mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2024-08-08 · Effective 2024-09-09 · 89 FR 64801
Document
Document number
2024-17334
Federal Register citation
89 FR 64801
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
2024-08-08
Effective date
2024-09-09
Interior docket
SATS No. WV-127-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the West Virginia regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). This amendment revises West Virginia's regulatory program provisions related to entities authorized to issue surety bonds and the repair and compensation of damage resulting from subsidence.