mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 2004-12-09 · Effective 2004-12-09 · 69 FR 71528
Document
Document number
04-26928
Federal Register citation
69 FR 71528
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
2004-12-09
Effective date
2004-12-09
Interior docket
PA-143-FOR
Abstract
We are approving a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program (the "Pennsylvania program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Pennsylvania proposed to revise its program at 25 Pa. Code Chapters 86 and 89 regarding bonding and repair or compensation for damage to certain structures caused by subsidence due to underground mining operations and for replacement or restoration of water supplies impacted by subsidence due to underground mining operations. Through our approval of this amendment, we are also removing forty-seven required amendments to the Pennsylvania program. We required these amendments in a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2001 (66 FR 67010), in which we reviewed changes Pennsylvania made to its Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (BMSLCA) and implementing regulations. Pennsylvania revised its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA.