mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2004-06-17 · Effective 2004-06-17 · 69 FR 33851
Document
Document number
04-13673
Federal Register citation
69 FR 33851
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
2004-06-17
Effective date
2004-06-17
Interior docket
WV-101-FOR
Abstract
We are removing a required program amendment from the West Virginia regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The required program amendment concerns tree stocking standards for mountaintop removal mining operations with a variance from the requirement to restore the site after mining to approximate original contour (AOC) and with an approved postmining land use of commercial forestry and forestry. The removal of the required amendment is intended to acknowledge actions taken by the State to render the West Virginia program no less effective than the Federal regulations.