mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MT · Published 2002-02-12 · 67 FR 6395
Document
Document number
02-3339
Federal Register citation
67 FR 6395
CFR reference
30 CFR 926
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MT
Publication date
2002-02-12
Interior docket
SPATS No. MT-003-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), approve, with certain exceptions, a proposed amendment to the Montana regulatory program (the "Montana program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Montana proposed revisions to Title 26, Chapter 4, Subchapters 3 through 12 of the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM). Montana revised its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations, incorporate additional flexibility afforded by the revised Federal regulations, clarify ambiguities, and improve operational efficiency.