Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 28.10.1998

Mining Specifications for Prime Farmland

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing proposed specifications for soil handling in relation to mining activities on prime farmland, as provided for in the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). SMCRA requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish specifications for the removal, storage, replacement, and reconstruction of prime farmland soils. The Soil Conservation Service, now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service, first proposed these specifications on February 19, 1988 (53 FR 4989). NRCS has made revisions to the proposed specifications and now seeks additional public comment prior to issuance of final specifications.