mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · NM · Published 2000-04-10 · 65 FR 18889
Document
Document number
00-8666
Federal Register citation
65 FR 18889
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
2000-04-10
Interior docket
SPATS No. NM-037-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 cross sections, maps, and plans required in a permit application; criteria for permit approval or denial; requirement to release performance bonds; timing of backfilling and grading; backfilling and grading requirements for the construction of small depressions; and design requirements for road embankments. New Mexico revised its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.