mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MS · Published 2008-12-10 · Effective 2008-12-10 · 73 FR 74943
Document
Document number
E8-29206
Federal Register citation
73 FR 74943
CFR reference
30 CFR 924
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MS
Publication date
2008-12-10
Effective date
2008-12-10
Interior docket
MS-018-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving an amendment to the Mississippi regulatory program (Mississippi program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Mississippi proposed revisions to its regulations and statute regarding "valid existing rights" as they pertain to designation of lands as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations. Mississippi intends to revise its program to be consistent with SMCRA.