Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 12.11.1999

West Virginia Regulatory Program

This notice corrects OSM's decision on an amendment submitted by the State of West Virginia as a modification to its permanent regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). OSM published its decision on the provision in the October 4, 1995, Federal Register (60 FR 51900). The decision being corrected concerns bond forfeiture, and specifically concerns the liability for reclamation costs that are in excess of the amount of bond forfeited. This correction is intended to comply with the decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in Cat Run Coal Co. v. Babbitt, No. 2: 95-1063 (S.D. W.Va. Aug. 8, 1996).