mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · AL · Published 1998-12-04 · Effective 1998-12-04 · 63 FR 66983
Document
Document number
98-32350
Federal Register citation
63 FR 66983
CFR reference
30 CFR 901
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
AL
Publication date
1998-12-04
Effective date
1998-12-04
Interior docket
SPATS No. AL-068-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving an amendment to the Alabama regulatory program (Alabama program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Alabama proposed revisions to and additions of rules concerning definitions, petitions to initiate rulemaking, license applications, operation plans, reclamation plans, subsidence control, lands eligible for remining, permit applications, small operator assistance program, performance bond release, hydrologic balance, coal mine waste, backfilling and grading, revegetation, soil removal and stockpiling, inspections, and hearings. Alabama intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.