mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 2008-04-23 · Effective 2008-04-23 · 73 FR 21819
Document
Document number
E8-8838
Federal Register citation
73 FR 21819
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
2008-04-23
Effective date
2008-04-23
Interior docket
VA-124-FOR
Abstract
We are approving an amendment to the Virginia regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The revisions concern Virginia's standards for revegetation success for certain postmining land uses, distribution of topsoil and subsoil materials, and allow approval of natural stream restoration channel design, as developed in consultation with the Army Corps of Engineers. The amendment is intended to render the State's regulations no less effective than the Secretary's regulations in meeting the requirements of the Act.