[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 204 (Friday, October 22, 1999)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 56982-56983] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-27670] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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: jcoleman@mcrgw.osmre.gov.
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 On October 5, 1999 (Administrative Record No. KS-616.5), Kansas requested that the amendment be withdrawn.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 Therefore, the proposed amendment announced in the July 26, 1999, Federal Register is withdrawn.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] BILLING CODE 4310-05-P