Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Proposed Rules 24897

Issued in Renton, Washington, on April 24,

2000.

Donald L. Riggin,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10669 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG–111119–99]

RIN 1545–AX32

Partnership Mergers and Divisions;

Hearing Cancellation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public

hearing on proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This document cancels the

public hearing on proposed regulations

on the tax consequences of partnership

mergers and divisions.

DATES: The public hearing originally

scheduled for Thursday, May 4, 2000, at

10 a.m., is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

LaNita Van Dyke of the Regulations

Unit, Assistant Chief Counsel

(Corporate), (202) 622–7190 (not a tollfree number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice

of proposed rulemaking and notice of

public hearing that appeared in the

Federal Register on Tuesday, January

11, 2000 (65 FR 1572), announced that

a public hearing was scheduled for

Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 10 a.m., in

room 2615, Internal Revenue Building,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. The subject of the

public hearing is proposed regulations

under section 708 of the Internal

Revenue Code. The public comment

period for these proposed regulations

expired on Monday, April 10, 2000. The

outlines of topics to be addressed at the

hearing were due on Thursday, April

13, 2000.

The notice of proposed rulemaking

and notice of public hearing, instructed

those interested in testifying at the

public hearing to submit a request to

speak and an outline of the topics to be

addressed. As of Friday, April 21, 2000,

no one has requested to speak.

Therefore, the public hearing scheduled

for Thursday, May 4, 2000, is cancelled.

Cynthia Grigsby,

Chief, Regulations Unit, Assistant Chief

Counsel (Corporate).

[FR Doc. 00–10524 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 920

[MD–046–FOR]

Maryland Regulatory Program

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; public comment

period and opportunity for public

hearing.

SUMMARY: OSM is announcing receipt of

a proposed amendment to the Maryland

regulatory program (Maryland program)

under the Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The

proposed amendment consists of

revisions to the Maryland regulations

regarding a definition of previously

mined area, termination of jurisdiction,

permitting requirements, bond release

requirements and performance

standards for inspections. The

amendment is intended to revise the

Maryland program to be no less effective

than the corresponding Federal

regulations.

DATES: If you submit written comments,

they must be received by 4:00 p.m.,

E.D.T., May 30, 2000. If requested, a

public hearing on the proposed

amendment will be held on May 24,

2000. Requests to speak at the hearing

must be received by 4:00 p.m., E.D.T.,

on May 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand-deliver your

written comments and requests to speak

at the hearing to Mr. George Rieger,

Manager, Oversight and Inspection

Office, at the address listed below. You

may review copies of the Maryland

program, the proposed amendment, a

listing of any scheduled public hearings,

and all written comments received in

response to this document at the

addresses listed below during normal

business hours, Monday through Friday,

excluding holidays. You may receive

one free copy of the proposed

amendment by contacting OSM’s

Appalachian Regional Coordinating

Center.

George Rieger, Manager, Oversight and

Inspection Office, Appalachian

Regional Coordinating Center, Office

of Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 3 Parkway Center,

Pittsburgh, PA 15220, Telephone:

(412) 937–2153, E-mail:

grieger@osmre.gov

Maryland Bureau of Mines, 160 South

Water Street, Frostburg, Maryland

21532, Telephone: (301) 689–4136

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Rieger, Manager, Oversight and

Inspection Office, Appalachian Regional

Coordinating Center, Telephone: (412)

937–2153.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Maryland

Program

On February 18, 1982, the Secretary of

the Interior approved the Maryland

program. You can find background

information on the Maryland program,

including the Secretary’s findings, the

disposition of comments, and the

conditions of approval in the February

18, 1982, Federal Register (47 FR 7214).

You can find subsequent actions

concerning the conditions of approval

and program amendments at 30 CFR

920.15 and 920.16.

II. Description of the Proposed

Amendment

By letter dated September 14, 1999

(Administrative Record No. 577–04),

Maryland provided an informal

amendment to OSM regarding a

definition of previously mined area,

termination of jurisdiction, permitting

requirements, bond release

requirements and performance

standards for inspections. Maryland

submitted the informal amendment in

response to requests made by OSM as

required under 30 CFR 732.17(d) in

letters dated July 8, 1997, and August

11, 1999 (Administrative Record Nos.

577–01 and 577–03, respectively). OSM

completed its review of the informal

amendment and submitted comments to

Maryland in a letter dated March 20,

2000 (Administrative Record No. 577–

05). By letter dated April 11, 2000

(Administrative Record No. MD–577–

06), Maryland submitted its response to

OSM’s comments in the form of a

proposed amendment to the Code of

Maryland Regulations (COMAR) as

follows:

1. COMAR 26.20.01.02B Definitions

Maryland proposes to add item (72–

1) to the definitions as follows:

‘‘Previously Mined Area’’ means land

affected by surface coal mining

operations prior to August 3, 1977 that