mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IA · Published 1995-04-06 · Effective 1995-04-06 · 60 FR 17458
Document
Document number
95-8465
Federal Register citation
60 FR 17458
CFR reference
30 CFR 915
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IA
Publication date
1995-04-06
Effective date
1995-04-06
Abstract
OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Iowa regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Iowa program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Iowa proposed revisions to rules pertaining to rulemaking petitions, definitions, permit processing, permit revisions, bonding, backfilling and grading, alternative enforcement, and individual civil penalties. The amendment is intended to revise the Iowa program to be consistent with the [[Page 17459]] corresponding Federal standards, to clarify ambiguities, and to improve operational efficiency.