mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · WY · Published 2005-04-04 · Effective 2005-04-04 · 70 FR 16945
Document
Document number
05-6602
Federal Register citation
70 FR 16945
CFR reference
30 CFR 950
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
WY
Publication date
2005-04-04
Effective date
2005-04-04
Interior docket
WY-032-FOR
Abstract
We are approving, with one exception, a proposed amendment to the Wyoming regulatory program (the "Wyoming program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Wyoming proposed to remove rules pertaining to soft rock surface mining and to revise and add rules about highwalls and coal exploration. Wyoming intended to revise or revised its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations, provide additional safeguards, clarify ambiguities, and to enhance and diversify reclamation.