mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · VA · Published 1999-05-14 · Effective 1999-05-14 · 64 FR 26288
Document
Document number
99-12212
Federal Register citation
64 FR 26288
CFR reference
30 CFR 948
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; decision on amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
VA
Publication date
1999-05-14
Effective date
1999-05-14
Interior docket
WV-077-FOR
Abstract
OSM is announcing that it is not approving an amendment to the West Virginia permanent regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The amendment would have revised the West Virginia Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act, and concerns fish and wildlife habitat and recreation lands as a postmining land use for mountaintop removal operations with variances from approximate original contour.