mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IN · Published 2012-07-16 · Effective 2012-07-16 · 77 FR 41680
Document
Document number
2012-17238
Federal Register citation
77 FR 41680
CFR reference
30 CFR 914
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IN
Publication date
2012-07-16
Effective date
2012-07-16
Interior docket
SATS No. IN-160-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving amendments to the Indiana regulatory program (Indiana program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Indiana proposed to revise its rules concerning ownership and control provisions, periods of liability, performance bond release, revegetation standards, underground mining explosives, and cessation orders, to be no less effective than the corresponding Federal regulations, to clarify ambiguities, and to improve operational efficiency.