WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a notice called: Determination of Valid Existing Rights Within the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 18 by Ben Owens, Acting Regional Director, Interior Regions 1 & 2.
Summary: This notice announces our decision on a request for a determination of valid existing rights (VER) under section 522(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). We have determined that South Fork Coal Company, LLC (SFCC) possesses VER for a haul road within the boundaries of the Monongahela National Forest (MNF), West Virginia. This decision will allow SFCC to maintain a West V...