mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2025-12-03 · Effective 2026-01-02 · 90 FR 55649
Document
Document number
2025-21791
Federal Register citation
90 FR 55649
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; partial approval of amendment.
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
SATS No. WV-124-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), approve in part an amendment to the West Virginia regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). This amendment makes changes to the West Virginia Code of State Rules (CSR), authorized under the West Virginia Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (WVSCMRA), relating to bonding requirements for operations seeking permit renewals, topsoil, inactive status, and contemporaneous reclamation.