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        <RIN>1029-AB78</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199510</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1029</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OSMRE</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1000</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Coal Moisture</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rule adds specific criteria an operator must use in determining an excess moisture allowance claimed under 30 CFR870.12. These criteria will codify technical guidance contained in AML Payer Letters issued since June 1988. The rule will identify acceptable methods and procedures for estimating total and inherent moisture contained in low rank coal. The criteria are based upon OSM experience and industry practices.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>30 CFR 870</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>30 USC 1201 et seq</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/00/1996</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Undetermined</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jane</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Robinson</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>R.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Program Analyst</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1029</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OSMRE</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 208-2738</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1951 Constitution Avenue NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20240</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>No</REINVENT_GOVT>
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