mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IA · Published 1997-04-07 · Effective 1997-04-07 · 62 FR 16490
Document
Document number
97-8788
Federal Register citation
62 FR 16490
CFR reference
30 CFR 915
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IA
Publication date
1997-04-07
Effective date
1997-04-07
Interior docket
SPATS No. IA-009-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Iowa regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Iowa program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Iowa proposed revisions to its rules pertaining to the prompt repair or compensation for material damage caused by subsidence to non-commercial buildings and occupied residential dwellings and related structures and the replacement of drinking, domestic and residential water supplies that have been adversely impacted by underground coal mining operations. The amendment is intended to revise the Iowa program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.