mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MD · Published 1998-03-23 · Effective 1998-03-23 · 63 FR 13781
Document
Document number
98-7415
Federal Register citation
63 FR 13781
CFR reference
30 CFR 920
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment; removal of required amendments.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MD
Publication date
1998-03-23
Effective date
1998-03-23
Interior docket
MD-033-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Maryland regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Maryland program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Maryland proposed revisions to the Maryland regulations pertaining to excess spoil disposal, conditions of surety and collateral bonds, and procedures for release of general bonds. The amendment is intended to authorize the use of excess spoil from a valid, permitted coal mining operation for the reclamation of an abandoned unreclaimed area outside of the permit area, and to revise the Maryland program regarding conditions and procedures for collateral bonds and release of bonds to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.