mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · KY · Published 2021-04-26 · Effective 2021-05-26 · 86 FR 21937
Document
Document number
2021-08332
Federal Register citation
86 FR 21937
CFR reference
30 CFR 917
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
KY
Publication date
2021-04-26
Effective date
2021-05-26
Interior docket
SATS No. KY-258-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (the Kentucky program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The State submitted proposed revisions to the Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KAR) that establish the requirements for a permit applicant to demonstrate a legal right of entry and right to mine on land with severed surface and mineral estates. Kentucky submitted this proposed amendment to modify the requirements for demonstrating legal right of entry and right to mine on proposed coal mines sites with severed minerals.