mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 2010-08-10 · Effective 2010-08-10 · 75 FR 48526
Document
Document number
2010-19276
Federal Register citation
75 FR 48526
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; partial approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
2010-08-10
Effective date
2010-08-10
Interior docket
PA-153
Abstract
OSM is announcing its partial approval of a program amendment submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of addressing the need for financial guarantees to cover the costs of treatment of post-mining pollutional discharges and land reclamation for those surface coal mining sites that were originally bonded under the Commonwealth's now defunct alternative bonding system (ABS). OSM is requiring that Pennsylvania ensure that its program provides suitable, enforceable funding mechanisms sufficient to guarantee coverage of land reclamation at all original ABS sites.