mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IL · Published 2000-04-07 · 65 FR 18237
Document
Document number
00-8665
Federal Register citation
65 FR 18237
CFR reference
30 CFR 913
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IL
Publication date
2000-04-07
Interior docket
SPATS No. IL-097-FOR, Part III
Abstract
OSM is approving part of an amendment to the Illinois regulatory program (Illinois program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Illinois proposed revisions to its program concerning subsidence control, water replacement, adjustment of performance bond amounts, administrative review, release of performance bonds, siltation structures, impoundments, hydrologic balance, disposal of noncoal mine wastes, revegetation, backfilling and grading, prime farmland, and State inspections. This final rule document addresses Illinois' revisions concerning release of performance bonds, siltation structures, impoundments, hydrologic balance, disposal of noncoal mine wastes, revegetation, backfilling and grading, and prime farmland. We addressed the remaining program topics in two previous final rule documents. Illinois intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations, to provide additional safeguards, and to improve operational efficiency.