Texas Regulatory Program and Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan
mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · TX · Published 1998-03-03 · Effective 1998-03-03 · 63 FR 10317
Document
Document number
98-5390
Federal Register citation
63 FR 10317
CFR reference
30 CFR 943
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
TX
Publication date
1998-03-03
Effective date
1998-03-03
Interior docket
SPATS No. TX-036-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Texas regulatory program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan (hereinafter referred to as the ``Texas program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Texas proposed revisions to statutes pertaining to eligibility of land and water, small operator assistance, definitions, exemptions, applicability to governmental units, coal exploration operations, prohibition on surface coal mining in certain areas, filing of a schedule of notices of violation, effect of past or present violation, improvidently issued permits, performance standards, and cessation orders. The amendment is intended to revise the Texas program to be consistent with SMCRA.