mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · KY · Published 2024-08-15 · Effective 2024-09-16 · 89 FR 66214
Document
Document number
2024-18040
Federal Register citation
89 FR 66214
CFR reference
30 CFR 917
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment, with one exception.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
KY
Publication date
2024-08-15
Effective date
2024-09-16
Interior docket
SATS No. KY-260-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment, with one exception, to the Kentucky regulatory program (Kentucky program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). We are approving changes to statutory provisions that involve civil penalty fund distributions, self-bonding, and major permit revisions related to underground mining. We are not approving a provision that involves civil penalty escrow accounts.