Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 14.12.1995

Colorado Regulatory Program

OSM is approving, with one exception and additional requirement, a proposed amendment to the Colorado regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the ``Colorado program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Colorado proposed revisions and explanatory information for rules pertaining to the applicability of Colorado's rules; permit application requirements for legal, financial, and related information; permit application requirements for operation and reclamation plans; requirements for special categories of mining; public participation and approval of permit applications; performance standards for revegetation; performance standards for subsidence control; the definition of ``road;'' adjustments in bond amount; the bond liability period on land reclaimed for industrial or commercial, or residential use; bond forms; terms and conditions of irrevocable letters of credit; the criteria and schedule for release of performance bonds; and erosion control on mine support facilities within areas where the pre- and postmining land use is industrial or commercial. The amendment was intended to revise the Colorado program to be consistent with the correspo