mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IN · Published 1996-04-10 · Effective 1996-04-10 · 61 FR 15891
Document
Document number
96-8920
Federal Register citation
61 FR 15891
CFR reference
30 CFR 914
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IN
Publication date
1996-04-10
Effective date
1996-04-10
Interior docket
SPATS No. IN-133-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving, with additional requirements, a proposed amendment to the Indiana regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Indiana program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Indiana proposed revisions to the Indiana Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (ISCMRA) as enacted by the Indiana General Assembly (1995) in House Enrolled Act 1575 (HEA 1575). The proposed amendment concerns lands eligible for remining, responsibilities of the director of Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), and surface and underground tonnage fees. The amendment is intended to revise the Indiana program to be consistent with SMCRA and to incorporate State initiatives. The proposed revisions concerning lands eligible for remining are intended to provide incentives for the remining and reclamation of previously mined and inadequately reclaimed lands eligible for expenditures under section 402(g)(4) or 404 of SMCRA as provided for by the Energy Policy Act of 1992.