mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · IL · Published 1999-12-27 · Effective 1999-12-27 · 64 FR 72275
Document
Document number
99-33465
Federal Register citation
64 FR 72275
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
1999-12-27
Effective date
1999-12-27
Interior docket
SPATS No. IL-097-FOR, Part II
Abstract
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving part of an amendment to the Illinois regulatory program (Illinois program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Illinois proposed revisions to its program concerning adjustment of performance bond amounts, administrative review, subsidence control, water replacement, release of performance bonds, siltation structures, impoundments, hydrologic balance, disposal of noncoal mine wastes, revegetation, backfilling and grading, prime farmland, and State inspections. This final rule document addresses Illinois' revisions concerning adjustments to performance bond amounts and administrative review. The primary focus of these revisions is to provide permittees an opportunity for a formal hearing on adjustments made to performance bonds. Illinois intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations, to provide additional safeguards, and to improve operational efficiency.