mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MT · Published 2011-05-24 · Effective 2011-05-24 · 76 FR 30010
Document
Document number
2011-12746
Federal Register citation
76 FR 30010
CFR reference
30 CFR 926
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MT
Publication date
2011-05-24
Effective date
2011-05-24
Interior docket
SATS No. MT-030-FOR
Abstract
We are approving an amendment to the Montana regulatory program (the "Montana program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ("SMCRA" or "the Act"). Montana proposed revisions to and additions of statutes about bond release responsibility periods for water management facilities and other support facilities comprising less than 10 percent of the total bond release area. Montana revised its program to clarify ambiguities and improve operational efficiency.