Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations; Permanent Regulatory Program; Compliance with Court Order
mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · Published 1999-12-22 · Effective 1999-12-22 · 64 FR 71652
Document
Document number
99-32738
Federal Register citation
64 FR 71652
CFR reference
30 CFR 784
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule: suspension.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Publication date
1999-12-22
Effective date
1999-12-22
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are suspending certain portions of our permanent program regulations dealing with subsidence from underground coal mining. We are taking this action to make our rules consistent with a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.