mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2024-01-12 · Effective 2024-02-12 · 89 FR 2133
Document
Document number
2024-00530
Federal Register citation
89 FR 2133
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment with deferral.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
2024-01-12
Effective date
2024-02-12
Interior docket
SATS No. WV-125-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving, with one deferral, an amendment to the West Virginia statutory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment revises the West Virginia Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (WVSCMRA) as contained in Senate Bill 687 of 2017. These revisions modify the WVSCMRA requirements related to the release of bonds and provisions related to the use of money from the Special Reclamation Water Trust Fund. We are deferring our decision on the removal of provisions pertaining to the long-range planning process for the selection and prioritization of sites to be reclaimed.