Permanent program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan submissions: Indiana; withdrawn,

[Federal Register: June 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 114)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 32632]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr15jn98-19]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 914

[SPATS No. IN-128-FOR; Amendment No. 95-6]

Indiana Regulatory Program

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal of proposed amendment.

SUMMARY: OSM is announcing the withdrawal 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 amendment concerned revisions to the Indiana rules pertaining to identification of interests, compliance information, and permit conditions. Indiana is withdrawing the amendment at its own initiative.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew R. Gilmore, Director, Indianapolis Field Office, Telephone: (317) 226-6700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter dated February 18, 1997 (Administrative Record No. IND-1555), the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) submitted a proposed amendment to its program pursuant to SMCRA. Indiana submitted the proposed amendment in response to a letter dated May 11, 1989 (Administrative Record No. IND-0644), that OSM sent to Indiana in accordance with 30 CFR 732.17(c), and at its own initiative. Indiana proposed to amend the provisions of the Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) concerning identification of interests, compliance information, and permit conditions for surface and underground coal mining.

OSM announced receipt of the proposed amendment in the March 13, 1997, Federal Register (62 IAC 11807) and invited public comment on its adequacy. The public comment period ended April 14, 1997.

By letter dated June 24, 1997 (Administrative Record No. IND-1576), OSM notified Indiana that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the district of Columbia Circuit invalidated the language of the Federal regulations upon which the proposed revisions were based. On May 21, 1998 (Administrative Record No. IND-1610), Indiana requested that the proposed amendment be withdrawn. Indiana will submit a revised version of the amendment after OSM completes its revisions to the Federal regulations pertaining to ownership and control. Therefore, the proposed amendment announced in the March 13, 1997, Federal Register is withdrawn.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 914

Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.

Dated: June 5, 1998. Charles E. Sandberg, Acting Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 98-15763Filed6-12-98; 8:45 am]

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