mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · UT · Published 1996-09-04 · Effective 1996-09-04 · 61 FR 46550
Document
Document number
96-22524
Federal Register citation
61 FR 46550
CFR reference
30 CFR 944
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
UT
Publication date
1996-09-04
Effective date
1996-09-04
Interior docket
SPATS No. UT-034
Abstract
OSM is announcing approval of a proposed amendment to the Utah regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``Utah program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of revisions to rules pertaining to petitions to initiate rulemaking, and backfilling and grading and highwall retention. The amendment revises the Utah program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.