Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 25.09.1998
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
In a letter dated July 29, 1998 (Administrative Record No. PA- 841.07), the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection submitted to OSM proposed regulatory amendments to the Pennsylvania regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The amendment proposes changes to the Pennsylvania program with regard to the mine subsidence control, subsidence damage repair or replacement, and water supply replacement provisions of SMCRA. The amendment submission included Act 54 and implementing regulations. OSM announced receipt of the amendment in the August 25, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 45199) and solicited public comments on the proposed regulatory changes. The August 25, 1998, notice stated that the public comment period would end on September 24, 1998, and if a hearing on the amendment is requested, that the hearing would be held on September 21, 1998. Several individuals requested that a public hearing be held in Washington, Pennsylvania. These individuals also requested additional time to prepare for the hearing. OSM is honoring this request in order to give interested parties ample notification of the hearing location, and ample time