mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · AR · Published 1998-11-25 · Effective 1998-11-25 · 63 FR 65062
Document
Document number
98-31490
Federal Register citation
63 FR 65062
CFR reference
30 CFR 904
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
AR
Publication date
1998-11-25
Effective date
1998-11-25
Interior docket
SPATS No. AR-032-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving an amendment to the Arkansas regulatory program (Arkansas program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Arkansas proposed to revise the Arkansas Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Code (ASCMRC) concerning revegetation success standards. Arkansas also proposed to add policy guidelines for determining Phase III revegetation success for pasture and previously mined areas, cropland, forest products, recreation and wildlife habitat, and industrial/commercial and residential areas. Arkansas intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.