mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · KY · Published 2017-11-16 · Effective 2017-12-18 · 82 FR 53411
Document
Document number
2017-24707
Federal Register citation
82 FR 53411
CFR reference
30 CFR 917
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
KY
Publication date
2017-11-16
Effective date
2017-12-18
Interior docket
KY-254-FOR
Abstract
We are approving an amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (hereinafter, the "Kentucky program") under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Kentucky submitted a proposed amendment to OSMRE that includes revisions to the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) as authorized by House Bill 385 (HB 385), regarding bonding of surface coal mining and reclamation operations.