[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 207 (Friday, October 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 63510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25121]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement


Excess Spoil Minimization--Stream Buffer Zones Final 
Environmental Impact Statement, OSM-EIS-34

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a final environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
(OSM), are announcing the availability of a final environmental impact 
statement (FEIS). The FEIS analyzes the potential impacts of a rule 
concerning excess spoil, coal mine waste, and stream buffer zones.

ADDRESSES: The FEIS is available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov, Document ID OSM-2007-0008-0553 and on the OSM Web 
site at http://www.osmre.gov. Additional locations where a hard copy of 
the FEIS may be reviewed are listed below under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. You may obtain a single copy by contacting the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hartos, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, 3 Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220; 
Telephone: 412-937-2909.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OSM is announcing the availability of a 
final environmental impact statement (FEIS). The FEIS analyzes the 
potential impacts of revising the Federal regulations implementing the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act that pertain to stream 
buffer zones, excess spoil generation and disposal, and coal mine waste 
disposal. Seventeen alternatives, including not revising the Federal 
regulations, were considered, with four alternatives analyzed in 
detail.

Finding a Copy of the FEIS

    The FEIS is being mailed to known interested persons and can be 
viewed and downloaded from the internet. See ADDRESSES above. The FEIS 
may also be inspected at the OSM headquarters in Washington, DC and at 
the regional offices in Pittsburgh, Alton, and Denver. The addresses 
follow:
     OSM Headquarters, Administrative Record, Room 101, 1951 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20240; Phone: (202) 208-2823.
     OSM Appalachian Region, 3 Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 
15220; Phone: (412) 937-2909.
     OSM Mid-Continent Region, Alton Federal Bldg., 501 Belle 
Street, Room 216, Alton, IL 62002; Phone: (618) 463-6460.
     OSM Western Region, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, CO 
80201; Phone: (303) 844-1401.

    Dated: October 15, 2008.
Sterling Rideout,
Assistant Director, Program Support.
 [FR Doc. E8-25121 Filed 10-23-08; 8:45 am]
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