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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Part 206 and 208

RIN 1010–AC09

Meetings on Proposed Rule—Oil

Valuation Establishment; Federal

Royalty and Federal Leases Royalty Oil

Sales

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of revised meeting dates.

SUMMARY: This notice changes the dates

for public meetings in Denver, Colorado,

and Houston, Texas, to discuss a

proposed rulemaking regarding the

valuation of crude oil and royalty oil

sales produced from mineral leases on

Federal land. The new dates for the

Denver and Houston meetings are April

15 and 17, 1997, respectively. The

proposal was published in the Federal

Register on January 24, 1997, (62 FR

3741). Comments on this rule must be

submitted to Minerals Management

Service (MMS) by April 28, 1997. The

purpose of these meetings is to explain

the proposed changes to the regulations

governing the valuation for royalty

purposes of crude oil produced from

Federal leases and allow all interested

parties to discuss the proposed

rulemaking. Interested parties are

invited to attend and participate at these

meetings.

DATES: Public meetings will be held in

Denver, Colorado, on April 15, 1997,

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain time;

and in Houston, Texas, on April 17,

1997, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central

time.

ADDRESSES: The Denver Meeting will be

held in the Veterans Affairs Building,

155 N. Van Gordon St., Lakewood,

Colorado 80228, telephone number:

(303) 914–5800.

The Houston Meeting will be held in

the Houston Compliance Division

Office, Minerals Management Service,

4141 North Sam Houston Parkway East,

Houston, Texas 77032 telephone

number: (281) 987–6802.

If you will be attending a meeting,

please contact Mary Kay Reynolds at

telephone number: (303) 275–7259 at

least 2 days prior to the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David S. Guzy, Chief, Rules and

Publications Staff, Minerals

Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, P.O. Box 25165,

MS 3101, Denver, Colorado 80225–

0165, telephone number: (303) 231–

3432, fax number (303) 231–3194, eMail David lGuzy@smtp.mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meetings will be open to the public

without advance registration. Public

attendance may be limited to the space

available. For building security

measures, each person may be required

to present a picture identification to

gain entry to the meeting.

The meeting will be organized into

two sessions:

• MMS presentation of proposed rule,

10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

• Public commenting on proposed

rule, 11 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 4

p.m.

Members of the public may make

statements during the meeting and are

encouraged to file written statements for

consideration.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Joan Killgore,

Acting Associate Director for Royalty

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–4490 Filed 2–19–97; 3:15 pm]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–M

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 943

[SPATS No. TX–033–FOR]

Texas Regulatory Program and

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation

Plan

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 Texas

regulatory program and abandoned

mine land reclamation plan (hereinafter

the ‘‘Texas program’’) under the Surface

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of

1977 (SMCRA). The proposed

amendment consists of codification of

the Texas Coal Mining Regulations in

the Texas Administrative Code at Part

16, Economic Regulation, Chapter 12.

The amendment is intended to conform

the Texas Coal Mining Regulations to

Texas Administrative Code formatting

syntax, to correct typographical errors,

and to allow for the publication of the

rules in the Texas Administrative Code

in full text rather than by reference.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by 4:00 p.m., c.s.t, March 24,

1997. If requested, a public hearing on

the proposed amendment will be held

on March 18, 1997. Requests to speak at

the hearing must be received by 4:00

p.m., c.s.t. on March 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests to speak at the hearing should

be mailed or hand delivered to Ervin J.

Barchenger, Acting Director, Tulsa Field

Office, at the address listed below.

Copies of the Texas 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 Tulsa

Field Office.

Ervin J. Barchenger, Acting Director,

Tulsa Field Office, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

5100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 470, Tulsa,

Oklahoma, 74135–6547, Telephone:

(918) 581–6430.

Surface Mining and Reclamation

Division, Railroad Commission of

Texas, 1701 North Congress Avenue,

P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas, 78711–

2967, Telephone: (512) 463–6900.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ervin J. Barchenger, Acting Director,

Tulsa Field Office, Telephone: (918)

581–6430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Texas Program

On February 16, 1980, the Secretary of

the Interior conditionally approved the

Texas program. General background

information on the Texas program,

including the Secretary’s findings, the

disposition of comments, and the

conditions of approval can be found in

the February 27, 1980, Federal Register

(45 FR 12998). Subsequent actions

concerning the Texas program can be

found at 30 CFR 943.10, 943.15, and

943.16.

II. Description of the Proposed

Amendment

By letter dated January 30, 1997

(Administrative Record No. TX–633),

Texas submitted a proposed amendment

to its program pursuant to SMCRA.

Texas submitted the proposed

amendment at its own initiative. Texas

proposes to codify the Texas Coal

Mining Regulations (TCMR) in the

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) at

Part 16, Economic Regulation, Chapter

12 in full text rather than by reference.

Specifically, Texas proposes to codify

TCMR Parts 700 through 850, pertaining

to surface coal mining and reclamation

operations, at TAC §§ 12.1 through

12.710. Texas also proposes to codify

TCMR §§ 051.800 through 051.817,

pertaining to the Texas abandoned mine
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land reclamation program, at TAC

§§ 12.800 through 12.817. The

codification proposal includes

conforming Texas’ regulations to the

Texas Administrative Code formatting

syntax, correcting typographical errors,

and making other editorial changes.

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

Texas 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 Tulsa Field Office will

not necessarily be considered in the

final rulemaking or included in the

Administrative Record.

Public Hearing

Persons wishing to speak at the public

hearing should contact the person listed

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT by 4 p.m., c.s.t. on March 10,

1997. The location and time of the

hearing will be arranged with those

persons requesting the hearing. Any

disabled individual who has need for a

special accommodation to attend a

public hearing should contact the

individual listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. If no one requests

an opportunity to speak at the public

hearing, the hearing will not be held.

Filing of a written statement at the

time of the hearing is requested as it

will greatly assist the transcriber.

Submission of written statements in

advance of the hearing will allow OSM

officials to prepare adequate responses

and appropriate questions.

The public hearing will continue on

the specified date until all persons

scheduled to speak have been heard.

Persons in the audience who have not

been scheduled to speak, and who wish

to do so, will be heard following those

who have been scheduled. The hearing

will end after all persons scheduled to

speak and persons present in the

audience who wish to speak have been

heard.

Public Meeting

If only one person requests an

opportunity to speak at a hearing, a

public meeting, rather than a public

hearing, may be held. Persons wishing

to meet with OSM representatives to

discuss the proposed amendment may

request a meeting by contacting the

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. All such meetings

will be open to the public and, if

possible, notices of meetings will be

posted at the locations listed under

ADDRESSES. A written summary of each

meeting will be made a part of the

Administrative Record.

IV. Procedural Determinations

Executive Order 12866

This rule is exempted from review by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under Executive Order 12866

(Regulatory Planning and Review).

Executive Order 12988

The Department of the Interior has

conducted the reviews required by

section 3 of Executive Order 12988

(Civil Justice Reform) and has

determined that, to the extent allowed

by law, this rule meets the applicable

standards of subsections (a) and (b) of

that section. However, these standards

are not applicable to the actual language

of State regulatory programs and

program amendments since each such

program is drafted and promulgated by

a specific State, not by OSM. Under

sections 503 and 505 of SMCRA (30

U.S.C. 1253 and 1255) and 30 CFR

730.11, 732.15, and 732.17(h)(10),

decisions on proposed State regulatory

programs and program amendments

submitted by the States must be based

solely on a determination of whether the

submittal is consistent with SMCRA and

its implementing Federal regulations

and whether the other requirements of

30 CFR parts 730, 731, and 732 have

been met.

National Environmental Policy Act

No environmental impact statement is

required for this rule since section

702(d) of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1292(d))

provides that agency decisions on

proposed State regulatory program

provisions do not constitute major

Federal actions within the meaning of

section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.

4332(2)(C)).

Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not contain

information collection requirements that

require approval by OMB under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507 et seq.).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department of the Interior has

determined that 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 counterpart Federal regulations for

which an economic analysis was

prepared and certification made that

such regulations would not have a

significant economic effect upon a

substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, this rule will ensure that

existing requirements previously

promulgated by OSM will be

implemented by the State. 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

counterpart Federal regulations.

Unfunded Mandates

This rule will not impose a cost of

$100 million or more in any given year

on any governmental entity or the

private sector.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 943

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: February 7, 1997.

Brent Wahlquist,

Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional

Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 97–4340 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

32 CFR Part 175

Revitalizing Base Closure

Communities and Community

Assistance

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Office

of the Deputy Under Secretary of

Defense (Industrial Affairs and

Installations).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This part promulgates

policies and procedures for

implementing section 2837 of the

National Defense Authorization Act for

FY96 concerning the Federal agency

lease back of property transferred to

Local Redevelopment Authorities

(LRAs) at installations approved for

closure or realignment.

DATES: Comments must be received by

April 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be

forwarded to the Base Closure and

Community Reinvestment Office, 400

Army-Navy Drive, Suite 200, Arlington,