mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 2002-11-06 · 67 FR 67528
Document
Document number
02-28200
Federal Register citation
67 FR 67528
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
2002-11-06
Interior docket
PA-136-FOR
Abstract
We are approving a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program ( the "Pennsylvania program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Pennsylvania proposed to revise its program at 25 Pa. Code Sections 86.37(a)(5), 87.160(a), 88.138(a), 88.231(a), 88.335(a), and 90.134(a) about criteria for permit approval or denial and for performance standards for retention of roads following completion of surface mining activities. Pennsylvania intended to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA, and to clarify ambiguities.