WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a rule called: Pennsylvania Regulatory Program.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on June 27 by Ben Owens, Acting Regional Director, North Atlantic-Appalachian Region.

Summary: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment proposes to revise the Pennsylvania program to comply with four required amendments and to correct a provision we previously disapproved. The proposed amendment also includes revisions to Pennsylvania's program, including effluent limitatio...