mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · WY · Published 1999-10-01 · Effective 1999-10-01 · 64 FR 53203
Document
Document number
99-25553
Federal Register citation
64 FR 53203
CFR reference
30 CFR 950
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
WY
Publication date
1999-10-01
Effective date
1999-10-01
Interior docket
SPATS No. WY-028-FOR
Abstract
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Wyoming regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Wyoming proposed revisions to and additions of rules for fish and wildlife habitat and resource information, shrub density, certification of maps by a registered professional engineer, geologic descriptions, topsoil substitutes, special bituminous coal mines, archaeological and historic resources, permit transfers, civil penalties, and miscellaneous changes to Appendix A of Wyoming's rules, which concern vegetations sampling methods and reclamation success standards for surface coal mining operations. Wyoming intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA.