mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2019-10-23 · Effective 2019-11-22 · 84 FR 56696
Document
Document number
2019-22946
Federal Register citation
84 FR 56696
CFR reference
30 CFR 946
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
2019-10-23
Effective date
2019-11-22
Interior docket
SATS No. VA-128-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Virginia regulatory program (the Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment revises the Virginia Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Regulations (the State regulations). The changes involve adding a provision to Virginia Administrative Code (VAC) to require Virginia to enter permit information into the Federal Applicant Violator System (AVS) and add a provision to the Virginia program to specify that the final compliance review conducted prior to permit issuance must occur no more than five business days before issuance.