mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 1999-12-27 · Effective 1999-12-27 · 64 FR 72277
Document
Document number
99-33464
Federal Register citation
64 FR 72277
CFR reference
30 CFR 946
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
1999-12-27
Effective date
1999-12-27
Interior docket
VA-116-FOR
Abstract
OSM is approving an amendment to the Virginia permanent regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The amendment consists of the following: a statutory change to the Virginia Act at section 45.1-235 C as enacted in the 1999 session of the Virginia General Assembly; regulation changes at section 4 VAC 25- 130-700.5 to the definitions of ``government financed construction'' and ``qualified laboratory;'' and regulation changes to section 4 VAC 25-130 Part 795 concerning the small operator assistance program (SOAP). The amendment is intended to revise the Virginia program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal provisions.