mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 1997-11-07 · Effective 1997-11-07 · 62 FR 60169
Document
Document number
97-29475
Federal Register citation
62 FR 60169
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
1997-11-07
Effective date
1997-11-07
Interior docket
PA-113-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving, with certain exceptions, a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Pennsylvania program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Pennsylvania proposed revisions and additions to its rules pertain to: surface and underground mining definitions, incidental coal extraction, permit approval, permit renewal, coal exploration, bonding, permit applications, operation and reclamation plans, environmental protection standards, anthracite bank removal and reclamation standards, refuse removal standards, coal preparation facilities, underground mining erosion and sedimentation control standards, impoundments, subsidence control, and coal refuse disposal permit applications and performance standards. The amendment is intended to revise the Pennsylvania program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.