mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2025-12-03 · Effective 2026-01-02 · 90 FR 55658
Document
Document number
2025-21782
Federal Register citation
90 FR 55658
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; partial approval of amendment with 12 approved provisions, 5 provisions receiving qualified approval, and 1 not approved provision.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
2025-12-03
Effective date
2026-01-02
Interior docket
WV-116-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), approve in part 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 Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (WVSCMRA), the Code of West Virginia (W.Va. Code), and the West Virginia Code of State Rules (CSR). We approve 12 provisions, approving with understanding 5 provisions, and not approving 1 provision.