Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office June 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0030 and 1029-0049
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing its intention to request approval for the collections of information for 30 CFR 764State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations, and 30 CFR Part 822 Special Permanent Program Performance Standards Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors.
Stream Protection Rule; Environmental Impact Statement
On April 30, 2010,\1\ we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), published a Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. This new Notice of Intent supersedes the April Notice of Intent, expands the scoping opportunities to include open houses, and outlines possible alternatives to the proposed action. OSM intends to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the effects of potential rule revisions under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act) to improve protection of streams from the adverse impacts of surface coal mining operations. We are requesting comments for the purpose of determining the scope of the EIS.
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