mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MS · Published 1999-10-26 · Effective 1999-10-26 · 64 FR 57567
Document
Document number
99-27845
Federal Register citation
64 FR 57567
CFR reference
30 CFR 924
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MS
Publication date
1999-10-26
Effective date
1999-10-26
Interior docket
SPATS No. MS-015-FOR
Abstract
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Mississippi regulatory program (Mississippi program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Mississippi proposed revisions to regulations concerning formal hearings; bond release; hydrologic balance; cessation orders; formal review of citations; definitions; areas where mining is prohibited or limited; performance bonds; pre-blasting surveys; permitting; inspections; coal exploration; qualified laboratories; disposal of excess spoil; coal mine waste impounding structures; backfilling and grading; roads; and coal preparation plant performance standards. The State also proposed to correct typographical errors and make other non-substantive revisions. Mississippi intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.