Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 25 / Monday, February 8, 2016 / Proposed Rules 6479 

IV. Procedural Determinations 

Executive Order 12866—Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

This rule is exempted from review by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under Executive Order 12866. 

Other Laws and Executive Orders 

Affecting Rulemaking 

When a State submits a program 

amendment to OSMRE for review, our 

regulations at 30 CFR 732.17(h) require 

us to publish a notice in the Federal 

Register indicating receipt of the 

proposed amendment, its text or a 

summary of its terms, and an 

opportunity for public comment. We 

conclude our review of the proposed 

amendment after the close of the public 

comment period and determine whether 

the amendment should be approved, 

approved in part, or not approved. At 

that time, we will also make the 

determinations and certifications 

required by the various laws and 

executive orders governing the 

rulemaking process and include them in 

the final rule. 

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 936 

Intergovernmental relations, Surface 

mining, Underground mining. 

Dated: October 15, 2015. 

Ervin J. Barchenger, 

Regional Director, Mid-Continent Region. 

Note: This document was received by the 

Office the Federal Register on February 3, 

2016. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02463 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

30 CFR Part 946 

[SATS No. VA–127–FOR; Docket ID: OSM– 

2015–0003; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 

67F 167S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 

SX064A000 33F 16XS501520] 

Virginia Regulatory Program 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of the 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are reopening the public 

comment period on the proposed 

amendment to the Virginia regulatory 

program (the Virginia program) 

published on October 22, 2015. The 

comment period is being reopened in 

order to afford the public more time to 

comment. Virginia is proposing to revise 

its regulations in light of legislative 

changes made by the General Assembly 

of Virginia. If approved, the proposed 

amendment would incorporate these 

legislative changes into the approved 

State program. Additionally, the state 

regulations would be amended to revise 

the language of the public participation 

regulations to clarify proof of 

publication, remove the self-bonding 

instrument, and remove duplicate pool 

bond regulations already addressed 

under the Code of Virginia. 

DATES: We will accept written 

comments on this amendment until 4:00 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time (E.S.T.), 

March 9, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by SATS No. VA–127–FOR, 

Docket ID: OSM–2015–003 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mr. Earl 

Bandy, Field Office Director, Knoxville 

Field Office, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 710 

Locust Street, 2nd Floor, Knoxville, 

Tennessee 37902. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments and additional information 

on the rulemaking process, see the 

‘‘Public Comment Procedures’’ heading 

of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of the proposed rule published 

in the Federal Register on October 22, 

2015, (80 FR 63933). 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

review copies of the Virginia program, 

this amendment, a listing of any 

scheduled public hearings, and all 

written comments received in response 

to this document, you must go to the 

address listed below during normal 

business hours, Monday through Friday, 

excluding holidays. You may receive 

one free copy of the amendment by 

contacting OSMRE’s Knoxville Field 

Office or the full text of the program 

amendment is available for you to read 

at www.regulations.gov. 

Mr. Earl Bandy, Field Office Director, 

Knoxville Field Office, Office of 

Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement, 710 Locust Street, 2nd 

Floor, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. 

Telephone: (865) 545–4103 ext 186. 

Email: ebandy@osmre.gov. 

In addition, you may review a copy of 

the amendment during regular business 

hours at the following location: Mr. 

Harve A. Mooney, Legal Services 

Officer, Virginia Department of Mines, 

Minerals and Energy, 3405 Mountain 

Empire Road, Big Stone Gap, Virginia 

24219. Telephone: (276) 523–8271. 

Email: harve.mooney@

dmme.virginia.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Earl Bandy, Field Office Director, 

Knoxville Field Office. Telephone: (865) 

545–4103 ext 186. Email: ebandy@

osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 22, 2015, we published a 

proposed rule in the Federal Register 

that would revise the Virginia program 

(80 FR 63933) (Administrative Record 

No. VA 2026). The amendment involves 

statutory provisions of the Virginia Coal 

Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1979 (VASMCRA) 

and regulation changes that revise the 

language of the public participation 

regulations to clarify proof of 

publication, remove the self-bonding 

instrument, and remove duplicate pool 

bond regulations already addressed 

under the Code of Virginia. 

On November 18, 2015, we received 

a request from an attorney representing 

Southern Appalachian Mountain 

Stewards and the Sierra Club to extend 

the public comment period 

(Administrative Record No. VA 2027). 

We are granting the request to afford the 

public more time to comment on the 

amendment. 

The full text of the program 

amendment is available for you to read 

at the locations listed above under 

ADDRESSES or at www.regulations.gov. 

Dated: December 9, 2015. 

Thomas D. Shope, 

Regional Director, Appalachian Region. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02460 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

38 CFR Part 17 

RIN 2900–AP42 

Prescriptions in Alaska and U.S. 

Territories and Possessions 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is proposing to remove its 

medical regulation that governs 

medications provided in Alaska and 

territories and possessions of the United 

States because this regulation is 

otherwise subsumed by another VA 

medical regulation related to provision 

of medications that are prescribed by 

non-VA providers. 


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