mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · TX · Published 2017-11-17 · Effective 2017-12-18 · 82 FR 54292
Document
Document number
2017-24620
Federal Register citation
82 FR 54292
CFR reference
30 CFR 943
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
TX
Publication date
2017-11-17
Effective date
2017-12-18
Interior docket
SATS No. TX-067-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Texas regulatory program (Texas program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Texas proposed revisions to its regulations regarding annual permit fees. Texas revised its program at its own initiative to raise revenues sufficient to cover its anticipated share of costs to administer the coal regulatory program and to encourage mining companies to more quickly reclaim lands and request bond release, thereby fulfilling SMCRA's purpose of assuring the reclamation of mined land as quickly as possible.