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 2008_register executive 2014-05-29 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c807b557 D09002ee1c807b65d United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are revising our regulations for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (Fund) and the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program. This rule revises our regulations to be consistent with the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, Public Law 109-432, signed into law on December 20, 2006, which included the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 (the 2006 amendments). The rule reflects the extension of our statutory authority to collect reclamation fees for an additional fourteen years and to reduce the fee rates. The rule also updates the regulations in light of the statutory amendments that change the activities State and Tribal reclamation programs may perform under the AML program, funding for reclamation grants to States and Indian tribes, and transfers to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Combined Benefit Fund (CBF), the UMWA 1992 Benefit Plan, and the UMWA Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (1993 Benefit Plan). Finally, our rule extends incentives reauthorized by the 2006 amendments pertaining to the remining of certain lands and water adversely affected by past mining. 73 FR 67576 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-11-14/E8-26458 E8-26458 fr14no08-28 RIN 1029-AC56 4310-05-P Docket ID: OSM-2008-0003 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-11-14/E8-26458 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-14/html/E8-26458.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-14/pdf/E8-26458.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Surface Mining Underground Mining Environmental Protection Law Enforcement Penalties Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Reclamation Fees; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Indian Lands Reclamation Fees 72 p. 67576 67647 73 FR 67576 Title 30 Part 700 30 CFR Part 700 Title 30 Part 724 30 CFR Part 724 Title 30 Part 773 30 CFR Part 773 Title 30 Part 785 30 CFR Part 785 Title 30 Part 816 30 CFR Part 816 Title 30 Part 817 30 CFR Part 817 Title 30 Part 845 30 CFR Part 845 Title 30 Part 846 30 CFR Part 846 Title 30 Part 870 30 CFR Part 870 Title 30 Part 872 30 CFR Part 872 Title 30 Part 873 30 CFR Part 873 Title 30 Part 874 30 CFR Part 874 Title 30 Part 875 30 CFR Part 875 Title 30 Part 876 30 CFR Part 876 Title 30 Part 879 30 CFR Part 879 Title 30 Part 880 30 CFR Part 880 Title 30 Part 882 30 CFR Part 882 Title 30 Part 884 30 CFR Part 884 Title 30 Part 885 30 CFR Part 885 Title 30 Part 886 30 CFR Part 886 Title 30 Part 887 30 CFR Part 887 RIN 1029-AC56 Abandoned Mine Land Program; Federal Register Vol. 73, Issue RULE E8-26458 II DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 2009-01-13 Docket ID: OSM-2008-0003 4310-05-P E8-26458 Final rule.

We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are revising our regulations for the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund (Fund) and the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program. This rule revises our regulations to be consistent with the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, Public Law 109-432, signed into law on December 20, 2006, which included the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2006 (the 2006 amendments). The rule reflects the extension of our statutory authority to collect reclamation fees for an additional fourteen years and to reduce the fee rates. The rule also updates the regulations in light of the statutory amendments that change the activities State and Tribal reclamation programs may perform under the AML program, funding for reclamation grants to States and Indian tribes, and transfers to the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Combined Benefit Fund (CBF), the UMWA 1992 Benefit Plan, and the UMWA Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan (1993 Benefit Plan). Finally, our rule extends incentives reauthorized by the 2006 amendments pertaining to the remining of certain lands and water adversely affected by past mining.

Effective Date: January 13, 2009. Danny Lytton, Chief, Reclamation Support Division, 1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20240; Telephone: 202-208-2788; E-mail: dlytton@osmre.gov. Administrative Practice and Procedure Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Surface Mining Underground Mining Environmental Protection Law Enforcement Penalties Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Reclamation Fees; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Indian Lands Reclamation Fees Abandoned Mine Land Program, dlytton@osmre.gov Vol. 73, no. 221 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2008-11-14 continuing daily deposited born digital 364 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-11-14 P0b002ee1892c83b1 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr14no08 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-11-14 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-14/pdf/FR-2008-11-14.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-14/xml/FR-2008-11-14.xml fdlp 67359 67710 DGPO 2014-05-29 2024-06-05 FR-2008-11-14 machine generated eng FR FR-2008-11-14 73 221