mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 1998-07-14 · Effective 1998-07-14 · 63 FR 37774
Document
Document number
98-18738
Federal Register citation
63 FR 37774
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
1998-07-14
Effective date
1998-07-14
Interior docket
WV-078-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving the clarification of three final rule decisions, the removal of a required amendment, and the vacating of its retroactive approval of amendments to the West Virginia permanent regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The clarifications concern West Virginia statutes pertaining to administrative appeals and the State Environmental Quality Board, and the required amendment pertains to termination of jurisdiction. These actions are intended to comply with a settlement agreement reached in West Virginia Mining and Reclamation Association (WVMRA) v. Babbitt, No. 2: 96-0371 (S.D. W.Va.).