Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2007/10/22/E7-20697/utah-regulatory-program
Timestamp: 2016-02-07 23:53:23
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40', '§ 40']

Dates: We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4 p.m., m.s.t., November 21, 2007. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on November 16, 2007. We will accept requests to speak until 4 p.m., m.s.t., on November 6, 2007.
Comments Close: 11/21/2007
72 FR 59489
-59491 (3 pages)
SATS No. UT-044-FOR
State Amendment Identification Number UT-1196
Shorter URL: https://federalregister.gov/a/E7-20697 Related Topics
We are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Utah regulatory program (hereinafter, the Utah program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Utah proposes revisions to and additions of rules and statutes about waiving specific application requirements with a written determination by the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (DOGM), clarification that applications shall be filed with the county clerk “for public inspection,” and allowing the area covered by a permit to be extended by an application for a significant permit revision.
Utah intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA, clarify ambiguities, and to improve operational efficiency.
We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4 p.m., m.s.t., November 21, 2007. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on November 16, 2007. We will accept requests to speak until 4 p.m., m.s.t., on November 6, 2007.
You may submit comments, identified by “UT-044-FOR” by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. OSM is listed as Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: James F. Fulton, Chief, Denver Field Division, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,P.O. Box 46667,Denver, CO 80201-6667.
Hand Delivery/Courier: James F. Fulton, Chief, Denver Field Division, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,1999 Broadway, suite 3320,Denver, CO 80202-5733.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and UT-044-FOR. 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 this document.
James F. Fulton, Chief, Denver Field Division, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,1999 Broadway, suite 3320,Denver, CO 80202-5733,Telephone: (303) 844-1400, extension 1424,E-mail: jfulton@osmre.gov.
John R. Baza, Director, Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, 1594 West North Temple, suite 1210,Salt Lake City, UT 84114-5801,Telephone: (801) 538-5340,Internet: http://www.ogm.utah.gov.
Or anytime at: http://www.regulations.gov. OSM is listed as Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
James F. Fulton, Telephone: (303) 844-1400 extension 1424. Internet: jfulton@osmre.gov.
By letter dated August 31, 2007, Utah sent us a proposed amendment to its program (SATS No. UT-044-FOR, administrative record number UT-1196) under SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). Utah sent the amendment to propose changes made at its own initiative. The full text of the program amendment is available for you to read at the locations listed above under ADDRESSES.
Specifically, Utah proposes to amend Utah Code Annotated (UCA) § 40-10-10(2)(d)(ii) to clarify the specific permit application requirements which may be waived by the Division with a written determination that the requirements are unnecessary. Without this proposed specification, the provision could be interpreted as allowing the Division to waive a broader range of requirements.
The proposed amendment to UCA § 40-10-10(5) reinstates a provision that was inadvertently deleted in S.B. 72 in 2002. The proposed addition clarifies that permit applications are to be filed with the county clerk “for public inspection.”
The above proposed revisions to UCA § 40-10-10(2)(d)(ii) and UCA § 40-10-10(5) address topics that were originally addressed in SATS No. UT-042-FOR (administrative record number UT-1171) and included in the February 21, 2003, concern letter (administrative record number UT-1180) from OSM to DOGM.
Proposed changes to UCA § 40-10-12(1)(c) add a provision allowing extensions to area covered by a permit to be made through significant permit revisions. Additional changes recodify the provision and do not change the meaning of the existing statute.
The proposed change to Administrative Rule R645-303-222 implements the proposed changes to UCA § 40-10-12(1)(c) and reflects the procedural requirements referenced for permit revisions rather than the previous reference to new permit application requirements. The above proposed amendment to R645-303-222 was originally proposed in UT-043-FOR (admin record number UT-1181). OSM raised concerns regarding a conflict with the Utah statute (UCA) § 40-10-12(1)(c) in a phone conversation on January 23, 2006, documented as administrative record number UT-1190. Utah formally withdrew the proposed amendment to R645-303-222 on February 16, 2006 (admin record number UT-1194) pending their submittal of a proposed change to UCA § 40-10-12(1)(c).
Send your written or electronic comments to us at the addresses given above. Your written comments should be specific, pertain only to the issues proposed in this rulemaking, and include explanations in support of your recommendations. We will not consider or respond to your comments when developing the final rule if they are received after the close of the comment period (see DATES). We will make every attempt to log all comments into the record for this rulemaking, but comments delivered to an address other than the those listed above may not be logged in.
If you wish to speak at the public hearing, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT by 4 p.m., m.s.t. on November 6, 2007. If you are disabled and need special accommodations to attend a public hearing, contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. We will arrange the location and time of the hearing with those persons requesting the hearing. If no one requests an opportunity to speak, we will not hold the hearing.
This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.
Regional Director,Western Region.
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