mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · KY · Published 1998-08-04 · Effective 1998-08-04 · 63 FR 41423
Document
Document number
98-20715
Federal Register citation
63 FR 41423
CFR reference
30 CFR 917
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
KY
Publication date
1998-08-04
Effective date
1998-08-04
Interior docket
SPATS No. KY-191-FOR
Abstract
OSM is announcing approval, with an exception, of an amendment to the Kentucky permanent regulatory program approved pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). This amendment provides that areas reclaimed following the removal of temporary structures such as sedimentation ponds, roads, and small diversions are not subject to a revegetation responsibility period and bond liability period separate from that of the permit area or increment thereof served by such facilities. The amendment is intended to clarify ambiguities in the State regulations and to improve operational efficiency.