mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 1999-11-12 · Effective 1999-11-12 · 64 FR 61506
Document
Document number
99-29581
Federal Register citation
64 FR 61506
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; correction.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
1999-11-12
Effective date
1999-11-12
Interior docket
WV-074-FOR
Abstract
This notice corrects OSM's decision on an amendment submitted by the State of West Virginia as a modification to its permanent regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). OSM published its decision on the provision in the October 4, 1995, Federal Register (60 FR 51900). The decision being corrected concerns bond forfeiture, and specifically concerns the liability for reclamation costs that are in excess of the amount of bond forfeited. This correction is intended to comply with the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in Cat Run Coal Co. v. Babbitt, No. 2: 95-1063 (S.D. W.Va. Aug. 8, 1996).