60602 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 198 / Thursday, October 12, 2000 / Proposed Rules

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on

October 5, 2000.

Marvin R. Nuss,

Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate,,

Aircraft Certification Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Hearings and Appeals

43 CFR Part 4

RIN 1090–AA74

Special Rules Applicable to Surface

Coal Mining Hearings and Appeals;

Petitions for Award of Costs and

Expenses Under Section 525(e) of the

SMCRA

AGENCY: Office of Hearings and Appeals,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of

comment period.

SUMMARY: This action extends the

comment period an additional 30 days

on the Department of the Interior’s

Office of Hearings and Appeals’

proposal to amend its rules governing

who may receive an award of costs and

expenses, including attorney fees, under

section 525(e) of the Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

(SMCRA). The proposed amendment

provides that an applicant for a permit

may only receive an award from the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM), if OSM denies

an application in bad faith and for the

purpose of harassing or embarrassing

the applicant.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments are due to

the agency by November 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Robert L. Baum, Director, Office of

Hearings and Appeals, 4015 Wilson

Boulevard, Room 1111, Arlington, VA

22203. Phone: 703–235–3750.

Comments received will be made

available for public inspection and

copying during regular business hours

(9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) In the Office of

Hearings and Appeals, Director’s office,

11th floor, 4015 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22203. Person wishing to

inspect comments are requested to call

in advance at 703–235–3810 to make an

appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will

A. Irwin, Administrative Judge, Interior

Board of Land Appeals, U.S.

Department of the Interior, 4015 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22203. Phone:

703–235–3750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

28, 2000, the Office of Hearings and

Appeals (OHA) published a proposed

rule (65 FR 46389) amending 43 CFR

4.1294(b) and (c) to provide than an

applicant for a permit from OSM is

entitled to an award of costs and

expenses from OSM only when

circumstances demonstrate that OSM

denied an application in bad faith and

for the purpose of harassing or

embarrassing the applicant. In a letter to

the Director of OHA, dated August 15,

2000, the National Mining Association

(NMA) requested a 45 day extension of

the comment period for this proposed

amendment because the existing

comment period did not allow adequate

opportunity to comment fully. The

NMA also requested records related to

the proposed amendment under the

Freedom of Information Act. The FOIA

response letter was issued on September

12, 2000.

The Director of OHA has determined

that an extension of time to obtain the

comments on the proposed rule is

warranted and, therefore, a 30 day

extension is granted. This notice

announces that 30 day extension of the

comment period.

Dated: October 4, 2000.

John Berry,

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management

and Budget.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2230, MM Docket No. 00–186, RM–

9970]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Rapid

City, South Dakota, Gillette, Wyoming

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Bethesda Christian Broadcasting, Inc.

(‘‘petitioner’’), licensee of Station

KLMP, Rapid City South Dakota,

requesting the substitution of Channel

250C for 250C1 at Rapid City, and the

modification of Station KLMP’s license

accordingly, and the substitution of

Channel 282A for vacant Channel 249A

at Gillette, Wyoming, to accommodate

its upgrade. Channel 250C can be

allotted at Rapid City, South Dakota, at

coordinates 44–19–42 and 103–50–03.

Channel 282A can be allotted at Gillette,

Wyoming at coordinates 44–17–36 and

105–30–06.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 20, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 5,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554. In addition to filing comments

with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or

consultant, as follows: Bethesda

Christian Broadcasting, Inc. P.O. Box

168, Rapid City, SD 57709 (petitioner);

J. Dominic Monahan, Luvaas, Cobb,

Richards and Fraser, 300 Forum

Building, 777 High Street, P.O. Box

10747, Eugene, OR 97401 (Counsel to

petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–186, adopted September 20, 2000,

and released September 29, 2000. The

full text of this Commission decision is

available for inspection and copying

during normal business hours in the

FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street,

SW, Washington, DC. The complete text

of this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to

this proceeding. Members of the public

should note that from the time a Notice

of Proposed Rule Making is issued until

the matter is no longer subject to

Commission consideration or court

review, all ex parte contacts are

prohibited in Commission proceedings,

such as this one, which involve channel

allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for

rules governing permissible ex parte

contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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