mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · OK · Published 1999-12-17 · Effective 1999-12-17 · 64 FR 70584
Document
Document number
99-32737
Federal Register citation
64 FR 70584
CFR reference
30 CFR 936
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
OK
Publication date
1999-12-17
Effective date
1999-12-17
Interior docket
SPATS No. OK-026-FOR
Abstract
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Oklahoma regulatory program (Oklahoma program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Oklahoma submitted its bond release guidelines with a policy statement relating to revegetation success standards for diversity on lands reclaimed for use as pastureland and grazingland. Oklahoma also submitted evidence of consultation with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service (SCS) regarding the use of test plots as a statistically valid sampling technique for demonstrating success of productivity on prime farmland. Oklahoma intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations.