mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MT · Published 2019-10-23 · Effective 2019-11-22 · 84 FR 56689
Document
Document number
2019-22945
Federal Register citation
84 FR 56689
CFR reference
30 CFR 926
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MT
Publication date
2019-10-23
Effective date
2019-11-22
Interior docket
SATS No. MT-035-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Montana regulatory program (the Montana program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Montana proposed revisions and additions to the Montana statute, known as the Montana Code Annotated (MCA) about permit application requirements, coal prospecting requirements, annual reporting requirements for coal permittees, and lawsuits related to damages to water supplies. Montana also proposed to revise its regulations, the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM), to incorporate changes about a new short form coal prospecting permit process.