mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IA · Published 1999-11-26 · Effective 1999-11-26 · 64 FR 66385
Document
Document number
99-30677
Federal Register citation
64 FR 66385
CFR reference
30 CFR 915
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IA
Publication date
1999-11-26
Effective date
1999-11-26
Interior docket
SPATS No. IA-005-FOR
Abstract
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving, with certain exceptions and additional requirements, an amendment to the Iowa regulatory program (Iowa program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Iowa added revegetation success guidelines to its program. These guidelines include revegetation success standards, statistically valid sampling procedures and techniques for determining revegetation success on areas being restored to various land uses, and normal husbandry practices. Iowa intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and to improve operational efficiency.