mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IL · Published 1999-02-09 · Effective 1999-02-09 · 64 FR 6191
Document
Document number
99-3129
Federal Register citation
64 FR 6191
CFR reference
30 CFR 913
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
IL
Publication date
1999-02-09
Effective date
1999-02-09
Interior docket
SPATS No. IL-094-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving amendments to the Illinois regulatory program (Illinois program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Department) sent us revisions to the Illinois statutes pertaining to definitions and areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations. The Department also proposed revisions to and additions of regulations concerning a definition for ``previously mined area,'' areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations, permitting, violation information, impoundments, explosives, revegetation, prime farmland, bonding, administrative and judicial review, and blasters certification. The amendments are intended to revise the Illinois program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA, to clarify existing regulations, and to improve operational efficiency.