mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · NM · Published 2000-09-11 · 65 FR 54791
Document
Document number
00-23234
Federal Register citation
65 FR 54791
CFR reference
30 CFR 931
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
NM
Publication date
2000-09-11
Interior docket
SPATS No. NM-039-FOR
Abstract
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving a proposed amendment to the New Mexico regulatory program (hereinafter, the "New Mexico program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). New Mexico proposed revisions about the definitions of "Material Damage" and "Occupied Residential Dwelling and Associated Structures"; improvidently issued permits; design, construction, and inspection requirements for ponds and impoundments; ground cover requirements for lands to be developed for recreation and shelterbelts; subsidence buffer zones; and adjustment of bond amounts. New Mexico intended to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and clarify ambiguities.