Zasoby i środowisko · 9/27/1994

Virginia Regulatory Program Amendment

OSM is announcing the approval, with exceptions, of a proposed amendment to the Virginia regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The proposed amendment includes changes to Virginia's regulations relative to siltation structures and impoundments, revegetation standards for success, and roads and road construction. The amendment is intended to revise the State program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal standards and to clarify and correct inconsistencies in Virginia's rules.