mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IA · Published 2005-05-03 · Effective 2005-05-03 · 70 FR 22792
Document
Document number
05-8732
Federal Register citation
70 FR 22792
CFR reference
30 CFR 915
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; Approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IA
Publication date
2005-05-03
Effective date
2005-05-03
Interior docket
Docket No. IA-014-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving an amendment to the Iowa regulatory program (Iowa program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Iowa proposed revisions to its April 1999 revegetation success guidelines titled, "Revegetation Success Standards and Statistically Valid Sampling Techniques." Iowa intends to revise its program in response to required program amendments.