Illinois Regulatory Program

Citation85 FR 12735
Record Number2020-03753
Published date04 March 2020
SectionRules and Regulations
CourtSurface Mining Reclamation And Enforcement Office
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 4, 2020)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Pages 12735-12739]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-03753]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
                30 CFR Part 913
                [SATS No. IL-109-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2019-0003 S1D1S SS08011000
                SX064A000 201S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 20XS501520]
                Illinois Regulatory Program
                AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
                ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.
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                SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
                (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Illinois regulatory program
                (Illinois program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
                of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Illinois proposes revisions to its statute
                and regulations, including allowing the extraction of coal as an
                incidental part of a government-financed construction project, revising
                its Ownership and Control rules, and clarifying land use changes
                requiring a significant permit revision. Illinois intends to revise its
                program to be as effective as the Federal regulations.
                DATES: Effective April 3, 2020.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William L. Joseph, Director, Alton
                Field Division, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
                501 Belle Street, Suite 216, Alton, Illinois 62002. Telephone: (618)
                463-6460. Email: [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                I. Background on the Illinois Program
                II. Submission of the Amendment
                III. OSMRE's Findings
                IV. Summary and Disposition of Comments
                V. OSMRE's Decisions
                VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                I. Background on the Illinois Program
                 Section 503(a) of the Act permits a State to assume primacy for the
                regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on non-
                Federal and non-Indian lands within its borders by demonstrating that
                its program includes, among other things, State laws and regulations
                that govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations in
                accordance with the Act and consistent with the Federal regulations.
                See 30 U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) and (7). On the basis of these criteria, the
                Secretary of the Interior conditionally approved the Illinois program
                effective June 1, 1982. You can find background information on the
                Illinois program, including the Secretary's findings, the disposition
                of comments, and the conditions of approval of the Illinois program in
                the June 1, 1982, Federal Register (47 FR 23858). In the September 6,
                1989, Federal Register, (54 FR 36963), the Secretary of the Interior
                announced that the Illinois program was fully approved effective on
                that date. You can also find later actions concerning the Illinois
                program and program amendments at 30 CFR 913.10, 913.15, and 913.17.
                II. Submission of the Amendment
                 By letter dated December 5, 2018 (Administrative Record No. IL-
                5100), Illinois sent us an amendment to its program under SMCRA (30
                U.S.C. 1201 et seq.) at its own initiative. By email dated December 11,
                2018, Illinois requested that OSMRE's review be put on hold until it
                could resubmit the proposed amendment due to editorial changes
                requested by the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
                Illinois resubmitted the proposed amendment to OSMRE on February 20,
                2019 (Administrative Record No. IL-5112). We used the amendment
                submitted on February 20, 2019, for our review.
                 We announced the receipt of the proposed amendment in the May 1,
                2019, Federal Register (84 FR 18428). In the same document, we opened
                the public comment period and provided an opportunity for a public
                hearing or meeting on the adequacy of the amendment. The public comment
                period ended on May 31, 2019. At the request of three Illinois
                citizens' organizations, we reopened the public comment period in the
                June 10, 2019, Federal Register (84 FR 26802) and provided another
                opportunity for a public hearing or meeting on the adequacy of the
                amendment. The public comment period ended on June 24, 2019. We did not
                hold a public hearing or meeting because one was not requested. We
                received three public comments that are addressed in the Public
                Comments section of part IV, Summary and Disposition of Comments,
                below.
                III. OSMRE's Findings
                 We are approving the amendment as described below. The following
                are findings we made concerning Illinois' amendment under SMCRA and the
                Federal regulations at 30 CFR 732.15 and 732.17. Any revisions that we
                do not specifically discuss below concerning non-substantive wording or
                editorial changes can be found in the full text of the program
                amendment available at www.regulations.gov.
                A. Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act
                (225 ILCS 720)--Section 1.06. Scope of the Act
                 Illinois proposes to revise the Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land
                Conservation and Reclamation Act (ISCMLCRA) (225 ILCS 720), section
                1.06, ``Scope of the Act,'' by adding language allowing coal extraction
                as an incidental part of a government-financed project. The language
                added is nearly identical to that found in section 528 of SMCRA (30
                U.S.C. 1278).
                 Illinois' proposed amendment to the Illinois Compiled Statutes
                Annotated is no less stringent than section 528 of SMCRA (30 U.S.C.
                1278). Therefore, we are approving Illinois' revision of the scope of
                the ISCMLCRA.
                 Illinois also proposes to revise several Parts of Title 62 of the
                Illinois Administrative Code, discussed below.
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                B. Section 1701, Appendix A. Definitions
                 In addition to minor, non-substantive grammatical and punctuation
                changes, Illinois proposes to revise its regulation at section 1701,
                Appendix A, by amending or adding definitions, including, ``control,''
                ``extraction,'' ``government financing agency,'' ``government-financed
                construction,'' ``knowing,'' ``own, owner or ownership,''
                ``violation,'' ``violation notice'' and ``willful or willfully These
                definitions substantively mirror the Federal definitions at 30 CFR
                701.5 and 707.5.
                 Illinois also proposes to revise the definition of ``permit area.''
                Illinois' proposed definition is substantively the same as the Federal
                definition found at 30 CFR 701.5, with one exception. Specifically,
                Illinois proposes to include the statement that, ``the permit area
                excludes the area defined in this Part as the shadow area.'' The
                Illinois program defines ``shadow area'' as, ``any area beyond the
                limits of the permit area in which underground workings are located.
                This area includes all resources above and below the coal that are
                protected by the State Act that may be adversely impacted by
                underground mining operations including impacts of subsidence.'' Shadow
                area relates to underground mine workings. Section 516 of SMCRA
                specifically requires the Secretary ``to accommodate the distinct
                difference between surface and underground mining.'' 30 U.S.C. 1266.
                While there is no statutory or regulatory Federal counterpart
                definition of ``shadow area,'' OSMRE finds that Illinois' distinction
                between the two terms is consistent with SMCRA. Moreover, we have
                previously approved Illinois' treatment of shadow area as distinct from
                the permit area and approved the definition of shadow area within the
                Illinois program. For example, in the October 25, 1988, Federal
                Register (53 FR 43112), in response to commenters, we stated, ``OSMRE
                has previously determined that the definition of permit area does not
                include surface areas above underground workings, which in Illinois is
                defined as the shadow area.'' Based on our comparison to the Illinois
                program and the Federal regulations we find that the definition of
                ``permit area'' including the additional sentence unique to the
                Illinois program is no less effective than the Federal definition at 30
                CFR 701.5. Therefore, we are also approving Illinois' proposed
                amendment to the definition of ``permit area.''
                C. Part 1703 Exemption for Coal Extraction Incident to Government-
                Financed Highway or Other Construction
                 Illinois proposes adding a new section 1703 to allow the extraction
                of coal as an incidental part of a government-financed construction
                project, which incorporates language identical to the Federal
                regulations at 30 CFR part 707.
                 We find that Illinois' proposed amendment does not make its statute
                or regulations neither less stringent than nor less effective than the
                Federal regulations found at 30 CFR part 707. Therefore, we are
                approving Illinois' revision.
                D. Part 1773 Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing
                 Illinois proposes to amend section 1773.15, ``Review of Permit
                Applications'' to comport with changes made to the Federal regulations
                at 30 CFR 773.12 as a result of a Federal rulemaking related to
                ownership and control. 72 FR 68000 (Dec. 3, 2007). Within the 2007
                rulemaking, among other changes, OSMRE removed reference to ``control''
                within the definition of own, owner, or ownership and with respect to
                ownership; limited the ability of regulatory authorities to look one
                level down from the applicant when making a permit eligibility
                determination; and confirmed that each State, ``when it processes a
                permit application, must apply its own ownership and control rules to
                determine whether the applicant owns or controls any surface coal
                mining operations with violations.'' 72 FR 68012. Illinois proposes to
                prevent the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from
                considering violations upstream of the permit applicant by removing
                ``person who owns or controls the applicant'' from this section. We
                find this to be consistent with the 2007 Federal rulemaking and Nat'l
                Mining Ass'n v. Dep't. of the Interior, 105 F.3d 691, 694 (D.C. Cir.
                1997), holding that we cannot deny permits based on violations at
                operations owned or controlled by the applicant's owners or
                controllers.
                 Illinois also proposes to amend section 1773.25, ``Standards for
                Challenging Ownership or Control Links and the Status Violations,'' to
                update a subsection reference.
                 We find that Illinois' proposed amendments do not make its statutes
                or regulations neither less stringent than nor less effective than the
                Federal regulations found at 30 CFR 773.12. Therefore, we are approving
                Illinois' revisions.
                E. Section 1774 Permit Revisions
                 Illinois proposes to amend section 1774.13, ``Permit Revisions,''
                to provide further clarification as to which reclamation plan land use
                changes require a significant revision for a permit application.
                Illinois proposes to remove the requirement for a significant revision
                for land use changes involving greater than five percent of the total
                permit acreage after finding the five percent limitation to be unduly
                restrictive and burdensome. Instead, DNR will consider changes in the
                reclamation plan for postmining land use in determining whether a
                significant revision to the permit must be obtained. Therefore, should
                a proposed change to the reclamation plan include a land use change
                from cropland, pastureland, grazing land, forestry, or fish and
                wildlife habitat to residential, industrial/commercial, recreation, or
                developed water resources that meet the size criteria of 30 CFR
                77.216(a), then a significant revision of the permit must be obtained.
                Illinois proposes to deem such land use changes as significant permit
                revisions to ensure protections for conversion from the most common
                land uses to uses that would have minimal vegetation or pose potential
                safety concerns receive additional agency approvals. Illinois is
                establishing these guidelines to ensure the requirements of 30 CFR
                774.13(b)(2) are satisfied. Section 511(a)(2) of SMCRA (30 U.S.C.
                1261(a)(2)) and the Federal regulations at 30 CFR 774.13(b) require the
                regulatory authority to establish guidelines for the scale or extent of
                revisions for which all the permit application requirements will apply.
                OSMRE determined in the September 28, 1983, Federal Register (48 FR
                44344) that this requirement provided flexibility to the regulatory
                authority to establish guidelines suitable to the operation of
                individual State programs. We find that Illinois' proposed amendment to
                be no less effective than the Federal regulations found at 30 CFR
                774.13. Therefore, we are approving Illinois' proposed amendment about
                certain land use changes qualified as significant revisions.
                F. Section 1778 Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Legal,
                Financial, Compliance, and Related Information
                 Illinois proposes adding a new section 1778.9, ``Certifying and
                Updating Existing Permit Application Information,'' which incorporates
                language identical to the Federal regulations at 30 CFR 778.9.
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                 Illinois proposes to amend section 1778.13, ``Identification of
                Interests,'' to ensure all elements of the Federal regulations at 30
                CFR 778.11 and 778.12 are incorporated into the Illinois regulations
                and to be consistent with changes made to the Federal regulations as a
                result of the Federal rulemaking published on December 3, 2007. (72 FR
                68000).
                 Illinois proposes to amend section 1778.14, ``Violation
                Information,'' by adding language to mirror the Federal regulations at
                30 CFR 778.14.
                 Illinois proposes to amend section 1778.15, ``Right of Entry
                Information,'' to add language found in the Federal regulations at 30
                CFR 778.13 related to property interest information to the existing
                right of entry language in this section, which corresponds to 30 CFR
                778.15, so that all property-related rules are located in one section.
                 We find that Illinois' proposed amendments to the Illinois Code are
                no less effective than the Federal regulations found at 30 CFR part
                1778. Therefore, we are approving Illinois' revisions.
                IV. Summary and Disposition of Comments
                Public Comments
                 We asked for public comments on the amendment. As noted in Section
                II, Submission of the Amendment, above, the original comment period
                ended May 31, 2019. We did not receive comments on the proposed
                amendment during that period, but we received requests from three
                Illinois citizens' organizations to reopen the comment period to give
                the public more time to review the proposed amendment and provide
                comments. The comment period was reopened June 10, 2019, and ended June
                24, 2019. We received three comments during this period from the
                Illinois Chapter Sierra Club, the Citizens Against Longwall Mining, and
                Stand Up To Coal.
                 Two commenters mentioned the ``Banner Rules,'' which refers to the
                Banner Agreed Order between the Illinois Attorney General and the
                Illinois Department of Natural Resources that outlines coal mine
                permitting process reforms stemming from the Banner Mine settlement. We
                did not take any action based on this comment. Any changes identified
                within the Banner Rules were not part of this proposed amendment from
                Illinois and, therefore, are outside the scope of this review. Further,
                the Banner Agreed Order is a state-mandated order, which both
                commenters have acknowledged, and as such, we have no jurisdiction to
                require such changes. When Illinois proposes to make the changes
                identified in the Banner Rules, that proposed amendment will be
                evaluated at that time to determine if the changes would render the
                Illinois program less effective than the Federal regulations.
                 Another commenter requested that OSMRE make a renewed effort to
                require ``upstream,'' full historic and complete ownership and control
                information supplied as part of a permit issuance. The commenter
                contends that this information is essential for citizens in Illinois.
                We did not take any action based on this comment. In the submitted
                comment, the commenter acknowledged that there are no major differences
                in the proposed amendment and the current Federal regulations. In the
                Findings section above, we confirmed that the changes proposed by
                Illinois conform to the requirements of SMCRA and the Federal
                regulations, and as such, do not make the Illinois program less
                effective than the Federal regulations.
                 Two comments were received regarding the proposed change to section
                1774, Permit Revisions, in which Illinois proposes to remove the
                requirement for a significant revision for land use changes involving
                greater than five percent of the total permit acreage after finding the
                five percent limitation to be unduly restrictive and burdensome. The
                commenters asked that we not approve this change and require Illinois
                to keep the current five percent standard for a significant revision.
                We did not concur with this comment as explained in the Findings
                section above.
                 Finally, one commenter addressed section 1778 of the proposed
                amendment. The commenter expressed concerns that the many layers to
                mining corporations present significant challenges for the public to be
                able to ascertain if a mining permittee has past mining violations that
                would affect the issuance of a permit. We did not take any action based
                on this comment. In the submitted comment, the commenter acknowledged
                that the Illinois proposed changes are an update to wording to comport
                with the current Federal regulations. In the Findings section above, we
                confirmed that the changes proposed by Illinois conform to the
                requirements of SMCRA and the Federal regulations, and as such, do not
                make the Illinois program less effective than the Federal regulations.
                 These comments are available in their entirety at
                www.regulations.gov.
                Federal Agency Comments
                 On February 21, 2019, pursuant to 30 CFR 732.17(h)(11)(i) and
                section 503(b) of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1253(b)), we requested comments on
                the amendment from various Federal agencies with an actual or potential
                interest in the Illinois program (Administrative Record No. IL-5113).
                We did not receive any comments.
                Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Concurrence and Comments
                 Under 30 CFR 732.17(h)(11)(ii), we are required to get a written
                concurrence from EPA for those provisions of the program amendment that
                relate to air or water quality standards issued under the authority of
                the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or the Clean Air Act (42
                U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). None of the revisions that Illinois proposed to
                make in this amendment pertain to air or water quality standards.
                Therefore, we did not ask EPA to concur on the amendment. However, on
                February 21, 2019, under 30 CFR 732.17(h)(11)(i), we requested comments
                from the EPA on the amendment (Administrative Record No. IL-5113). The
                EPA did not respond to our request.
                State Historical Preservation Officer (SHPO) and the Advisory Council
                on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
                 Under 30 CFR 732.17(h)(4), we are required to request comments from
                the SHPO and ACHP on amendments that may have an effect on historic
                properties. On February 21, 2019, we requested comments on the
                amendment (Administrative Record No. IL-5113). We did not receive any
                comments.
                V. OSMRE's Decision
                 Based on the above finding, we are approving the Illinois amendment
                that was submitted on February 20, 2019 (Administrative Record No. IL-
                5112).
                 To implement this decision, we are amending the Federal regulations
                at 30 CFR part 913, which codify decisions concerning the Illinois
                program. In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
                553), this rule will take effect 30 days after the date of publication.
                Section 503(a) of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1253(a)) requires that the State's
                program must demonstrate that the State has the capability of carrying
                out the provisions of the Act and meeting its purposes. SMCRA requires
                consistency of State and Federal standards.
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                VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
                Executive Order 12630--Governmental Actions and Interference With
                Constitutionally Protected Property Rights
                 This rule would not affect a taking of private property or
                otherwise have taking implications that would result in public property
                being taken for government use without just compensation under the law.
                Therefore, a takings implication assessment is not required. This
                determination is based on an analysis of the corresponding Federal
                regulations.
                Executive Orders 12866--Regulatory Planning and Review and 13563--
                Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
                 Executive Order 12866 provides that the Office of Information and
                Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will
                review all significant rules. Pursuant to OMB guidance, dated October
                12, 1993, the approval of State program amendments is exempted from OMB
                review under Executive Order 12866. Executive Order 13563, which
                reaffirms and supplements Executive Order 12866, retains this
                exemption.
                Executive Order 12988--Civil Justice Reform
                 The Department of the Interior has reviewed this rule as required
                by section 3(a) of Executive Order 12988. The Department has determined
                that this Federal Register notification meets the criteria of section 3
                of Executive Order 12988, which is intended to ensure that the agency
                review its legislation and regulations to minimize litigation; and that
                the agency's legislation and regulations provide a clear legal standard
                for affected conduct, rather than a general standard, and promote
                simplification and burden reduction. Because section 3 focuses on the
                quality of Federal legislation and regulations, the Department limited
                its review under this Executive order to the quality of this Federal
                Register notification and to changes to the Federal regulations. The
                review under this Executive order did not extend to the language of the
                State regulatory program or to the program amendment that Illinois
                drafted.
                Executive Order 13771--Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
                Costs
                 State program amendments are not regulatory actions under Executive
                Order 13771 because they are exempt from review under Executive Order
                12866.
                Executive Order 13132--Federalism
                 This rule is not a ``[p]olicy that [has] Federalism implications''
                as defined by section 1(a) of Executive Order 13132 because it does not
                have ``substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship
                between the national government and the States, or on the distribution
                of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.''
                Instead, this rule approves an amendment to the Illinois program
                submitted and drafted by that State. OSMRE reviewed the submission with
                fundamental federalism principles in mind as set forth in sections 2
                and 3 of the Executive order and with the principles of cooperative
                federalism as set forth in SMCRA. See, e.g., 30 U.S.C. 1201(f). As
                such, pursuant to section 503(a)(1) and (7) (30 U.S.C. 1253(a)(1) and
                (7)), OSMRE reviewed the program amendment to ensure that it is ``in
                accordance with'' the requirements of SMCRA and ``consistent with'' the
                regulations issued by the Secretary pursuant to SMCRA.
                Executive Order 13175--Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal
                Governments
                 The Department of the Interior strives to strengthen its
                government-to-government relationship with Tribes through a commitment
                to consultation with Tribes and recognition of their right to self-
                governance and tribal sovereignty. We have evaluated this rule under
                the Department's consultation policy and under the criteria in
                Executive Order 13175, and have determined that it has no substantial
                direct effects on federally recognized Tribes or on the distribution of
                power and responsibilities between the Federal Government and Tribes.
                Therefore, consultation under the Department's tribal consultation
                policy is not required. The basis for this determination is that our
                decision is on the Illinois program, which does not include Tribal
                lands or regulation of activities on Tribal lands. Tribal lands are
                regulated independently under the applicable, approved Federal program.
                Executive Order 13211--Actions Concerning Regulations That
                Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
                 Executive Order 13211 requires agencies to prepare a Statement of
                Energy Effects for a rulemaking that is (1) considered significant
                under Executive Order 12866, and (2) likely to have a significant
                adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. Because
                this rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866 and is not
                a significant energy action under the definition in Executive Order
                13211, a Statement of Energy Effects is not required.
                Executive Order 13045--Protection of Children From Environmental Health
                Risks and Safety Risks
                 This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13045 because this is
                not an economically significant regulatory action as defined by
                Executive Order 12866; and this action does not address environmental
                health or safety risks disproportionately affecting children.
                National Environmental Policy Act
                 Consistent with sections 501(a) and 702(d) of SMCRA (30 U.S.C.
                1251(a) and 1292(d), respectively) and the U.S. Department of the
                Interior Departmental Manual, Part 516, section 13.5(A), State program
                amendments are not major Federal actions within the meaning of section
                102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
                4332(2)(C)).
                National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act
                 Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
                Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) directs OSMRE to use voluntary
                consensus standards in its regulatory activities unless to do so would
                be inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. (OMB
                Circular A-119 at p. 14). This action is not subject to the
                requirements of section 12(d) of the NTTAA because application of those
                requirements would be inconsistent with SMCRA.
                Paperwork Reduction Act
                 This rule does not include requests and requirements of an
                individual, partnership, or corporation to obtain information and
                report it to a Federal agency. As this rule does not contain
                information collection requirements, a submission to the Office of
                Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
                et seq.) is not required.
                Regulatory Flexibility Act
                 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 corresponding Federal regulations for which
                an economic analysis was prepared and certification made that such
                regulations would not have a significant economic effect upon a
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                substantial number of small entities. 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 corresponding
                Federal regulations.
                Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
                 This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small
                Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This rule: (a) Does not
                have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million; (b) will not
                cause a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual
                industries, Federal, State, or local government agencies, or geographic
                regions; and (c) does not have significant adverse effects on
                competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the
                ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based
                enterprises. This determination is based on an analysis of the
                corresponding Federal regulations, which were determined not to
                constitute a major rule.
                Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
                 This rule does not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local, or
                Tribal governments, or the private sector of more than $100 million per
                year. The rule does not have a significant or unique effect on State,
                local, or Tribal governments or the private sector. This determination
                is based on an analysis of the corresponding Federal regulations, which
                were determined not to impose an unfunded mandate. Therefore, a
                statement containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates
                Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required.
                List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 913
                 Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.
                 Dated: October 17, 2019.
                Alfred L. Clayborne,
                Regional Director, DOI Unified Regions 3, 4 and 6.
                 Editorial note: This document was received for publication by
                the Office of the Federal Register on February 20, 2020.
                 For the reasons set out in the preamble, 30 CFR part 913 is amended
                as set forth below:
                PART 913--ILLINOIS
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                1. The authority citation for part 913 continues to read as follows:
                 Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
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                2. Section 913.15 is amended in the table by adding an entry for ``225
                ILCS 720/1.06(e); 62 IAC 1701.Appendix A; 1703.10; 1773.15, 1773.25;
                1774.13; 1778.9, 1778.13, 1778.14, 1778.15'' in chronological order by
                ``Date of final publication'' to read as follows:
                Sec. 913.15 Approval of Illinois regulatory program amendments.
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                 Original amendment submission Date of final
                 date publication Citation/description
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                 February 20, 2019............ March 4, 2020.... 225 ILCS 720/1.06(e);
                 62 IAC 1701.Appendix
                 A; 1703.10; 1773.15,
                 1773.25; 1774.13;
                 1778.9, 1778.13,
                 1778.14, 1778.15.
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