mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · AL · Published 2018-08-29 · Effective 2018-09-28 · 83 FR 43972
Document
Document number
2018-18716
Federal Register citation
83 FR 43972
CFR reference
30 CFR 901
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
AL
Publication date
2018-08-29
Effective date
2018-09-28
Interior docket
SATS No. AL-082-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Alabama regulatory program (Alabama program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Alabama proposed revisions to its program regarding permit fees. Alabama revised its program at its own initiative to raise revenues sufficient to fund the Alabama Surface Mining Commission's (ASMC) share of costs to administer the Alabama coal regulatory program, including the reviewing, administering, inspecting, and enforcing of surface coal mining permits in Alabama.