WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a proposed rule called: Kentucky Regulatory Program.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 17 by Ben H. Owens, Acting Regional Director, North Atlantic-Appalachian Region.
Summary: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), announce receipt of a proposed amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (Kentucky program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Through this program amendment, Kentucky seeks to amend its law to add a statutory definition for "long-term treatment" and to specify how the additional bonds for long-term treatment are to be calculated.
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