Zasoby i środowisko · 31.08.1994

West Virginia Program Amendment

OSM is announcing the receipt of additional explanatory information and revisions pertaining to a previously proposed amendment (WV-074) to the West Virginia permanent regulatory program (hereinafter referred to as the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The additional explanatory information includes legal opinions, policy statements, and technical evaluations concerning the definition of the term ``operator,'' acid mine drainage treatment, durable rock fills, impoundments, coal exploration, civil penalties and other matters. The additional revisions pertain to program changes enacted by the West Virginia Legislature with the passage of House Bill 4065. The amendment is intended to improve operational efficiency and revise the West Virginia program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA.