Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 182 / Friday, September 19, 1997 / Proposed Rules 49183

Paragraph 6005 The Class E airspace areas

extending upward from 700 feet or more

above the surface of the earth.

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AGL MI E5 Grand Rapids, MI [Revised]

Kent County International Airport, MI

(Lat. 42°52′57′′N, long. 85°31′16′′W)

That airspace extending upward from 700

feet above the surface within a 7.0-mile

radius of Kent County International Airport.

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Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on

September 3, 1997.

Maureen Woods,

Manager, Air Traffic Division.

[FR Doc. 97–24854 Filed 9–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG–104893–97]

RIN 1545–AV10

Guidance Regarding Claims for

Income Tax Convention Benefits;

Hearing Cancellation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service,

Treasury.

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public

hearing on proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This document provides

notice of cancellation of a public

hearing on proposed regulations

regarding rules for determining whether

U.S. source payments made to entities,

including entities that are fiscally

transparent in the United States and/or

the applicable treaty jurisdiction, are

eligible for treaty-reduced tax rates.

DATES: The public hearing originally

scheduled for September 24, 1997,

beginning at 10 a.m. is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Evangelista C. Lee of the Regulations

Unit, Assistant Chief Counsel

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

subject of the public hearing is proposed

amendments to the Income Tax

Regulations under section 894 of the

Internal Revenue Code. A notice of

proposed rulemaking and public

hearing appearing in the Federal

Register on Wednesday, July 2, 1997,

(62 FR 35755), announced that a public

hearing would be held on Wednesday,

September 24, 1997, beginning at 10

a.m., in room 3313, Internal Revenue

Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20224.

The public hearing scheduled for

Wednesday, September 24, 1997, is

cancelled.

Cynthia E. Grigsby,

Chief, Regulations Unit, Assistant Chief

Counsel (Corporate).

[FR Doc. 97–24878 Filed 9–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 920

[MD–043–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 (hereinafter the

‘‘Maryland program’’ under the Surface

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of

1977 (SMCRA). The proposed

amendment consists of changes to

provisions of the Maryland statutes

pertaining to the financial interests of

committee members. The amendment is

intended to revise the Maryland

program to be consistent with the

corresponding Federal regulations and

SMCRA.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by 4:00 p.m. e.s.t. October 20,

1977. If requested, a public hearing on

the proposed amendment will be held

on October 14, 1997. Requests to speak

at the hearing must be received by 4:00

p.m., e.s.t., on October 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests to speak at the hearing should

be mailed or hand delivered to George

Rieger, Program Manager, at the address

listed below.

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 will be available for

public review at the addresses listed

below during normal business hours,

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays. Each requester may receive

one free copy of the proposed

amendment by contacting OSM’s

Appalachian Regional Coordinating

Center.

George Rieger, Program Manager, OSM,

Appalachian Regional Coordinating

Center, 3 Parkway Center, Pittsburgh,

PA 15220. Telephone: (412) 937–

2153.

Maryland Bureau of Mines, 160 South

Water Street, Frostburg, Maryland

21532, Telephone: (301) 689–4136.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Rieger, Program Manager,

Appalachian Regional Coordinating

Center, at (412) 937–2153.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Maryland

Program

On December 1, 1980, the Secretary of

the Interior conditionally approved the

Maryland program. Background

information on the Maryland program,

including the Secretary’s findings, the

disposition of comments, and the

conditions of approval can be found in

the December 1, 1980, Federal Register

(45 FR 79449). Subsequent actions

concerning the conditions of approval

and program amendments can be found

at 30 CFR 920.12, 920.15, and 920.16.

II. Description of the Proposed

Amendment

By letter dated August 22, 1997

(Administrative Record No. MD–

578.00), Maryland submitted a proposed

amendment to its program pursuant to

SMCRA in response to a required

amendment at 30 CFR 920.16(1).

Maryland is revising the 1997 Laws of

Maryland, Chapter 223 (House Bill 245),

at section 15–204(a)(4). Specifically,

Maryland proposes to require that Land

Reclamation Committee members rescue

themselves from proceedings that may

affect their direct or indirect financial

interests.

III. Public Comment Procedures

In accordance with the provisions of

30 CFR 732.17(h), OSM is seeking

comments on whether the proposed

amendment satisfies the applicable

program approval criteria of 30 CFR

732.15. If the amendment is deemed

adequate, it will become part of the

Maryland program.

Written Comments

Written comments should be specific,

pertain only to the issues proposed in

this rulemaking, and include

explanations in support of the

commenter’s recommendations.

Comments received after the time

indicated under DATES or at locations

other than the Appalachian Regional

Coordinating Center will not necessarily

be considered in the final rulemaking or

included in the Administrative Record.