Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations On Federal Lands; State-Federal Cooperative Agreements; Kentucky
mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · KY · Published 1998-10-02 · Effective 1998-11-02 · 63 FR 53252
Document
Document number
98-26491
Federal Register citation
63 FR 53252
CFR reference
30 CFR 917
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
KY
Publication date
1998-10-02
Effective date
1998-11-02
Interior docket
KY-214-FOR
Abstract
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Secretary of the Department of the Interior (Secretary) are entering into a cooperative agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands within Kentucky. The cooperative agreement provides for the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands in Kentucky under the permanent regulatory program. The cooperative agreement is authorized by section 523(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).