mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2024-03-18 · Effective 2024-04-17 · 89 FR 19262
Document
Document number
2024-05682
Federal Register citation
89 FR 19262
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment in part, disapproval of amendment in part.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
2024-03-18
Effective date
2024-04-17
Interior docket
SATS No. WV-118-FOR (partial)
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving amendments to the West Virginia regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). These amendments make changes to the West Virginia Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (WVSCMRA), the Code of West Virginia (W.Va. Code), and the West Virginia Code of State Rules (CSR).