mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 2020-11-09 · Effective 2020-12-09 · 85 FR 71251
Document
Document number
2020-23215
Federal Register citation
85 FR 71251
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval, with one exception, of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
2020-11-09
Effective date
2020-12-09
Interior docket
SATS No. PA-160-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving, with one exception, an amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program (Pennsylvania program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). We are approving regulatory changes that involve the elimination of manganese from the list of pollutants tested for mining discharges when certain weather conditions exist. We are also approving statutory and regulatory changes, with one exception, that involve the treatment of post-mining pollutional discharges on regulated coal mining sites and include provisions involving passive treatment technologies and alternate effluent limitations.