mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · ND · Published 2001-03-02 · 66 FR 13015
Document
Document number
01-4989
Federal Register citation
66 FR 13015
CFR reference
30 CFR 934
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
ND
Publication date
2001-03-02
Interior docket
SPATS No. ND-041-FOR, Amendment No. XXX
Abstract
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving this proposed amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program (hereinafter, the "North Dakota program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). North Dakota proposed revisions to rules about rulemaking notices, prime farmland reclamation plans, permit approval and denial criteria, performance bond liability period, bond release applications, surface water monitoring, revegetation success standards, prime farmland reclamation standards, and small operator assistance. The State intended to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA, and improve operational efficiency.