mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · ND · Published 2003-07-07 · 68 FR 40142
Document
Document number
03-17079
Federal Register citation
68 FR 40142
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
2003-07-07
Interior docket
SATS ND-46-FOR, Amendment No. XXXII
Abstract
We are approving a proposed amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program (the "North Dakota program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). North Dakota proposed revisions to its revegetation policy document, "Standards for Evaluation of Revegetation Success and Recommended Procedures for Pre- and Postmining Vegetation Assessments." On its own initiative, it intended to revise its program to improve operational efficiency, clarify ambiguities, and revise its revegetation policy document to reflect the corresponding changes made to its rules, the North Dakota Administrative Code (NDAC).