United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2002_register executive 2010-09-23 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81c8621 D09002ee1c81c8742 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency EPA is amending the current regulations for the Coal Mining Point Source Category by adding two new subcategories to the existing regulation. EPA is establishing a Coal Remining Subcategory that will address pre-existing discharges at coal remining operations. EPA also is establishing a Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategory that will address drainage from coal mining reclamation and non-process areas in the arid and semiarid western United States. These amendments do not otherwise change the existing regulations. The establishment of new subcategories has the potential to create significant environmental benefits at little or no additional cost to the industry. Establishing the Coal Remining Subcategory will encourage remining activities and will reduce hazards associated with abandoned mine lands. The new subcategory has the potential to significantly improve water quality by reducing the discharge of acidity, iron, manganese, and sulfate from abandoned mine lands. EPA projects total monetized annual benefits of $0.7 million to $1.2 million due to remining. Additionally, EPA expects that this regulation will result in significant ecological and public safety benefits that could not be quantified and/or monetized. EPA projects that the annual compliance cost for this new subcategory will be $0.33 million to $0.76 million. EPA estimates that the Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategory will result in a net cost savings to affected surface mine operators. The monetized and non-monetized benefits for this subcategory are a result of adopting alternative sediment control technologies for reclamation and non-process areas in the arid west. These technologies are projected to increase the volume of storm water drainage to arid watersheds and avoid the disturbance of approximately 600 acres per year, thus reducing severe erosion, sedimentation, hydrologic imbalance, and water loss. EPA projects that the subcategory will result in annualized monetized benefits of $0.04 to $0.75 million. 67 FR 3370 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-01-23/02-106 02-106 fr23ja02-16 RIN 2040-AD24 6560-50-P FRL-7125-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-01-23/02-106 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-01-23/html/02-106.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-01-23/pdf/02-106.pdf Environmental Protection Mines Waste Treatment and Disposal Water Pollution Control Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 41 p. 3370 3410 67 FR 3370 Title 40 Part 434 40 CFR Part 434 Title 40 Part 9 40 CFR Part 9 RIN 2040-AD24 Coal Mining Point Source Category; Amendments to Effluent Limitations Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards; Federal Register Vol. 67, Issue RULE 02-106 III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2002-02-22 FRL-7125-4 6560-50-P 02-106 Final rule.

EPA is amending the current regulations for the Coal Mining Point Source Category by adding two new subcategories to the existing regulation. EPA is establishing a Coal Remining Subcategory that will address pre-existing discharges at coal remining operations. EPA also is establishing a Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategory that will address drainage from coal mining reclamation and non-process areas in the arid and semiarid western United States. These amendments do not otherwise change the existing regulations. The establishment of new subcategories has the potential to create significant environmental benefits at little or no additional cost to the industry. Establishing the Coal Remining Subcategory will encourage remining activities and will reduce hazards associated with abandoned mine lands. The new subcategory has the potential to significantly improve water quality by reducing the discharge of acidity, iron, manganese, and sulfate from abandoned mine lands. EPA projects total monetized annual benefits of $0.7 million to $1.2 million due to remining. Additionally, EPA expects that this regulation will result in significant ecological and public safety benefits that could not be quantified and/or monetized. EPA projects that the annual compliance cost for this new subcategory will be $0.33 million to $0.76 million. EPA estimates that the Western Alkaline Coal Mining Subcategory will result in a net cost savings to affected surface mine operators. The monetized and non-monetized benefits for this subcategory are a result of adopting alternative sediment control technologies for reclamation and non-process areas in the arid west. These technologies are projected to increase the volume of storm water drainage to arid watersheds and avoid the disturbance of approximately 600 acres per year, thus reducing severe erosion, sedimentation, hydrologic imbalance, and water loss. EPA projects that the subcategory will result in annualized monetized benefits of $0.04 to $0.75 million.

This regulation is effective February 22, 2002. For additional technical information contact William Telliard at (202) 260-7134 or "Telliard.William@EPA.gov". For additional economic information contact Kristen Strellec at (202) 260-6036 or "Strellec.Kristen@EPA.gov". Environmental Protection Mines Waste Treatment and Disposal Water Pollution Control Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Water pollution; effluent guidelines for point source categories: Coal mining, Strellec.Kristen@EPA.gov Telliard.William@EPA.gov http://www.epa.gov/ncepi http://www.epa.gov/OST/guide/coal Vol. 67, no. 15 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2002-01-23 continuing daily deposited born digital 795 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-01-23 P0b002ee1809db529 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr23ja02 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2002-01-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-01-23/pdf/FR-2002-01-23.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-01-23/xml/FR-2002-01-23.xml fdlp 3035 3264 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2002-01-23 machine generated eng FR FR-2002-01-23 67 15