Missouri Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan
mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MO · Published 2001-05-09 · 66 FR 23593
Document
Document number
01-11635
Federal Register citation
66 FR 23593
CFR reference
30 CFR 925
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MO
Publication date
2001-05-09
Interior docket
SPATS No. MO-033-FOR
Abstract
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving, with certain exceptions and additional requirements, an amendment to the Missouri regulatory program (Missouri program) and the Missouri Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan (Missouri plan) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Missouri proposed revisions to its rules pertaining to surface mining performance standards, special mining activities, prohibitions and limitations on mining in certain areas and areas unsuitable for mining, permitting requirements, bond and insurance requirements, definitions and general requirements, and abandoned mine land reclamation requirements. Missouri intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations, to provide additional safeguards, to clarify ambiguities, and to improve operational efficiency.