mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 1997-05-30 · Effective 1997-05-30 · 62 FR 29294
Document
Document number
97-14159
Federal Register citation
62 FR 29294
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendments.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
1997-05-30
Effective date
1997-05-30
Interior docket
PA-117-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania permanent regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the Pennsylvania program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment (Administrative Record Number PA 843.00) revises the Pennsylvania program to incorporate changes made to Chapter 86 (relating to areas unsuitable for mining) by the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board. The proposed amendment is intended to clarify ambiguous language contained in Subchapter D concerning the designation of areas as unsuitable for mining, and to correct typographical errors.