mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 2025-07-28 · Effective 2025-08-27 · 90 FR 35407
Document
Document number
2025-14245
Federal Register citation
90 FR 35407
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; partial approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
2025-07-28
Effective date
2025-08-27
Interior docket
SATS No. PA-173-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving in part an amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment addresses regulations regarding water replacement provisions that were disapproved by us in 2005.