Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 21.09.1998

North Dakota Regulatory Program

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``North Dakota program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment consists of the addition of the: definition of water supply, and revision of existing rules on: rulemaking notices, consolidation of information in permits, water management design plans, annual maps, wildlife monitoring reports, subsoil removal approvals, soil respreading requirements, sedimentation pond performance standards, and noncoal waste disposal. In addition to the above, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining is proposing to: remove the program requirement at 30 CFR 934.16(n) concerning the submission of specific fish and wildlife resource information. The amendment is intended to revise the North Dakota program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and incorporate the additional flexibility afforded by the revised Federal regulations and provide additional safeguards, and clarify ambiguities, and improve operational efficiency.