82 FR 44464 - Grant Notification for Fiscal Year 2018

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 183 (September 22, 2017)

Page Range		44464-44464
FR Document		2017-20261

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, are notifying the public that we intend to grant funds to eligible applicants for purposes authorized under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Program. Additionally, we are notifying the public that we intend to grant funds to eligible applicants for regulating coal mining within their jurisdictional borders under the Regulatory Program. We will award these grants during fiscal year 2018.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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Grant Notification for Fiscal Year 2018

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

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
are notifying the public that we intend to grant funds to eligible 
applicants for purposes authorized under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) 
Reclamation Program. Additionally, we are notifying the public that we 
intend to grant funds to eligible applicants for regulating coal mining 
within their jurisdictional borders under the Regulatory Program. We 
will award these grants during fiscal year 2018.

DATES: A single point of contact or other interested state or local 
entities may submit written comments regarding AML and regulatory 
funding by December 15, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Email: Send your comments to [email protected].
     Mail, hand-delivery, or courier: Send your comments to 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Administrative 
Record, Room 252-SIB, 1951 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jay Bautista, Office of Surface 
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., MS 130-
SIB, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 208-7411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Grant Notification

    We are notifying the public that we intend to grant funds to 
eligible applicants for purposes authorized under the Abandoned Mine 
Land (AML) Reclamation Program. Additionally, we are notifying the 
public that we intend to grant funds to eligible applicants for 
regulating coal mining within their jurisdictional borders under the 
Regulatory Program. We will award these grants during fiscal year 2018. 
Eligible applicants are those states and Indian Tribes with a 
regulatory program, regulatory development program, and/or reclamation 
plan approved under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 (SMCRA), as amended, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and the State of 
Tennessee. Under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372, we must provide state 
officials the opportunity to review and comment on proposed Federal 
financial assistance activities. Of the eligible applicants, nineteen 
states or Indian tribes do not have single points-of-contact under the 
E.O.12372 review process; therefore, we are required to publish this 
notice as an alternate means of notification.

Description of the AML Program

    SMCRA established the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to receive 
the AML fees used to finance reclamation of AML coal mine sites. Title 
IV of SMCRA authorizes the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement to provide grants to eligible states and Indian tribes that 
are funded from permanent (mandatory) appropriations. Recipients use 
these funds to reclaim AML coal mine sites that were left abandoned 
prior to the enactment of SMCRA in 1977, reclaim eligible non-coal 
sites, and complete projects that address the impacts of mineral 
development and other non-reclamation projects.

Description of the Regulatory Program

    Title VII of SMCRA authorizes the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement to provide grants to states and Indian 
tribes to develop, administer, and enforce state regulatory programs 
addressing the adverse effects of surface coal mining operations. Title 
V and Title VII authorize states to develop regulatory programs 
pursuant to SMCRA, and upon approval of regulatory programs, to assume 
regulatory primacy and act as the regulatory authorities, and to 
administer and enforce their respective approved SMCRA regulatory 
programs. Our regulations at Title 30 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations, Chapter VII implement the provisions of SMCRA.

    Dated: August 21, 2017.
Glenda H. Owens,
Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
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KENTUCKY AML and regulatory funding by development and other non-reclamation
Mercer County December 15, 2017. projects.
Harrodsburg Downtown Historic District, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Description of the Regulatory Program
Roughly bounded by Lexington, by any of the following methods:
Title VII of SMCRA authorizes the
Greenville, and Chiles Sts., Moreland and • Email: Send your comments to Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
Beaumont Aves., Harrodsburg, jbautista@osmre.gov.
AD80001657 and Enforcement to provide grants to
• Mail, hand-delivery, or courier: states and Indian tribes to develop,
Nominations submitted by Federal Send your comments to Office of administer, and enforce state regulatory
Preservation Officers: Surface Mining Reclamation and programs addressing the adverse effects
The State Historic Preservation Enforcement, Administrative Record, of surface coal mining operations. Title
Officer reviewed the following Room 252–SIB, 1951 Constitution V and Title VII authorize states to
nominations and responded to the Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20240. develop regulatory programs pursuant
Federal Preservation Officer within 45
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. to SMCRA, and upon approval of
days of receipt of the nominations and
Jay Bautista, Office of Surface Mining regulatory programs, to assume
supports listing the properties in the
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 regulatory primacy and act as the
National Register of Historic Places.
Constitution Ave. NW., MS 130–SIB, regulatory authorities, and to administer
SOUTH CAROLINA Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) and enforce their respective approved
208–7411. SMCRA regulatory programs. Our
Anderson County regulations at Title 30 of the Code of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
United States Post Office and Court House, Federal Regulations, Chapter VII
315 S. McDuffie St., Anderson, Grant Notification implement the provisions of SMCRA.
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We are notifying the public that we Dated: August 21, 2017.
TENNESSEE intend to grant funds to eligible Glenda H. Owens,
Blount County applicants for purposes authorized Acting Director, Office of Surface Mining
Look Rock Observation Tower, (Great Smoky under the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation and Enforcement.
Mountains National Park MPS), Foothills Reclamation Program. Additionally, we [FR Doc. 2017–20261 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am]
Pkwy. W., Walland vicinity, MP100001750 are notifying the public that we intend BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
Authority: 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60.
to grant funds to eligible applicants for
regulating coal mining within their
Dated: September 7, 2017. jurisdictional borders under the INTERNATIONAL TRADE
J. Paul Loether, Regulatory Program. We will award COMMISSION
Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ these grants during fiscal year 2018.
National Historic Landmarks Program and Eligible applicants are those states and [Investigation No. 337–TA–1028]
Keeper, National Register of Historic Places. Indian Tribes with a regulatory program,
[FR Doc. 2017–20181 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] regulatory development program, and/or Certain Mobile Device Holders and
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P reclamation plan approved under the Components Thereof Notice of
Surface Mining Control and Request for Statements on the Public
Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), as Interest
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR amended, 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq., and AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
the State of Tennessee. Under Executive Commission.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Order (E.O.) 12372, we must provide
and Enforcement ACTION: Notice.
state officials the opportunity to review
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 and comment on proposed Federal SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
178S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 financial assistance activities. Of the the presiding administrative law judge
SX064A000 17X501520] eligible applicants, nineteen states or (‘‘ALJ’’) has issued a Recommended
Indian tribes do not have single points- Determination on Remedy and Bond in
Grant Notification for Fiscal Year 2018 of-contact under the E.O.12372 review the above-captioned investigation. The
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining process; therefore, we are required to Commission is soliciting comments on
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. publish this notice as an alternate public interest issues raised by the
ACTION: Notice of availability. means of notification. recommended relief. The ALJ
recommended a general exclusion order
SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Description of the AML Program
(‘‘GEO’’); and cease and desist orders
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, SMCRA established the Abandoned (‘‘CDO’’) against Respondents REXS
are notifying the public that we intend Mine Reclamation Fund to receive the LLC; Shenzhen Topworld Technology
to grant funds to eligible applicants for AML fees used to finance reclamation of Co. d/b/a IdeaPro; Trendbox USA LLC
purposes authorized under the AML coal mine sites. Title IV of SMCRA d/b/a Trendbox; Tenswall d/b/a
Abandoned Mine Land (AML) authorizes the Office of Surface Mining Shenzhen Tenswall International
Reclamation Program. Additionally, we Reclamation and Enforcement to Trading Co. Ltd.; Luo Jieqiong d/b/a
are notifying the public that we intend provide grants to eligible states and Wekin; Pecham d/b/a Baichen
to grant funds to eligible applicants for Indian tribes that are funded from Technology Ltd.; Shenzhen New Dream
regulating coal mining within their permanent (mandatory) appropriations. Technology Co., Ltd., d/b/a Newdreams;
jurisdictional borders under the Recipients use these funds to reclaim Wang Zhi Gang d/b/a IceFox; Lin Zhen
Regulatory Program. We will award AML coal mine sites that were left Mei d/b/a Anson; Tontek d/b/a
these grants during fiscal year 2018. abandoned prior to the enactment of Shenzhen Hetongtai Electronics Co.,
DATES: A single point of contact or other SMCRA in 1977, reclaim eligible non- Ltd.; Scotabc d/b/a ShenChuang
interested state or local entities may coal sites, and complete projects that Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.;
submit written comments regarding address the impacts of mineral Zhiping Zhou d/b/a Runshion; Oumeiou

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Dates		A single point of contact or other interested state or local entities may submit written comments regarding AML and regulatory funding by December 15, 2017.
Contact		Mr. Jay Bautista, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave. NW., MS 130- SIB, Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202) 208-7411.
FR Citation		82 FR 44464

82 FR 44464 - Grant Notification for Fiscal Year 2018

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOROffice of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 183 (September 22, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement