mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IL · Published 1998-04-08 · Effective 1998-04-08 · 63 FR 17094
Document
Document number
98-9174
Federal Register citation
63 FR 17094
CFR reference
30 CFR 913
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IL
Publication date
1998-04-08
Effective date
1998-04-08
Interior docket
SPATS No. IL-089-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Illinois regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Illinois program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Illinois requested that OSM reconsider two regulations disapproved in a previously proposed amendment to the Illinois program and submitted explanatory information in support of its request. These regulations concern the determination of revegetation success for non- contiguous surface disturbance areas less than or equal to four acres. The additional explanatory information is intended to clarify the regulations by providing an interpretation statement and specifying procedures and evaluation criteria that would be used in the implementation of the regulations. The amendment is intended to improve operational efficiency.