mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · OK · Published 1999-01-22 · Effective 1999-01-22 · 64 FR 3420
Document
Document number
99-1443
Federal Register citation
64 FR 3420
CFR reference
30 CFR 936
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
OK
Publication date
1999-01-22
Effective date
1999-01-22
Interior docket
SPATS No. OK-024-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving an amendment to the Oklahoma regulatory program (from now on referred to as the ``Oklahoma program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The amendment consists of revisions to and additions of regulations pertaining to definitions; reclamation plan: siltation structures, impoundments, banks, dams, and embankments; permit variances from approximate original contour restoration requirements; small operator assistance; bond release applications; hydrologic balance: siltation structures; impoundments; disposal of excess spoil: preexisting benches; coal mine waste: general requirements; state inspections and monitoring; and request for hearing. Oklahoma intended that the amendment revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.