Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office June 11, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of revisions to a previously proposed amendment to the Texas regulatory program (Texas program) and the Texas abandoned mine land plan (Texas plan) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The revisions concern ``determination of amount of penalty'' in the Texas regulations and ``administrative penalties for violation of permit conditions'' in the Texas statute. Texas intends to improve operational efficiency. This document gives the times and locations that the Texas program and Texas plan and proposed amendments to that program and plan are available for your inspection and the comment period during which you may submit written comments on the revisions to the amendment.