[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43972-43976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21022]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
30 CFR Part 925
Missouri Abandoned Mine Land (AML) State Reclamation Plan
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.
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SUMMARY: OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Missouri AML
State Reclamation Plan (hereinafter referred to as the ``Missouri
plan'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(SMCRA). Missouri proposed changes to its statutes, rules, and certain
sections of the Missouri plan pertaining to contractor responsibility,
exclusion of certain noncoal reclamation sites, reporting requirements,
creation of a future reclamation set-aside program, and general
reclamation requirements. The amendment is intended to revise the
Missouri plan to be consistent and in compliance with the corresponding
Federal standards, and to improve operational efficiency.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 24, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert L. Markey, Acting Director, Kansas City Field Office, 934
Wyandotte St., Room 500, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, Telephone: (816)
374-6405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background on Title IV of SMCRA
Title IV of SMCRA established an abandoned mine land reclamation
(AMLR) program for the purpose of reclaiming and restoring lands and
waters adversely affected by past mining. The Secretary of the Interior
adopted regulations at 30 CFR 870 through 888 that implement Title IV
of SMCRA. The program is funded by a reclamation fee levied on the
production of coal.
Title IV provides for State submittal to OSM of an AMLR plan. The
Federal regulations at 30 CFR Part 884 specify the content requirements
of a State reclamation plan and the criteria for plan approval. Under
these regulations, the Secretary reviewed the plans submitted by States
and solicited and considered comments of State and Federal agencies and
the public. Based upon the comments received, the Secretary determined
whether a State had the ability and necessary legislation to implement
the provisions of Title IV. After making such a determination, the
Secretary decided whether to approve the State program. Approval
granted the State exclusive authority to administer its plan. Upon
approval of a State plan by the Secretary, the State may submit to OSM,
on an annual basis, an application for funds to be expended by that
State on specific projects that are necessary to implement the approved
plan. Such annual requests are reviewed and approved by OSM in
accordance with the requirements of 30 CFR part 886.
The Federal regulations at 30 CFR 884.15 provide that a State may
submit to OSM a proposed amendment or revision to its approved
reclamation plan. If the amendment or revision changes the objective,
scope, or major policies followed by the State in the conduct of its
reclamation program, the Director must follow the procedures set out in
30 CFR 884.14 for approval or disapproval of an amendment or revision
to the State's AML plan.
Title IV of SMCRA, as enacted in 1977, provided that lands and
waters eligible for reclamation were those that were mined or affected
by mining and abandoned or inadequately reclaimed prior to August 3,
1977, and for which there was no continuing reclamation responsibility
under State, Federal, or
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other laws. The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-
508, Title VI, Subtitle A, Nov. 5, 1990, effective Oct. 1, 1991)
amended Title V of SMCRA to allow AML funds to be used to reclaim or
abate mining-related problems at coal sites where the mining occurred
after August 3, 1977. Such coal sites include (1) Interim program sites
where mining occurred between August 4, 1977, and the date the
Secretary approved a State's regulatory program in accordance with
section 503 of SMCRA, and where bond forfeiture proceeds are
insufficient for adequate reclamation and (2) bankrupt surety sites
where mining occurred between August 4, 1977, and November 5, 1990, and
as of November 5, 1990, funds available from the bankruptcy proceedings
are not sufficient to provide for adequate reclamation or abatement.
New Federal regulations at 30 CFR Subchapter R were adopted to
implement the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1990 amendments to
Title IV of SMCRA (see 59 FR 28136, May 31, 1994).
II. Background on the Missouri Plan
On January 29, 1982, the Secretary of the Interior approved the
Missouri plan. General background information, including the
Secretary's findings, the disposition of comments, and the approval of
the Missouri plan can be found in the January 29, 1982, Federal
Register (47 FR 4253). Subsequent actions concerning Missouri's plan
and plan amendments can be found at 30 CFR 925.25.
III. Proposed Amendment
By letter dated November 29, 1995 (administrative record No. AML-
MO-89), Missouri submitted a proposed amendment to the Missouri plan
pursuant to SMCRA. Missouri submitted the proposed amendment in
response to a September 26, 1994, letter (administrative record No.
AML-MO-88) that OSM sent to Missouri in accordance with 30 CFR
884.15(d). Missouri proposed to amend its statutes at (1) Revised
Statutes of Missouri (RSMo) 444.810.2, rulemaking procedures of the
Land Reclamation Commission (Commission) and (2) RSMo 444.915.3, lands
and water eligible for expenditures of the abandoned mine reclamation
fund. Missouri also proposed to amend its regulations at 10 Code of
State Regulations (CSR) 40-9.020(1) (D) and (E), and (3), other coal
lands and waters eligible for reclamation activities. In addition,
Missouri proposed to amend certain provisions of its AML State
Reclamation Plan at (1) Section 884.13(C)(2), project ranking and
selection procedures, (2) Section 884.13(D)(3), purchasing and
procurement procedures, and (3) Section 884.13(D)(4), accounting
procedures.
OSM announced receipt of the proposed amendment in the December 13,
1994, Federal Register (59 FR 64176), provided an opportunity for a
public hearing or meeting on its substantive adequacy, and invited
public comment on its adequacy (administrative record No. AML-MO-91).
The public comment period ended on January 12, 1995. At the request of
the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, OSM held a public meeting
in Jefferson City, Missouri on March 1, 1995. OSM entered a summary of
the public meeting into the administrative record (administrative
record No. AML-MO-96).
During its review of the proposed amendment, OSM identified
concerns relating to the provisions of (1) RSMo 44.915.3(3),
reclamation of coal sites where mining occurred between certain dates
and the surety company became insolvent, (2) 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) (D) and
(E), eligible coal lands and water, and (3) Section 884.13(D)(4) of the
Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan, creation of a future reclamation
set-aside program. OSM notified Missouri of the concerns by letter
dated February 16, 1995 (administrative record No. AML-MO-93).
Missouri responded in a letter dated May 16, 1995, by submitting a
revised amendment and additional explanatory information
(administrative record No. AML-MO-100). Missouri proposed revisions to
and additional explanatory information for (1) RSMo 444.915.3(3),
reclamation of insolvent surety coal sites, (2) 10 CSR 40-9.020(1),
priorities of eligible coal lands and waters for reclamation and
reimbursement for the cost of reclamation, and (3) Section 884.13(D)(4)
of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan, use of AML State-share
funds to establish a future set-aside program in Missouri.
Based upon the revisions to and additional explanatory information
for the proposed plan amendment submitted by Missouri, OSM reopened the
public comment period in the May 25, 1995, Federal Register (60 FR
27708, administrative record No. AML-MO-91). The public comment period
ended on January 12, 1995.
IV. Director's Findings
As discussed below, the Director, in accordance with SMCRA and 30
CFR 884.14 and 884.15, finds that the proposed Missouri plan amendment
submitted by Missouri on November 29, 1994, and as revised by it and
supplemented with additional explanatory information on May 16, 1995,
is not inconsistent with SMCRA and is in compliance with the
corresponding Federal regulations at 30 CFR Subchapter R. Accordingly,
the Director approves the proposed amendment.
1. Nonsubstantive Revisions to Missouri's Statutes, Rules, and Sections
of the AML State Reclamation Plan
Missouri proposed revisions to the following previously approved
statutes, rules, and sections of the Missouri plan that are
nonsubstantive in nature and consist of minor editorial, punctuation,
grammatical, and recodification changes (corresponding SMCRA or Federal
regulation provisions are listed in parentheses):
RSMo 444.810.1, .1(8), and .1(10), powers of the Commission
(sections 413 (a) and (c) of SMCRA),
RSMo 444.915.1(1), expenditures from the abandoned mine
reclamation fund (sections 404 and 409 of SMCRA),
RSMo 444.915.2 (4) and (5), [recodification] priorities for
expenditures of moneys from the abandoned mine reclamation fund
(section 403(a) of SMCRA),
10 CSR 40-9.020(1) (B) and (C), general requirements for
reclamation (30 CFR 874.12(b) and (c)),
Section 884.13(c)(2) of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan,
Figure 1 [deleted] and Figure 2 [recodified] (no counterpart SMCRA
or Federal regulation provisions), and
Section 884.13(c)(2), Step 3, No. 8, of the Missouri AML State
Reclamation Plan, project evaluation and ranking (no counterpart
SMCRA or Federal provisions).
Because the proposed revisions to these previously-approved
statutes, rules, and sections of the Missouri AML State Reclamation
Plan are nonsubstantive in nature, the Director finds that these
proposed statutes, rules, and sections of the ANL State Reclamation
Plan are consistent with SMCRA and in compliance with the implementing
Federal regulations. Accordingly, the Director approves the proposed
revisions.
2. Substantive Revisions to a Missouri Rule and Section of the AML
State Reclamation Plan That Are Substantively Identical to the
Corresponding Provisions of SMCRA and the Federal Regulations
Missouri proposed revisions to the following rule and section of
the Missouri plan that are substantive in nature and contain language
that is substantively identical to the requirements of the
corresponding
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Federal regulations provisions (listed in parentheses):
10 CSR 40-9.020(3)(A), definition of ``left or abandoned in
either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed condition'' (30 CFR
870.5) and
Section 884.13(D)(3) of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan,
contractor eligibility (30 CFR 874.16 and 875.20).
Because the proposed revisions to this Missouri rule and section of
the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan are substantively identical to
the corresponding provisions of the counterpart Federal regulations,
the Director finds that they are consistent with SMCRA and in
compliance with the Federal regulations. Therefore, the Director
approves the proposed revisions.
3. RSMo 444.810.2 Through 444.810.8, Rulemaking Procedures
Missouri proposed the addition of new provisions at RSMo 444.810.2
through 444.810.8 to provide additional administrative procedures for
rulemaking. These proposed rulemaking procedures set forth guidelines
for processing rules through the Missouri joint committee on
administrative rules concurrently with filing a proposed rule with the
Secretary of State. The procedures proposed are in addition to those
approved in the Missouri plan and do not restrict or require public
participation and involvement as required at 30 CFR 884.14(c)(7). They
specify internal State review procedures and are not in conflict with
or inconsistent with Title IV of SMCRA and the implementing Federal
regulations at 30 CFR Subchapter R. Therefore, the Director finds that
the proposed additional rulemaking procedures at RSMo 444.810.2 through
444.810.8 are not inconsistent with SMCRA and the Federal regulations.
The Director approves the proposed statutes.
4. RSMo 444.915.3, Reclamation of Interim Program and Bankrupt Surety
Coal Sites
Missouri proposed to revise RSMo 444.915.3 by adding new language
to provide that additional lands and water are eligible for reclamation
or drainage abatement expenditures from the abandoned mine reclamation
fund. Such lands include those (1) where the surface coal mining
operation occurred during the period beginning on August 4, 1977, and
ending on or before November 21, 1980 [the date in which the Secretary
of the Interior approved Missouri's program pursuant to section 503 of
SMCRA], and that funds for reclamation or abatement which are available
pursuant to a bond or other form of financial guarantee or from any
other source are not sufficient to provide for adequate reclamation or
abatement at the site or (2) where the surface coal mining operation
occurred during the period beginning on August 4, 1977, and ending on
or before October 1, 1991, and that the surety of such mining operator
became insolvent during such period, and as of October 1, 1991, funds
immediately available from proceedings relating to such insolvency, or
from any financial guarantee or other source are not sufficient to
provide for adequate reclamation or abatement at the site (emphasis
added).
The proposed revisions at RSMo 444.915.3 are similar to the
requirements of Section 402(g)(4) of SMCRA, except that SMCRA limits
the dates for which insolvency of the surety occurred to the period
beginning on August 4, 1977, and ending on or before November 5, 1990.
OSM, in its February 16, 1995, issue letter to Missouri (administrative
record No. AML-MO-93), discussed the difference in dates between RSMo
444.915.3(3) and section 402(g)(4) of SMCRA (issue No. 1). Missouri
responded on May 16, 1995, by providing an explanation concerning the
reason for the difference and stated that it would correct the date at
RSMo 444.915.3(3) at the first available opportunity (administrative
record No. AML-MO-100). Missouri also stated that it believes the State
AML reclamation plan is adequate to ensure that expenditures of AML
funds are limited to insolvent surety sites that were abandoned on or
before November 5, 1990, because the State's rules at 10 CSR 40-
9.020(1)(D)(3) contain the correct date for the eligibility period (see
finding No. 5). In addition, Missouri provided a memorandum prepared by
its attorney general's office dated March 5, 1995 (administrative
record No. AML-MO-100), indicating that only one abandoned site in
Missouri meets the insolvent surety criteria and for this site, the
dates of abandonment and insolvency occurred before November 5, 1990.
Therefore, with the requirement that Missouri revise RSMo
444.915.3(3) to correct the date of ``October 1, 1991,'' to ``November
5, 1990,'' the Director finds that the revisions proposed by Missouri
at RSMo 444.915.3 are consistent with section 402(g)(4) of SMCRA. The
Director approves the proposed statute.
5. 10 CSR 40-9.020(1), Eligible Coal Lands and Water
Missouri proposed to revise its rules at 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) to
provide that coal lands and water damaged and abandoned after August 3,
1977, are eligible for reclamation activities if certain criteria are
met. These criteria include findings that (1) the mining occurred and
the site was left in either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed
condition between August 4, 1977, and November 21, 1980, and that funds
available for reclamation or abatement pursuant to a bond or other form
of financial guarantee or from any other source are insufficient to
reclaim or abate the site, or (2) the mining occurred and the site was
left in either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed condition
during the period beginning on August 4, 1977, and ending on or before
November 5, 1990, and that the surety of the mining operator became
insolvent during such period, and as of November 5, 1990, funds
immediately available from proceedings relating to such insolvency, or
from any financial guarantee or other source are insufficient to
provide for adequate reclamation or abatement at the site, and (3) the
coal site meets the eligibility requirements and priority objectives of
10 CFS 40-9.020 and the reclamation priority of the site is the same or
more urgent than the reclamation priority for other eligible lands and
water, and that priority be given to those sites which are in the
immediate vicinity of a residential area or which have an adverse
economic impact upon a community.
In addition, Missouri proposed to add provisions at 10 CSR 40-
9.020(1) to require that (1) monies available from sources outside the
fund or recovered from responsible parties involving lands eligible
pursuant to 10 CSR 40-9.020 shall either be used to offset the cost of
the reclamation or transferred to the fund if not required for further
reclamation activities, (2) if reclamation of a site covered by an
interim or permanent program permit is carried out under the State
reclamation program, the permittee of the site shall reimburse the AML
reclamation fund for the cost of reclamation in excess of any bond
forfeited to ensure reclamation, and (3) the Commission, in performing
reclamation activities under this rule, shall not be held liable for
any violations of any performance standards or reclamation requirements
specified in Chapter 444 RSMo (1994) nor shall a reclamation activity
undertaken on such lands or waters be held to any standards set forth
in Chapter 444 RSMo (1994).
The revisions proposed by Missouri at 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) provide
similar requirements to those found in the counterpart Federal
regulations at 30 CFR 874.12 (d) through (g). Therefore, the director
finds that the proposed
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revisions at 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) are in compliance with the Federal
regulations. The Director approves the revisions to this rule.
6. Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan,
Procedures for Project Ranking and Selection
Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri plan amendment contains
updates on policies and procedures concerning project ranking and
selection. Section 884.13(C)(2), Step 1, references Form OSM-76,
``Abandoned Mine Land Problem Area Description,'' and requires that
such form be used to show site condition and to report actual
reclamation accomplishments upon project completion to OSM. This is in
compliance with the Federal regulation at 30 CFR 886.23(c) which
provides for the submission of Form OSM-76 upon project completion to
report the accomplishments achieved through the project. Section
884.13(C)(2), Step 2, provides for the elimination of selected problem
sites and provides a list of circumstances when Missouri will eliminate
a site from further consideration. These circumstances are consistent
with the provisions of sections 402(g) and 411(d) of SMCRA and are in
compliance with the Federal regulations at 30 CFR 874.12(d)(2) (i) and
(ii) and 875.16.
Missouri submitted these proposed revisions to Section 884.13(C)(2)
to satisfy the requirements of OSM's 884.15(d) letter dated September
26, 1994 (administrative record No. AML-MO-88). The Director finds that
the revisions at Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri AML State
Reclamation Plan satisfy the requirements of and are consistent with
SMCRA and the implementing Federal regulations at 30 CFR Subchapter R
concerning reports and project ranking and selection. The Director
approves the proposed revisions to Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri
AML State Reclamation Plan.
7. Section 884.13(D)(4) of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan,
Future Reclamation Set-Aside Program
Missouri proposed to revise its accounting procedures at Section
884.13(D)(4) of the Missouri plan by adding language to provide that
(1) up to 10 percent of the annual grants received under sections
402(g) (1) and (5) of SMCRA may be requested annually for use in
treating acid mine drainage problems or for the future reclamation set-
aside program in Missouri, and (2) such funds will be placed into the
State Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund (Fund No. 0697), an
interest-bearing account which has been approved by OSM for these
purposes, and will be expended solely to achieve the priorities of
section 403(a) of SMCRA after September 30, 1995.
The proposed language at Section 884.13(D)(4) is similar to the
Federal provisions concerning the future reclamation set-aside program
at sections 402(g) (6) and (7) of SMCRA and the implementing Federal
regulations at 30 CFR 873.12(a) and 876.12(a). The Director finds that
the addition of provisions at Section 884.13(D)(4) pertaining to a set-
aside program for Missouri is consistent with SMCRA and in compliance
with the Federal regulations for such a program. The Director approves
this revision to Section 884.13(D)(4) of the Missouri AML State
Reclamation Plan.
V. Summary and Disposition of Comments
Following are summaries of all substantive written comments on the
proposed amendment that were received by OSM, and OSM's responses to
them.
1. Public Comments
OSM invited public comments on the proposed amendment, but none
were received.
2. Agency Comments
Pursuant to 30 CFR 884.15(a) and 884.14(a)(2), OSM solicited
comments on the proposed amendment from various Federal agencies with
an actual or potential interest in the Missouri plan (administrative
record No. AML-MO-90). No comments were received.
VI. Director's Decision
Based on the above findings, the Director approves, with an
additional requirement, Missouri's proposed plan amendment as submitted
on November 29, 1994, and as revised and supplemented with explanatory
information on May 16, 1995.
The Director approves, as discussed in: Finding No. 1, RSMo
444.810.1, .1(8), and .1(10), concerning the powers of the Commission;
RSMo 444.915.1(1), concerning expenditures from the abandoned mine
reclamation fund; RSMo 444.915.2 (4) and (5), concerning recodification
of the priorities for expenditures of moneys from the abandoned mine
reclamation fund; 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) (B) and (C), concerning general
requirements for reclamation; Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri AML
State Reclamation Plan, concerning deletion of Figure 1 and
recodification of Figure 2; and Section 884.13(C)(2), Step 3, No. 8, of
the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan, concerning project evaluation
and ranking; finding No. 2, 10 CSR 40-9.020(3)(A), concerning the
definition of ``left or abandoned in either an unreclaimed or
inadequately reclaimed condition;'' and Section 884.13(D)(3) of the
Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan, concerning contractor eligibility;
finding No. 3, RSMo 444.810.2 through 444.810.8, concerning rulemaking
procedures; finding No. 5, 10 CSR 40-9.020(1), concerning eligible coal
lands and water; finding No. 6, Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri
AML State Reclamation Plan, concerning procedures for project ranking
and selection; and finding No. 7, Section 884.13(D)(4) of the Missouri
AML State Reclamation Plan, concerning the future reclamation set-aside
program.
With the requirement that Missouri further revise its statute, the
Director approves, as discussed in finding No. 4, RSMo 444.915.3,
concerning reclamation of interim program and bankrupt surety coal
sites.
The Director approves the statutes, rules, and sections of the
Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan as proposed by Missouri with the
provision that they be fully promulgated in identical form to the
statutes, rules, and sections of the Missouri AML State Reclamation
Plan submitted to and reviewed by OSM and the public.
The Federal regulations at 30 CFR Part 925, codifying decisions
concerning the Missouri plan, are being amended to implement this
decision. This final rule is being made effective immediately to
expedite the State plan amendment process and to encourage States to
bring their plans into conformity with the Federal standards without
undue delay. Consistency of State and Federal standards is required by
SMCRA.
VII. Procedural Determinations
1. Executive Order 12866
This rule is exempted from review by the Office of Management and
budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and
Review).
2. Executive Order 12778
The Department of the Interior has conducted the reviews required
by section 2 of Executive Order 12778 (Civil Justice Reform) and has
determined that this rule meets the applicable standards of subsections
(a) and (b) of that section. However, these standards are not
applicable to the actual language of State abandoned mine land
reclamation (AMLR) plans and revisions thereof since each such
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plan is drafted and promulgated by a specific State, not by OSM.
Decisions on proposed State AMLR plans and revisions thereof submitted
by a State are based on a determination of whether the submittal meets
the requirements of Title IV of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1231-1243) and the
applicable Federal regulations at 30 CFR Parts 884 and 888.
3. National Environmental Policy Act
No environmental impact statement is required for this rule since
agency decisions on proposed State AMLR plans and revisions thereof are
categorically excluded from compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332) by the Manual of the Department of the
Interior (516 DM 6, appendix 8, paragraph 8.4B(29)).
4. Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not contain information collection requirements that
require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3507 et seq.).
5. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department of the Interior has determined that this rule will
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
The State submittal which is the subject of this rule is based upon
Federal regulations for which an economic analysis was prepared and
certification made that such regulations would not have a significant
economic effect upon a substantial number of small entities.
Accordingly, this rule will ensure that existing requirements
established by SMCRA or previously promulgated by OSM will be
implemented by the State. In making the determination as to whether
this rule would have a significant economic impact, the Department
relied upon the data and assumptions in the analyses for the
corresponding Federal regulations.
List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 925
Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.
Dated: August 14, 1995.
Brent Wahlquist,
Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center.
For the reasons set out in the preamble, Title 30, Chapter VII,
Subchapter T of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth
below:
PART 925--MISSOURI
1. The authority citation for Part 925 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
2. Section 925.20 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 925.20 Approval of the Missouri Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation
Plan.
The Missouri Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan, as submitted on
September 11, 1981, is approved effective January 29, 1982. Copies of
the approved plan are available at:
(a) Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Land Reclamation
Program, 205 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
(b) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Kansas
City Field Office, 934 Wyandotte Street, Room 500, Kansas City, MO
64105.
3. Section 925.25 is amended by adding paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
Sec. 925.25 Approval of AML plan amendments.
* * * * *
(c) The Missouri plan amendment, as submitted to OSM on November
29, 1994, and as revised on May 16, 1995, is approved effective August
24, 1995.
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