West Virginia Regulatory Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 30 CFR Part 948 [SATS No. WV-118-FOR; Docket ID OSM-2011-0009] AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule with public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on proposed amendment. SUMMARY: We are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the West Virginia permanent regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). On May 2, 2011, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) submitted a program amendment to OSM that includes both statutory and regulatory revisions. That portion of the amendment dealing with changes to West Virginia's Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations is the subject of this notice. DATES: We will accept written comments on this amendment until ( printed page 67638) 4 p.m. EDT, on December 2, 2011. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on November 28, 2011. We will accept requests to speak until 4 p.m. EDT, on November 17, 2011. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following two methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . The proposed rule has been assigned Docket ID OSM-2011-0009. If you would like to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal, go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions. Mail/hand Delivery: Mr. Roger W. Calhoun, Director, Charleston Fie…