mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · ND · Published 1998-09-16 · 63 FR 49430
Document
Document number
98-24781
Federal Register citation
63 FR 49430
CFR reference
30 CFR 934
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
ND
Publication date
1998-09-16
Interior docket
SPATS ND-032-FOR, Amendment No. XXII
Abstract
OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``North Dakota program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The revisions and information explaining those North Dakota's proposed rules and statutes which comprise the amendment pertain to: the North Dakota Small Operator Assistance Program, and individual civil and criminal penalties within the coal exploration section of the program. The amendment is intended to revise the North Dakota program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA.