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place for the hearing will be published

in the Federal Register.

Drafting Information

The principal author of the

regulations is Renay France, Office of

Assistant Chief Counsel (Income Tax

and Accounting), IRS. However, other

personnel from IRS and Treasury

Department participated in their

development.

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 31

Employment taxes, Income taxes,

Penalties, Pensions, Railroad retirement,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Social security,

Unemployment compensation.

Proposed Amendments to the

Regulations

Accordingly, 26 CFR part 31 is

proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 31—EMPLOYMENT TAXES AND

COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX AT

SOURCE

Paragraph 1. The authority citation

for part 31 continues to read in part as

follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *

Par. 2. Section 31.9999–0 is added to

read as follows:

§ 31.9999–0 Effective date.

[The text of this proposed section is

the same as the text of § 35a.9999–0T

published elsewhere is this issue of the

Federal Register].

Margaret Milner Richardson,

Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

[FR Doc. 95–30734 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 936

[SPATS No. OK–015–FOR]

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

abandoned mine land reclamation plan

(hereinafter referred to as the

‘‘Oklahoma plan’’) under the Surface

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of

1977 (SMCRA). The proposed

amendment pertains to abandoned mine

land reclamation (AMLR) goals and

objectives, project ranking and

selection, coordination between

reclamation agencies, reclamation on

private land, eligible lands and waters,

public participation, agency

administrative and management

structure, reclamation set-aside trust

funds, contractor eligibility

requirements, and acid mine drainage

projects. The amendment is intended to

bring the Oklahoma AMLR Program into

compliance with Federal AMLR

regulations. It will allow the Oklahoma

Conservation Commission to participate

in AMLR activities authorized by the

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of

1990 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by 4:00 p.m., c.s.t., January 22,

1996. If requested, a public hearing on

the proposed amendment will be held

on January 16, 1996. Requests to speak

at the hearing must be received by 4:00

p.m., c.s.t., on January 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

requests to speak at the hearing should

be mailed or hand delivered to Jack R.

Carson, Acting Director, Tulsa Field

Office at the address listed below.

Copies of the Oklahoma plan, 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.

Jack R. Carson, 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.

Oklahoma Conservation Commission,

2800 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 160,

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105–

4210, Telephone: (405) 521–2384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

R. Carson, Acting Director, Tulsa Field

Office, Telephone: (918) 581–6430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on the Oklahoma Plan

On January 21, 1982, the Secretary of

the Interior approved the Oklahoma

plan. Background information on the

Oklahoma plan, including the

Secretary’s findings, the disposition of

comments, and the approval of the plan

can be found in the January 21, 1982,

Federal Register (47 FR 2989).

II. Description of the Proposed

Amendment

By letter dated November 13, 1995

(Administrative Record No. OAML–63),

Oklahoma submitted a proposed

amendment to its AMLR plan pursuant

to SMCRA. Oklahoma submitted the

proposed amendment in response to a

September 26, 1994, letter from OSM

(Administrative Record No. OAML–65),

in accordance with 30 CFR 884.15(d),

concerning revisions to the AML

regulations at 30 CFR Chapter VII,

Subchapter R (59 FR 28136, May 31,

1994).

Oklahoma proposes to amend its

administrative rules at OAC 155:15,

Oklahoma Abandoned Mine Land

Program. Oklahoma proposes to amend

its Reclamation Plan at sections

884.13(c)1, Goals and Objectives;

884.13(c)2, Project Ranking and

Selection; 884.13(c)3, Interagency

Coordination; 884.13(c)5, Eligible Lands

and Waters; 884.13(c)7, Public

Participation; and 884.13(d)1,

Administrative and Management

Structure.

(1) OAC 155:15, Oklahoma Abandoned

Mine Land Reclamation Program Rules

Subsection 1–2, is revised to clarify

definitions used later in the rules.

Subsection 1–3, subpart (4) is added to

require that contracts for AML projects

only be awarded to successful bidders

who are determined eligible to receive

funds by using OSM’s Applicant

Violator System. Subsection 1–3 is

revised to ensure that certain coal mine

sites damaged and abandoned after

August 3, 1977, are eligible for

reclamation funding if the mining (1)

took place during the interim program

or (2) ended on or before November 5,

1990, and the surety for the mining

company became insolvent during that

period. Changes to Subsection 1–6

revise the objectives of reclamation

project funding and the priority of those

objectives. Objectives (4), Research and

Demonstration, and (7), Construction of

Public Facilities, are eliminated. The

priority of order of the other objectives

remains unchanged. Subsection 1–14 is

added to allow for the construction,

repair or enhancement of facilities

related to water supplies where such

supplies have been adversely affected

by coal mining practices. Subsection 1–

15 adds requirements for the

establishment of special trust accounts

that will provide for coal reclamation

after September 30, 1995. Once

established, Oklahoma may then set

aside 10% of its annual grant funding
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for this use. Subsection 1–16 authorizes

Oklahoma to receive and retain funds

for Acid Mine Drainage Programs

without regard to normal time

limitations and establishes requirements

for expenditure of granted funds.

(2) Section 884.13(c)1 Goals and

Objectives

This section is revised to eliminate

goal 4 (Research and Demonstration)

and goal 7 (Construction of Public

Facilities). The remaining goals and

their priorities are unchanged.

(3) Section 884.13(c)(2) Project Ranking

and Selection

A new sentence is added that (1)

requires public notices to be published

during the project selection process and

(2) outlines requirements for public

meetings and public comment during

the selection process. The ‘‘Project

Selection Matrix’’ is completely revised

and Table 3 which outlines the project

selection decision process is changed to

place the general public into the project

screening process.

(4) Section 884.13(c)(3) Coordination of

Reclamation Work Between the State,

the Soil Conservation Service and Other

Reclamation Agencies

This section revises the description of

the State Reclamation Committee and its

role in the reclamation program.

(5) Section 884.13(c)(5) Policies and

Procedures for Reclamation on Private

Land

The subsection ‘‘Eligible Lands and

Water’’ is revised to add eligibility for

Interim Program and certain Insolvent

Surety sites.

(6) Section 884.13(c)(7) Public

Participation Policies

The public participation policies are

revised to increase public input into the

beginning of the project selection

process.

(7) Section 884.13(d)(1) Administrative

and Management Structure

Figure 7, which depicts the

organizational structure of the

Oklahoma Conservation Commission, is

revised to reflect the current

organization. The list of state agencies

which may be involved in the

reclamation program is changed to

reflect current program operational

practices. Figure 8, Oklahoma Executive

Branch Organizational Chart, has been

deleted.

III. Public Comment Procedures

In accordance with the provisions of

30 CFR 884.15(a), OSM is seeking

comments on whether the proposed

amendment satisfies the applicable

program approval criteria of 30 CFR

884.14. If the amendment is deemed

adequate, it will become part of the

Oklahoma plan.

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 4:00 p.m., c.s.t., on January

5, 1996. The location and time of the

hearing will be arranged with those

persons requesting the hearing. 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.

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.

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 proposed rule is exempted from

review by the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) under Executive Order

12866 (Regulatory Planning and

Review).

Executive Order 12778

The Department of the Interior has

conducted the reviews required by

section 2 of Executive Order 12778

(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 and Tribal abandoned mine

land reclamation plans and revisions

thereof since each such plan is drafted

and promulgated by a specific State or

Tribe, not by OSM. Decisions on

proposed abandoned mine land

reclamation plans and revisions thereof

submitted by a State or Tribe are based

on a determination of whether the

submittal meets the requirements of

Title IV of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1231–

1243) AND 30 CFR Parts 884 and 888.

National Environmental Policy Act

No environmental impact statement is

required for this rule since agency

decisions on proposed State or Tribal

abandoned mine land reclamation plans

and revisions thereof are categorically

excluded from compliance with the

National Environmental Policy Act (42

U.S.C. 4332) by the Manual of the

Department of the Interior (516 DM 6,

appendix 8, paragraph 8.4B(29)).

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 submittal which

is the subject of this rule is based upon

corresponding 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
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promulgated by OSM will be

implemented. In making the

determination as to whether this rule

would have a significant economic

impact, the Department relied upon the

data and assumptions in the analyses for

the corresponding Federal regulations.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 936

Abandoned mine land reclamation,

Intergovernmental relations, Surface

mining, Underground mining.

Dated: December 14, 1995.

Russell Frum,

Acting Regional Director, Mid-Continent

Regional Coordinating Center.

[FR Doc. 95–81050 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[GA27–1–7186b; FRL–5320–4]

Approval and Promulgation of

Implementation Plans and Designation

of Areas for Air Quality Planning

Purposes; State of Georgia

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to approve

the State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revision submitted by the State of

Georgia for the adoption of the Clean

Fuel Fleet program. In the final rules

section of this Federal Register, the EPA

is approving the State’s SIP revision as

a direct final rule without prior proposal

because the Agency views this as a

noncontroversial revision amendment

and anticipates no adverse comments. A

detailed rationale for the approval is set

forth in the direct final rule. If no

adverse comments are received in

response to that direct final rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this proposed rule. If EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments received will be

addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. The EPA

will not institute a second comment

period on this document. Any parties

interested in commenting on this

document should do so at this time.

DATES: To be considered, comments

must be received by January 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to Ben Franco, EPA Region 4,

Air Programs Branch, 345 Courtland

Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30365.

Copies of the State of Georgia submittal

are available for public review during

normal business hours at the addresses

listed below.

Air and Radiation Docket and

Information Center (Air Docket 6102),

U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20460.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4, Air Programs Branch, 345

Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia

30365.

Georgia Department of Natural

Resources, 4244 International

Parkway, Suite 120, Atlanta, GA

30354.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben

Franco of the EPA Region 4 Air

Programs Branch at (404) 347–3555, ext.

4211, and at the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: September 29, 1995.

Patrick M. Tobin,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–31039 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 2810

[WO–420–6310–00]

Tramroads and Logging Roads—

Subpart 2812—Over O. and C. and

Coos Bay Revested Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment

period.

SUMMARY: On November 16, 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

published an advance notice of

proposed rulemaking in the Federal

Register (60 FR 57561). The notice

announced BLM’s plans to revise

regulations governing logging roads over

revested Oregon and California Railroad

grant lands and reconveyed Coos Bay

Wagon Road grant lands (collectively

known as the O&C lands). The changes

will bring the existing cost-sharing road

program under the regulatory

framework of Section 502 of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976 (FLPMA) and incorporate

environmental protection and other

requirements for rights-of-way over

public lands found in Title V of FLPMA.

The notice allowed 30 days for public

comment. In response to a request from

a representative of interested parties, the

comment period is being extended until

January 15, 1996.

DATES: Comments on this advance

notice of proposed rulemaking must be

received by January 15, 1996. Comments

postmarked after this date may not be

considered in the preparation of the

proposed rule.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Regulatory Management Team (420),

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C

Street NW., Room 401LS, Washington,

DC 20240.

Comments may be sent via Internet to:

WO140@attmail.com. Please include

‘‘ATTN: O&C’’ and your name and

return address in your Internet message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Comments will be available for public

review at the L Street address during

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m.), Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Styduhar, Oregon State Office, Bureau

of Land Management, (503) 952–6454.

Dated: December 13, 1995.

Patrick W. Boyd,

Regulatory Management Team.

[FR Doc. 95–30741 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

48 CFR Parts 219, 236, and 252

[DFARS Case 95–D039]

Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation Supplement; Small

Disadvantaged Business Concerns

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD).

ACTION: Proposed rule with request for

comment; correction.

SUMMARY: This document contains

corrections to a proposed rule on Small

Disadvantaged Business Concerns,

which was published in the Federal

Register on December 14, 1995 (60 FR

64135).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Susan Schneider, (703) 602–0131.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

Accordingly, the Department of

Defense is correcting 48 CFR Parts 219,

236, and 252 as follows: