Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16.10.1997

Request for Determination of Valid Existing Rights Within the Monongahela National Forest

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) has been ordered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia to determine whether Walter D. Helmick has valid existing rights (VER) to surface mine coal on Federal lands within the Monongahela National Forest in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Mr. Helmick is successor in interest to Ernest J. Van Gilder, who previously submitted a VER request in connection with the same property. By this notice, OSM is inviting interested persons to participate in the proceeding and to submit relevant factual material on the matter. OSM intends to develop a complete administrative record and will render a final agency decision on whether Mr. Helmick has VER.