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Federal Register: January 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 13)Proposed RulesPage 3262-3263From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

DOCID:fr21ja99-20

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Hearings and Appeals Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Parts 208, 241, 242, 243, 250, and 290

43 CFR Part 4

RIN 1010-AC21

Meeting on Proposed Rule--Appeals of MMS Orders

AGENCY: Office of Hearings and Appeals and Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Minerals Management Service (MMS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on January 12, 1999 (64 FR 1930), to amend the procedures for appeals of MMS orders and other related matters.

OHA and MMS will hold a public meeting to discuss the proposed rule and receive public comments. We invite interested parties to attend and participate in this meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.; Central Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at MMS's Houston Compliance Division Office, in Room 104, at 4141 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston, TX 77032.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Dixie Lee Pritchard, Houston Compliance Division Office, Minerals Management Service, 4141 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston, TX 77032; telephone (713) 546-4419; fax numbers (713) 546-6011; e-Mail Dixie.Lee.Pritchard@mms.gov or David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and Publications Staff, Royalty Management Program, Minerals Management Service, P.O. Box 25165, MS 3021, Denver, CO 80225-

[Page 3263]0165; telephone (303) 231-3432; fax number (303) 231-3385; e-Mail David.Guzy@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be open to the public to discuss the proposed rule for appeals of MMS orders. The comment period for this proposed rule closes on March 15, 1999. The intent of the meeting is to provide information to, and receive comments from oil, gas, solid mineral and geothermal companies, trade associations, States, Indian mineral owners (tribes and individuals), and any other interested parties concerning the variety of issues contained in the proposed rule.

Space is limited. Attendees should reserve slots with Ms. Dixie Lee Pritchard at the telephone number in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice no later than February 5, 1999. For building security measures, each person will be required to sign in and may be required to present a picture identification to gain entry to the meeting.

Dated: January 13, 1999. Walter D. Cruickshank, Associate Director for Policy and Management Improvement.

FR Doc. 99-1266Filed1-20-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4310-MR-M

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