mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2003-12-10 · 68 FR 68724
Document
Document number
03-30550
Federal Register citation
68 FR 68724
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
2003-12-10
Interior docket
WV-095-FOR
Abstract
We are approving, with one exception, amendments 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 amendments we are approving concern blasting, and amend the Code of State Regulations (CSR) by adding the Surface Mining Blasting Rule, and amend the Code of West Virginia (W. Va. Code) blasting provisions as contained in Enrolled Senate Bill 689. The amendments are intended to improve the operational efficiency of the West Virginia program, and to render the West Virginia program consistent with SMCRA and the Federal regulations.