mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2005-04-14 · Effective 2005-04-14 · 70 FR 19698
Document
Document number
05-7495
Federal Register citation
70 FR 19698
CFR reference
30 CFR 946
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
2005-04-14
Effective date
2005-04-14
Interior docket
VA-121-FOR
Abstract
We are approving a proposed amendment to the Virginia regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The program amendment revises Virginia's Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations concerning performance bonds furnished pursuant to the Coal Surface Mining Reclamation (Pool Bond) Fund. The amendment is intended to conform the performance bond release procedures that are applied to Virginia's "alternative bonding system" with bond release procedures used for other performance bonds. The amendment is also intended to clarify language regarding minimum bond amounts for phased bond release.