mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 1995-10-04 · 60 FR 51900
Document
Document number
95-24580
Federal Register citation
60 FR 51900
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
1995-10-04
Abstract
OSM is approving, with exceptions, an amendment to the West Virginia permanent regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the West Virginia program). The amendment revises the State's bonding requirements and the acid mine drainage treatment provisions of the Special Reclamation Fund. The amendment will improve operational efficiency, clarify ambiguities, and revise the West Virginia program to be consistent with the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) and the corresponding Federal regulations. Further amendments will be required to being the West Virginia Program into full compliance with SMCRA.