mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · PA · Published 2009-05-11 · Effective 2009-05-11 · 74 FR 21768
Document
Document number
E9-10954
Federal Register citation
74 FR 21768
CFR reference
30 CFR 938
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule: clarification.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
PA
Publication date
2009-05-11
Effective date
2009-05-11
Interior docket
PA-148-FOR
Abstract
We recently approved an amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program (the Pennsylvania program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The changes related to blasting for the development of shafts for underground mines and other changes to the blasting regulations in the Pennsylvania program. After our approval of the amendment, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) requested a clarification of our findings in support of that approval. Therefore, OSM is publishing a clarification of our previous findings.