mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · KY · Published 2018-01-29 · Effective 2018-02-28 · 83 FR 3948
Document
Document number
2018-01635
Federal Register citation
83 FR 3948
CFR reference
30 CFR 917
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval with exceptions.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
KY
Publication date
2018-01-29
Effective date
2018-02-28
Interior docket
KY-256-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving, with exceptions, 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 revises its bonding regulations to satisfy, in part, concerns OSMRE conveyed to the State pertaining to bonding inadequacies.