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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a rule called: Ohio Regulatory Program.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 26 by Thomas Koptchak, Acting Regional Director, North Atlantic-Appalachian Region.

Summary: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Ohio regulatory program (Ohio program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). OSM is approving Ohio's proposal to add, rescind, or modify 39 rules under the Ohio Administrative Code that relate to, among other things: permit applications, hydrologic map and cross-sections, general map requirements, requirements for permits for specia...