[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 
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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 
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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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