mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2003-05-07 · 68 FR 24355
Document
Document number
03-11220
Federal Register citation
68 FR 24355
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
2003-05-07
Interior docket
WV-092-FOR
Abstract
We are approving a proposed amendment to the West Virginia surface coal mining regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment consists of changes to the Code of West Virginia (W. Va. Code) as contained in Senate Bill 603. The amendment concerns reclamation plan requirements and authorizes the submittal and inclusion of master land use plans for postmining land use in permit application reclamation plans. The amendments are intended to improve the effectiveness of the West Virginia program.