person shall
have the burden of going forward to establish a prima facie case and
the ultimate burden of persuasion by a preponderance of the evidence
that the permit application fails in some manner to comply with the
applicable requirements of the State Act or regulations.
(2) In all other proceedings held under this Section, the party
seeking to reverse the Department's decision shall have the burden
of proving that the Department's decision was clearly erroneous.

At Sec. 1847.9(j), bond release hearings, Illinois is proposing to
allow each party to the hearing to file written exceptions with the
hearing officer within ten days after service of the hearing officer's
proposed decision. All parties shall have ten days after service of
written exceptions to file a response with the hearing officer.
Illinois is proposing to revise Sec. 1847.9(k), bond release
hearings, as follows:

If no written exceptions are filed, the hearing officer's
proposed decision shall become final ten (10) days after service of
such decision. If written exceptions are filed, the hearing officer
shall within fifteen (15) days following the time for filing a
response thereto either issue his final administrative decision
affirming or modifying his proposed decision, or shall vacate the
decision and remand the proceeding for rehearing.

At Sec. 1847.9(1), bond release hearings, the citation ``Ill. Rev.
Stat. 1991, ch. 110, pars. 3-101 through 3-112'' was replaced by the
citation ``735 ILCS \5/3\.''
14. 62 IAC Part 1850, Training, Examination and Certification of
Blasters. At Sec. 1850.13(a), training, Illinois proposes to allow the
Department, the operator or his representative to conduct blasters
training. Sections 1850.14(a) and (b), concerning examination of
blasters, were revised to read as follows:

(a) Written examination for blaster certification shall be
administered on dates, times, and at locations announced by the
Department via direct communication with operators and individuals
who request in writing to be so notified. All persons scheduled for
a regular examination session will be so notified at least one (1)
week prior to the scheduled exam date.
(b) Reexaminations shall be scheduled, if needed, for those
persons who do not pass the regularly scheduled examination. The
Department shall also allow for examination at this time those
persons who have newly applied for certification. All persons
scheduled for examination or reexamination during the reexamination
session will be so notified at least one (1) week prior to the
scheduled reexamination session.

Section 1850.15(a), concerning application and certification,
was revised to read as follows:

Each applicant shall submit a completed application for
certification on forms supplied by the Department. Any applicant
whose completed application has been received, reviewed and accepted
by the Department prior to a regularly scheduled examination session
shall be scheduled for that session. The following documents shall
be included with the completed application form:

At Sec. 1850.16(b)(2), concerning denial, issuance of notice of
infraction, suspension, revocation, and other administrative actions, a
typographical error was corrected by changing the word ``requirements''
to the word ``requirement.''

III. Public Comment Procedures

In accordance with the provisions of 30 CFR 732.17(h), OSM is
seeking comments on whether the proposed amendment satisfies the
applicable program approval criteria of 30 CFR 732.15. If the amendment
is deemed adequate, it will become part of the Illinois program.

Written Comments

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 Indianapolis Field Office
will not necessarily be considered in the final rulemaking or included
in the Administrative Record.

Public Hearing

Persons wishing to speak at the public hearing should contact the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 4:00 p.m.,
e.s.t. on April 21, 1998. The location and time of the hearing will be
arranged with those persons requesting the hearing. Any disabled
individual who has need for a special accommodation to attend a public
hearing should contact the individual listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT. If no one requests an opportunity to speak at the
public hearing, the hearing will not be held.
Filing of a written statement at the time of the hearing is
requested as it will greatly assist the transcriber. Submission of
written statements in advance of the hearing will allow OSM officials
to prepare adequate responses and appropriate questions. The public
hearing will continue on the specified date until all persons scheduled
to speak have been heard. Persons in the audience who have not been
scheduled to speak, and who wish to do so, will be heard following
those who have been scheduled. The hearing will end after all persons
scheduled to speak and persons present in the audience who wish to
speak have been heard.

Public Meeting

If only one person requests an opportunity to speak at a hearing, a
public meeting, rather than a public hearing, may be held. Persons
wishing to meet with OSM representatives to discuss the proposed
amendment may request a meeting by contacting the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. All such meetings

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will be open to the public and, if possible, notices of meetings will
be posted at the locations listed under ADDRESSES. A written summary of
each meeting will be made a part of the Administrative Record.

IV. Procedural Determinations

Executive Order 12866

This rule is exempted from review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and
Review).

Executive Order 12988

The Department of the Interior has conducted the reviews required
by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice Reform) and has
determined that, to the extent allowed by law, this rule meets the
applicable standards of subsections (a) and (b) of that section.
However, these standards are not applicable to the actual language of
State regulatory programs and program amendments since each such
program is drafted and promulgated by a specific State, not by OSM.
Under sections 503 and 505 of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1253 and 1255) and 30
CFR 730.11, 732.15, and 732.17(h)(10), decisions on proposed State
regulatory programs and program amendments submitted by the States must
be based solely on a determination of whether the submittal is
consistent with SMCRA and its implementing Federal regulations and
whether the other requirements of 30 CFR Parts 730, 731, and 732 have
been met.

National Environmental Policy Act

No environmental impact statement is required for this rule since
section 702(d) of the SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1292(d)) provides that agency
decisions on proposed State regulatory program provisions do not
constitute major Federal actions within the meaning of section
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4332(2)(C)).

Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not contain information collection requirements that
require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3507 et seq.).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department of the Interior has determined that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
The State submittal which is the subject of this rule is based upon
counterpart Federal regulations for which an economic analysis was
prepared and certification made that such regulations would not have a
significant economic effect upon a substantial number of small
entities. Accordingly, this rule will ensure that existing requirements
previously promulgated by OSM will be implemented by the State. In
making the determination as to whether this rule would have a
significant economic impact, the Department relied upon the data and
assumptions for the counterpart Federal regulations.

Unfunded Mandates

OSM has determined and certifies pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1502 et seq.) that this rule will not impose a
cost of $100 million or more in any given year on local, state, or
tribal governments or private entities.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 913

Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.

Dated: March 27, 1998.
Brent Wahlquist,
Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center.
[FR Doc. 98-8893 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-05-M

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