Kansas Regulatory Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 916

[SPATS No. KS-021-FOR]

Kansas Regulatory Program

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

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal of proposed amendment.

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SUMMARY: OSM is announcing the withdrawal of an amendment to the Kansas

regulatory program (Kansas program) under the Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Kansas proposed to condense and

revise its previously approved revegetation success guidelines. Kansas

intended to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding

Federal regulations and to improve operational efficiency. Kansas is

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withdrawing the amendment at its own initiative.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Coleman, Mid-Continent

Regional Coordinating Center, Office of Surface Mining, Alton Federal

Building, 501 Belle Street, Alton, Illinois 62002. Telephone: (618)

463-6460. Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter dated July 12, 1999

(Administrative Record No. KS-616), Kansas sent us an amendment to its

program under SMCRA. Kansas proposed to amend the Kansas Revegetation

Guidelines.

We announced receipt of the amendment in the July 26, 1999, Federal

Register (64 FR 40323) and invited public comment on its adequacy. The

public comment period ended August 25, 1999.

On September 8, 1999 (Administrative Record No. KS-616.4), we

notified Kansas of deficiencies in its amendment. On October 5, 1999

(Administrative Record No. KS-616.5), Kansas requested that the

amendment be withdrawn. Kansas intends to revise the amendment and

submit it at a later date. Therefore, the proposed amendment announced

in the July 26, 1999, Federal Register is withdrawn.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 916

Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.

Dated: October 14, 1999.

Richard J. Seibel,

Acting Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 99-27670 Filed 10-21-99; 8:45 am]

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