mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · WY · Published 1996-08-06 · Effective 1996-08-06 · 61 FR 40735
Document
Document number
96-19735
Federal Register citation
61 FR 40735
CFR reference
30 CFR 950
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
WY
Publication date
1996-08-06
Effective date
1996-08-06
Interior docket
SPATS No. WY-022
Abstract
OSM is approving, with additional requirements, a proposed amendment to the Wyoming regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``Wyoming program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of addition and revision of statutes and rules pertaining to shrub density stocking requirements and wildlife habitat. The amendment was intended to revise the Wyoming program to be consistent with SMCRA and the corresponding Federal regulations.