mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · ND · Published 2004-01-20 · 69 FR 2663
Document
Document number
04-1064
Federal Register citation
69 FR 2663
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
2004-01-20
Interior docket
ND-047-FOR, Amendment No. XXXIV
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 rules that would allow the State to accept letters of credit as the monetary pledge for collateral bonds, would allow phased bonding over a bond area, would clarify provisions on blasting records kept by mining companies, and would standardize terminology in revegetation success standards for bond release. North Dakota intends to revise its program to provide additional safeguards, clarify ambiguities, and improve operational efficiency.