mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IN · Published 1998-09-29 · 63 FR 51827
Document
Document number
98-25979
Federal Register citation
63 FR 51827
CFR reference
30 CFR 914
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IN
Publication date
1998-09-29
Interior docket
SPATS No. IN-131-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving an amendment to the Indiana regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Indiana program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Indiana proposed revisions to regulations pertaining to the definition of ``affected area,'' submittal of underground mining operation plans, and the standards for prime farmland restoration by surface and underground coal mining operations. The amendment is intended to revise the Indiana program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.