Indiana Regulatory Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 914

[SPATS No. IN-132-FOR; Amendment No. 95-10]

Indiana 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 a proposed amendment to the

Indiana regulatory program (hereinafter the ``Indiana program'') under

the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The

proposed amendment consists of the recodification of the Indiana

Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act. The proposed amendment

represents the Indiana Legislative Services Agency's

effort to streamline and simplify Indiana natural resources law by

placing all such provisions in Title 14, including those pertaining to

surface coal mining.

DATES: Written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m., e.s.t., February

21, 1996. If requested, a public hearing on the proposed amendment will

be held on February 13, 1996. Requests to speak at the hearing must be

received by 4:00 p.m., e.s.t., on February 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to speak at the hearing should

be mailed or hand delivered to Mr. Roger W. Calhoun, Director,

Indianapolis Field Office, at the address listed below.

Copies of the Indiana program, the proposed amendment, 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, Monday through

Friday, excluding holidays. Each requester may receive one free copy of

the proposed amendment by contacting OSM's Indianapolis Field Office.

na program, the proposed amendment, 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, Monday through

Friday, excluding holidays. Each requester may receive one free copy of

the proposed amendment by contacting OSM's Indianapolis Field Office.

Roger W. Calhoun, Director, Indianapolis Field Office, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Minton-Capehart Federal

Building, Room 301, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-1521, Telephone: (317)

226-6700).

Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 402 West Washington Street,

Room C256, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Telephone: (317) 232-1547.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Roger W. Calhoun, Director, Indianapolis Field Office, Telephone:

(317) 226-6700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Indiana Program

On July 29, 1982, the Secretary of the Interior conditionally

approved the Indiana program. General background information on the

Indiana program, including the Secretary's findings, the disposition of

comments, and the conditions of approval can be found in the July 26,

1982, Federal Register (47 FR 32071). Subsequent actions concerning the

Indiana program can be found at 30 CFR 914.10, 914.15, and 914.16.

II. Description of the Proposed Amendment

By letter dated September 11, 1995 (Administrative Record No. IND-

1508), Indiana submitted a proposed amendment to its program pursuant

to SMCRA. Indiana submitted the proposed amendment at its own

initiative. The proposed amendment concerns the recodification of the

Indiana Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (ISCMRA), Title 13 of

the Indiana Code (IC) 13-4.1, as enacted by the Indiana General

Assembly under 1995 House Enrolled Act 1047 (HEA 1047). HEA 1047 was

signed into law by Governor Evan Bayh on May 10, 1995

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13-4.1-1-3(4)............................. 14-8-2-130, 14-34-15-6(a)

13-4.1-1-3(5)............................. 14-8-2-190(3), 14-34-4-8, 14-

34-8-4

13-4.1-1-3(6)............................. 14-8-2-199

13-4.1-1-3(7)............................. 14-8-2-200

13-4.1-1-3(8)............................. 14-8-2-201

13-4.1-1-3(9)............................. 14-8-2-202(g)

13-4.1-1-3(10)............................ 14-8-2-213

13-4.1-1-3(10.5).......................... 14-8-2-269, 14-34-18-2

13-4.1-1-3(11)............................ 14-8-2-272

13-4.1-1-3(12)............................ 14-8-2-273

13-4.1-1-3(13)............................ 14-8-2-291, 14-34-15-7(a)

13-4.1-1-4................................ 14-34-1-2

13-4.1-1-5................................ 14-34-1-4

13-4.1-1-6................................ 14-34-1-1(2)

13-4.1-1-7................................ 14-34-1-1(1)

13-4.1-1-8................................ 14-34-1-5

13-4.1-2-1(a)............................. 14-34-2-1

13-4.1-2-1(b)-(e)......................... 14-34-2-2

13-4.1-2-2(a)............................. 14-34-2-3

13-4.1-2-2(b)............................. 14-34-2-4

13-4.1-2-2(c)............................. 14-34-2-5

13-4.1-2-2.5.............................. 14-34-2-3(7)

13-4.1-2-3................................ 14-34-2-6

13-4.1-2-4................................ 14-34-2-7

13-4.1-3-1................................ 14-34-3-1

13-4.1-3-2(a)............................. 14-34-3-2

13-4.1-3-2(b)............................. 14-34-13-1

13-4.1-3-2(c)............................. 14-34-13-2

13-4.1-3-2(d)............................. 14-34-13-3

13-4.1-3-2(e)............................. 14-34-14-2

13-4.1-3-2(f)............................. 14-34-14-4

13-4.1-3-2(g)............................. 14-34-14-5

13-4.1-3-3(a)............................. 14-34-3-3

13-4.1-3-3(b)............................. 14-34-3-4

13-4.1-3-3(c)............................

.................. 14-34-13-2

13-4.1-3-2(d)............................. 14-34-13-3

13-4.1-3-2(e)............................. 14-34-14-2

13-4.1-3-2(f)............................. 14-34-14-4

13-4.1-3-2(g)............................. 14-34-14-5

13-4.1-3-3(a)............................. 14-34-3-3

13-4.1-3-3(b)............................. 14-34-3-4

13-4.1-3-3(c)............................. 14-34-3-5

13-4.1-3-3(d)............................. 14-34-3-6 and 7

13-4.1-3-3(e)............................. 14-34-3-8

13-4.1-3-3(f)............................. 14-34-3-9

13-4.1-3-3.1.............................. 14-34-3-10

13-4.1-3-3.5.............................. 14-34-3-11

13-4.1-3-4................................ 14-34-3-12

13-4.1-3-5................................ 14-34-3-13

13-4.1-3-6................................ 14-34-3-14

13-4.1-4-1(a)............................. 14-34-4-1

13-4.1-4-1(b)............................. 14-34-4-2(a)

13-4.1-4-1(c)............................. 14-34-4-2(b)

13-4.1-4-1(d)............................. 14-34-4-3

13-4.1-4-2(a)............................. 14-34-4-4

13-4.1-4-2(b)............................. 14-34-4-5

13-4.1-4-2(c)............................. 14-34-4-6

13-4.1-4-3(a)............................. 14-34-4-7(a)

13-4.1-4-3(b)............................. 14-34-4-7(b)

13-4.1-4-3(c)............................. 14-34-4-8

13-4.1-4-3(d)............................. 14-34-4-9

13-4.1-4-3.1.............................. 14-34-4-10

13-4.1-4-4................................ 14-34-4-11

13-4.1-4-5(a)............................. 14-34-4-12

13-4.1-4-5(b)............................. 14-34-4-13(a)

13-4.1-4-5(c)............................. 14-34-4-13(b)

13-4.1-4-5(d)............................. 14-34-4-13(c)

13-4.1-4-5.1.............................. 14-34-4-14

13-4.1-4-5.2.............................. 14-34-4-15

13-4.1-4-5.3.............................. 14-34-4-16

13-4.1-4-6...............................

....... 14-34-4-12

13-4.1-4-5(b)............................. 14-34-4-13(a)

13-4.1-4-5(c)............................. 14-34-4-13(b)

13-4.1-4-5(d)............................. 14-34-4-13(c)

13-4.1-4-5.1.............................. 14-34-4-14

13-4.1-4-5.2.............................. 14-34-4-15

13-4.1-4-5.3.............................. 14-34-4-16

13-4.1-4-6................................ 14-34-4-17

13-4.1-4-7................................ 14-34-4-18

13-4.1-5-1................................ 14-34-5-1

13-4.1-5-2................................ 14-34-5-2

13-4.1-5-3................................ 14-34-5-3

13-4.1-5-4................................ 14-34-5-4

13-4.1-5-5................................ 14-34-5-5

13-4.1-5-5.1.............................. 14-34-5-6

13-4.1-5-5.2.............................. 14-34-5-7

13-4.1-5-5.3.............................. 14-34-5-8

13-4.1-5-6................................ 14-34-5-9

13-4.1-5-7................................ 14-34-5-10

13-4.1-5-8................................ 14-34-5-11

13-4.1-6-1................................ 14-34-6-1

13-4.1-6-2................................ 14-34-6-2

13-4.1-6-3................................ 14-34-6-3

13-4.1-6-4................................ 14-34-6-4

13-4.1-6-5................................ 14-34-6-5

13-4.1-6-6................................ 14-34-6-6

13-4.1-6-7(a)............................. 14-34-6-7

13-4.1-6-7(b)............................. 14-34-6-8

13-4.1-6-7(c)............................. 14-34-6-9

13-4.1-6-7(d)............................. 14-34-6-10

13-4.1-6-7(e)............................. 14-34-6-11

13-4.1-6-7(f)............................. 14-34-6-12

13-4.1-6-7(g)............................. 14-34-6-13

13-4.1-6-7(h)............................. 14-34-6-14

13-4.1-6-8................................ 14-34-6-15

13-4.1-6-9(a)............................. 14-34-6-16(a)

13-4.1-6-9(b)............................. 14-34-6-16(b)

13-4.1-6-9(c)............................

.......... 14-34-6-11

13-4.1-6-7(f)............................. 14-34-6-12

13-4.1-6-7(g)............................. 14-34-6-13

13-4.1-6-7(h)............................. 14-34-6-14

13-4.1-6-8................................ 14-34-6-15

13-4.1-6-9(a)............................. 14-34-6-16(a)

13-4.1-6-9(b)............................. 14-34-6-16(b)

13-4.1-6-9(c)............................. 14-34-6-16(c)

13-4.1-6-9(d)............................. 14-34-6-16(d)

13-4.1-6-9(e)............................. 14-34-6-16(e)

13-4.1-6-9(f)............................. 14-34-6-16(f)

13-4.1-6.3-1.............................. 14-8-2-9

13-4.1-6.3-2.............................. 14-34-7-4(a)

13-4.1-6.3-3.............................. 14-34-7-4(b)

13-4.1-6.3-4.............................. 14-34-7-4(c)

13-4.1-6.3-5.............................. 14-34-7-1

13-4.1-6.3-6.............................. 14-34-7-2

13-4.1-6.3-7.............................. 14-34-7-3

13-4.1-6.3-8.............................. 14-34-7-4(d)

13-4.1-6.3-9.............................. 14-34-7-5

13-4.1-6.3.10............................. 14-34-7-6

13-4.1-6.3-11............................. 14-34-7-7

13-4.1-6.3-12............................. 14-34-7-8

13-4.1-6.3-13............................. 14-34-7-9

13-4.1-6.5-1.............................. 14-34-8-2

13-4.1-6.5-2.............................. 14-34-8-1

13-4.1-6.5-3.............................. 14-34-8-3

13-4.1-6.5-4(a)........................... 14-34-8-4(c)

13-4.1-6.5-4(b)........................... 14-34-8-4(d)

13-4.1-6.5-4(c)........................... 14-34-8-4(e)

13-4.1-6.5-4(d)........................... 14-34-8-4(f)

13-4.1-6.5-4(e)........................... 14-34-8-4(g)

13-4.1-6.5-4(f)........................... 14-34-8-4(h)

13-4.1-6.5-4(g)(1)........................ 14-34-8-4(b)

13-4.1-6.5-4(g)(2)........................ 14-34-8-4(a)

13-4.1-6.5-5.............................. 14-34-8-5

13-4.1-6.5-6.............................

..... 14-34-8-4(e)

13-4.1-6.5-4(d)........................... 14-34-8-4(f)

13-4.1-6.5-4(e)........................... 14-34-8-4(g)

13-4.1-6.5-4(f)........................... 14-34-8-4(h)

13-4.1-6.5-4(g)(1)........................ 14-34-8-4(b)

13-4.1-6.5-4(g)(2)........................ 14-34-8-4(a)

13-4.1-6.5-5.............................. 14-34-8-5

13-4.1-6.5-6.............................. 14-34-8-6

13-4.1-6.5-7.............................. 14-34-8-7

13-4.1-6.5-8.............................. 14-34-8-8

13-4.1-6.5-9.............................. 14-34-8-9

13-4.1-6.5-10............................. 14-34-8-10

13-4.1-6.5-11............................. 14-34-8-11

13-4.1-7-1................................ 14-34-9-1

13-4.1-7-2................................ 14-34-9-2

13-4.1-7-3................................ 14-34-9-3

13-4.1-7-4................................ 14-34-9-4

13-4.1-7-5................................ 14-34-9-5

13-4.1-7-6................................ 14-34-9-6

13-4.1-8-1(1)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(2)

13-4.1-8-1(2)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(3)

13-4.1-8-1(3)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(4)-(b)(6)

13-4.1-8-1(3)(A)-(C)...................... 14-34-10-2(b)(5)(A)-(C)

13-4.1-8-1(3)(i).......................... 14-34-10-2(b)(6)(A)

13-4.1-8-1(3)(ii)......................... 14-34-10-2(b)(6)(B)

13-4.1-8-1(4)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(7)

13-4.1-8-1(5)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(8)

13-4.1-8-1(6)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(9)

13-4.1-8-1(7)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(10)

13-4.1-8-1(8)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(11)

13-4.1-8-1(9)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(12)

13-4.1-8-1(10)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(13)

13-4.1-8-1(11)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(14)

13-4.1-8-1(12)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(15)

13-4.1-8-1(13)...........................

............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(10)

13-4.1-8-1(8)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(11)

13-4.1-8-1(9)............................. 14-34-10-2(b)(12)

13-4.1-8-1(10)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(13)

13-4.1-8-1(11)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(14)

13-4.1-8-1(12)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(15)

13-4.1-8-1(13)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(16)

13-4.1-8-1(14)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(17)

13-4.1-8-1(15)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(18)

13-4.1-8-1(16)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(19)

13-4.1-8-1(17)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(20)

13-4.1-8-1(18)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(21)

13-4.1-8-1(19)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(22)

13-4.1-8-1(20)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(23)

13-4.1-8-1(21)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(24)

13-4.1-8-1(22)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(25)

13-4.1-8-1(23)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(26)

13-4.1-8-1(24)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(27)

13-4.1-8-1(25)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(28)

13-4.1-8-1(26)............................ 14-34-10-2(b)(29)

13-4.1-8-2(a)............................. 14-34-10-3(b)

13-4.1-8-2(b)............................. 14-34-10-3(a)

13-4.1-8-3................................ 14-34-10-4

13-4.1-8-4................................ 14-34-10-5

13-4.1-9-1................................ 14-34-11-1

13-4.1-9-2................................ 14-34-11-2

13-4.1-9-2.5(a)........................... 14-34-11-3(b)

13-4.1-9-2.5(b)........................... 14-34-11-3(a)

13-4.1-9-2.5(c)........................... 14-34-11-3(a)

13-4.1-9-2.5(d)........................... 14-34-11-3(c)

13-4.1-9-3................................ 14-34-11-4

13-4.1-10-1............................... 14-34-12-1

13-4.1-10-2............................... 14-34-12-2

13-4.1-10-3..............................

.... 14-34-11-3(b)

13-4.1-9-2.5(b)........................... 14-34-11-3(a)

13-4.1-9-2.5(c)........................... 14-34-11-3(a)

13-4.1-9-2.5(d)........................... 14-34-11-3(c)

13-4.1-9-3................................ 14-34-11-4

13-4.1-10-1............................... 14-34-12-1

13-4.1-10-2............................... 14-34-12-2

13-4.1-10-3............................... 14-34-12-3

13-4.1-11-1............................... 14-34-15-1

13-4.1-11-1.5............................. 14-34-15-2

13-4.1-11-2............................... 14-34-15-3

13-4.1-11-3............................... 14-34-15-4

13-4.1-11-4............................... 14-34-15-5

13-4.1-11-5(a)............................ 14-34-15-6(b)

13-4.1-11-5(b)............................ 14-34-15-6(c)

13-4.1-11-5(c)............................ 14-34-15-6(d)

13-4.1-11-5(d)............................ 14-34-15-6(e)

13-4.1-11-6............................... 14-34-15-7(b)-(i)

13-4.1-11-7(a)............................ 14-34-15-8(a)

13-4.1-11-7(b)............................ 14-34-15-8(b)

13-4.1-11-8............................... 14-34-15-9

13-4.1-11-9............................... 14-34-15-10

13-4.1-11-10.............................. 14-34-15-11

13-4.1-11-11(a)........................... 14-34-15-12(a)

13-4.1-11-11(b)........................... 14-34-15-12(b)

13-4.1-11-11(c)........................... 14-34-15-12(c)

13-4.1-11-11(d)........................... 14-34-15-12(d)

13-4.1-11-11(e)........................... 14-34-15-12(e)

13-4.1-11-11(f)........................... 14-34-15-12(f)

13-4.1-11-11(g)........................... 14-34-15-13

13-4.1-11-11(h)........................... 14-34-15-14

13-4.1-11-11(i)........................... 14-34-15-15

13-4.1-11-12.............................. 14-34-15-16

13-4.1-12-1(a)............................ 14-34-16-1(a)

13-4.1-12-1(b)............................ 14-34-16-1(b), 14-34-16-2

13-4.1-12-1(c)...........................

12(f)

13-4.1-11-11(g)........................... 14-34-15-13

13-4.1-11-11(h)........................... 14-34-15-14

13-4.1-11-11(i)........................... 14-34-15-15

13-4.1-11-12.............................. 14-34-15-16

13-4.1-12-1(a)............................ 14-34-16-1(a)

13-4.1-12-1(b)............................ 14-34-16-1(b), 14-34-16-2

13-4.1-12-1(c)............................ 14-34-16-3

13-4.1-12-1(d)............................ 14-34-16-4

13-4.1-12-1(e)............................ 14-34-16-5

13-4.1-12-2............................... 14-34-16-6

13-4.1-12-3............................... 14-34-16-7

13-4.1-12-4............................... 14-34-16-8

13-4.1-12-6............................... 14-34-16-9

13-4.1-13-1............................... 14-34-17-1

13-4.1-13-2............................... 14-34-17-2

13-4.1-13-3............................... 14-34-17-3

13-4.1-14-1............................... 14-34-18-3

13-4.1-14-2............................... 14-34-18-4

13-4.1-14-3............................... 14-34-18-5

13-4.1-14-4............................... 14-34-18-6

13-4.1-14-5............................... 14-34-18-1

13-4.1-15-1............................... 14-34-19-1

13-4.1-15-2............................... 14-34-19-2

13-4.1-15-3............................... 14-34-19-3

13-4.1-15-4............................... 14-34-19-4

13-4.1-15-5............................... 14-34-19-5

13-4.1-15-6............................... 14-34-19-6

13-4.1-15-7............................... 14-34-19-7

13-4.1-15-8............................... 14-34-19-8

13-4.1-15-9............................... 14-34-19-9

13-4.1-15-10.............................. 14-34-19-10

13-4.1-15-11.............................. 14-34-19-11

13-4.1-15-12(a)........................... 14-34-19-12(a)-(b)

13-4.1-15-12(b)........................... 14-34-19-12(c)

13-4.1-15-12(c)........................... 14-34-19-12(d)

13-4.1-15-13.............................

4-34-19-8

13-4.1-15-9............................... 14-34-19-9

13-4.1-15-10.............................. 14-34-19-10

13-4.1-15-11.............................. 14-34-19-11

13-4.1-15-12(a)........................... 14-34-19-12(a)-(b)

13-4.1-15-12(b)........................... 14-34-19-12(c)

13-4.1-15-12(c)........................... 14-34-19-12(d)

13-4.1-15-13.............................. 14-34-19-13

13-4.1-15-14.............................. 14-34-19-14

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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 Indiana 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 February 6, 1996. The location and time of the hearing will

be arranged with those persons requesting the hearing. 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

, 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.

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.

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 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 12778

nd, 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 12778

The Department of the Interior has conducted the reviews required

by section 2 of Executive Order 12778 (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 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

roposed 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.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 914

Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.

Dated: January 12, 1996.

Brent Wahlquist,

Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 96-646 Filed 1-19-96; 8:45 am]

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