mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 2022-04-12 · Effective 2022-05-12 · 87 FR 21561
Document
Document number
2022-07660
Federal Register citation
87 FR 21561
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
2022-04-12
Effective date
2022-05-12
Interior docket
SATS No. PA-161-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the approved Pennsylvania regulatory program (the Pennsylvania program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment we are approving consists of revisions and additions to Pennsylvania's regulations related to beneficial use of coal ash at active surface coal mining sites.