Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 95 / Monday, May 18, 1998 / Proposed Rules 27229

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and has determined

that this action would not have any

effect on the quality of the environment.

Regulation Identification Number

A regulation identification number

(RIN) is assigned to each regulatory

action listed in the Unified Agenda of

Federal Regulations. The regulatory

Information Service Center publishes

the Unified Agenda in April and

October of each year. The RIN contained

in the heading of this document can be

used to cross reference this action with

the Unified Agenda.

List of Subjects in 23 CFR Part 658

Grants programs—transportation,

Highways and roads, Motor carrier—

size and weight.

Issued on: May 8, 1998

Gloria J. Jeff,

Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway

Administration.

In consideration of the foregoing, the

FHWA proposes to amend title 23, Code

of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1,

appendix A to Part 658 for the State of

North Dakota as set forth below:

PART 658—TRUCK SIZE AND WEIGHT,

ROUTE DESIGNATIONS—LENGTH,

WIDTH AND WEIGHT LIMITATIONS

1. The authority citation for 23 CFR

part 658 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 127 and 315; 49

U.S.C. 31111–31115; 49 CFR 1.48(b)(19) and

(c)(19).

2. Appendix A to Part 658 is amended

for the State of North Dakota by adding

a new route listing entry after the listing

for ND 13, ND 1 S. Jct., MN State Line

, to read as follows:

Appendix A to Part 658—National Network—Federally-Designated Routes

* * * * *

NORTH DAKOTA

Route From To

* * * * * * *

ND32 ................. West Junction of ND Highway 13 North ...................................................................................................................... I–94

* * * * * * *

* * * * *

[FR Doc. 98–13154 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 917

[KY–217–FOR]

Kentucky Regulatory Program

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of

public comment period.

SUMMARY: OSM is reopening the public

comment period on a proposed

amendment to the Kentucky regulatory

program (hereinafter the ‘‘Kentucky

program’’) under the Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

(SMCRA). Kentucky submitted a letter

requesting the removal of an

amendment at 30 CFR 917.17(a) which

required that it maintain a staffing level

of 156 field inspectors and, in the same

letter, provided justification for its

request. The amendment is intended to

revise the Kentucky program to be

consistent with the corresponding

Federal regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by 4:00 p.m., [E.D.T.], June 2,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests to speak at the hearing should

be mailed or hand delivered to William

J. Kovacic, Director, at the address listed

below.

Copies of the Kentucky 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 address 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

Lexington Field Office.

William J. Kovacic, Director, Lexington

Field Office, Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, 2675

Regency Road, Lexington, Kentucky

40503. Telephone: (606) 233–2494.

Department of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, 2

Hudson Hollow Complex, Frankfort,

Kentucky 40601. Telephone: (502)

564–6940.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William J. Kovacic, Director, Lexington

Field Office, Telephone: (606) 233–

2494.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Kentucky

Program

On May 18, 1982, the Secretary of the

Interior conditionally approved the

Kentucky program. Background

information on the Kentucky program,

including the Secretary’s findings, the

disposition of comments, and the

conditions of approval can be found in

the May 18, 1982, Federal Register (47

FR 21404). Subsequent actions

concerning the conditions of approval

and program amendments can be found

at 30 CFR 917.11, 917.13, 917.15,

917.16, and 917.17.

II. Description of the Proposed

Amendment

By letter dated November 3, 1997

(Administrative Record No. KY–1418),

Kentucky submitted a proposed

amendment to its program requesting

the removal of an amendment at 30 CFR

917.17(a) requiring that Kentucky

maintain a staffing level of 156 field

inspectors. The proposed amendment

was announced in the December 10,

1997, Federal Register (62 FR 65044).

The notice did not clarify that

Kentucky submitted documents that

provide evidence that it has sufficient

inspection and enforcement staffing

levels to regulate mining in accordance

with SMCRA. OSM, therefore, reopened

the comment period to describe the

documents submitted. The submission

of the additional information was
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announced in the April 27, 1998,

Federal Register (63 FR 20561).

During the course of its review, OSM

determined that the required

amendments at 30 CFR 917.16(b)(1) and

in the first sentence of (b)(2), which

mandate a staffing level of 408 for

Kentucky, and (b)(3), which requires

that Kentucky provide a report to OSM

describing the actions taken to achieve

the staffing level, could possibly be

removed based on the additional

documentation Kentucky provided.

Specifically, the Director proposes to

remove the entire required amendment

at 917.16(b) because Kentucky appears

to have met all the requirements in 30

CFR 917.16(b) (1), (2), and (3). The

comment period is being reopened

because this proposed action was not

specified in the two earlier

announcements.

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

Kentucky 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 Lexington Field Office

will not necessarily be considered in the

final rulemaking or included in 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 917

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: May 8, 1998.

Michael K. Robinson,

Acting Regional Director, Appalachian

Regional Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 98–13079 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

31 CFR Part 103

RIN 1506–AA22

Proposed Amendment to the Bank

Secrecy Act Regulations; Requirement

That Casinos and Card Clubs Report

Suspicious Transactions

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement

Network, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: The Financial Crimes

Enforcement Network (‘‘FinCEN’’) is

proposing to amend the Bank Secrecy

Act regulations to require casinos and

card clubs to report suspicious

transactions involving at least $3,000 in

funds or other assets, relevant to a

possible violation of law or regulation;

reports would be made on a reporting

form specifically designed for use in the

gaming industry. The proposed

amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act

regulations would also require casinos

and card clubs to establish procedures

designed to detect occurrences or

patterns of suspicious transactions and

would make certain other changes to the

requirements that casinos maintain

Bank Secrecy Act compliance programs.

The proposal is a further step in the

creation of a comprehensive system (to

which banks are already subject) for the

reporting of suspicious transactions by

financial institutions. Such a system is

a core component of the counter-money

laundering programs of the Department

of the Treasury.

DATES: Written comments on all aspects

of the proposal are welcome and must

be received on or before September 15,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be submitted to: Office of Chief Counsel,

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,

Department of the Treasury, Suite 200,

2070 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna,

Virginia 22182–2536, Attention:

NPRM—Suspicious Transaction

Reporting—Casinos. Comments also

may be submitted by electronic mail to

the following Internet address:

‘‘regcomments@fincen.treas.gov,’’ with

the following caption in the body of the

text: ‘‘Attention: NPRM—Suspicious

Transaction Reporting—Casinos’’. For

additional instructions on the

submission of comments, see

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION under the

heading ‘‘Submission of Comments.’’

Inspection of Comments: Comments

may be inspected, between 10:00 a.m.

and 4:00 p.m., at FinCEN’s Washington

office, in the Franklin Court Building,

1099 14th Street, N.W., Fourth Floor,