OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT ISSUES RULE: KENTUCKY REGULATORY PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a rule called: Kentucky Regulatory Program.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 21 by Ben Owens, Acting Regional Director North Atlantic-Appalachian Region.

Summary: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (hereinafter, the Kentucky program), under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). OSM is approving revisions to Kentucky's administrative regulations that reflect the repeal of its interim program regulations and make unrelated editorial updates and corrections.

For more information, contact Justin Adams, Acting Lex...