Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Under the Federal Lands Program; State-Federal Cooperative Agreements; Montana
mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MT · Published 1998-07-30 · 63 FR 40790
Document
Document number
98-20195
Federal Register citation
63 FR 40790
CFR reference
30 CFR 926
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MT
Publication date
1998-07-30
Abstract
The Governor of the State of Montana (Governor) and the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (Secretary) are amending the cooperative agreement between the Department of the Interior and the State of Montana for the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands within Montana. Cooperative agreements are provided for under section 523(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). These amendments clarify Montana's responsibility for the administration of its approved State program on lands subject to the Federal lands program in Montana.