30 CFR - Title 30—Mineral Resources
- CHAPTER I - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
- CHAPTER VII - OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- CHAPTER II - BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION, AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- CHAPTER IV - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Title 30 published on 2012-07-01
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GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-20090 RIN 1014-AA02 Docket No. ID BSEE-2012-0002 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. Effective Date: This rule becomes effective on October 22, 2012. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 22, 2012. 30 CFR Part 250 This Final Rule implements certain safety measures recommended in the report entitled, “Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf.” To implement the appropriate recommendations in the Safety Measures Report and DWH JIT report, BSEE is amending drilling, well-completion, well-workover, and decommissioning regulations related to well-control, including: subsea and surface blowout preventers, well casing and cementing, secondary intervention, unplanned disconnects, recordkeeping, and well plugging.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-18205 RIN 1219-AB75 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Mine Safety and Health Administration Notice of OMB approval of information collection requirements. On July 17, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved under the PRA the Department of Labor's information collection request for additional requirements in 30 CFR 75.360, 75.363, and 75.364 for the final rule published in the Federal Register on April 6, 2012 (77 FR 20700). The current expiration date for OMB authorization for this information collection is July 31, 2015. The effective date of the final rule is August 6, 2012. 30 CFR Part 75 The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires this notice to set forth the effectiveness of information collection requirements contained in the final rule on Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-17238 RIN SATS No. IN-160-FOR Docket No. ID: OSM-2011-0008 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Final rule; approval of amendment. Effective Date: July 16, 2012. 30 CFR Part 914 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving amendments to the Indiana regulatory program (Indiana program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Indiana proposed to revise its rules concerning ownership and control provisions, periods of liability, performance bond release, revegetation standards, underground mining explosives, and cessation orders, to be no less effective than the corresponding Federal regulations, to clarify ambiguities, and to improve operational efficiency.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-16847 RIN WV-119-FOR OSM-2012-0013 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Interim final rule with request for comments. Effective Date: This rule is effective July 11, 2012. Comment Date: We will accept written comments until 4 p.m., EST August 10, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on August 6, 2012. We will accept requests to speak until 4 p.m., EST on July 26, 2012. 30 CFR Part 948 We are approving, on an interim basis, an amendment to the West Virginia regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). West Virginia revised its Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (WVSCMRA) to effect changes concerning the special reclamation tax and apportionment of this tax. This amendment is intended to increase and extend the special reclamation tax. Moreover, a specific portion of this tax will be allocated to the Special Reclamation Water Trust Fund for the purpose of designing, constructing and maintaining water treatment systems on forfeited mine sites. We are approving the reinstatement of the special reclamation tax, its increase to twenty-seven and nine-tenths cents per ton of clean coal mined, as well fifteen cents of the amount collected allocated for deposit to the Special Reclamation Water Trust Fund.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-16940 RIN SATS No: WY-042-FOR Docket No. ID OSM-2012-0001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Final rule. Effective Date: July 11, 2012. 30 CFR Part 950 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are removing a disapproval codified in OSM regulations concerning a 1986 proposed amendment to the enforcement provisions of the Wyoming regulatory program (the Wyoming program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The disapproval is no longer necessary because Wyoming subsequently submitted and obtained approval of replacement regulations.
Title 30 published on 2012-07-01
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GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-27086 RIN SATS No. TX-065-FOR Docket No. ID: OSM-2012-0019 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on proposed amendment. We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4:00 p.m., c.d.t., December 6, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on December 3, 2012. We will accept requests to speak at a hearing until 4:00 p.m., c.d.t. on November 21, 2012. 30 CFR Part 943 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Texas regulatory program (Texas program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Texas proposes revisions to its regulations regarding: definitions; review of permit applications; criteria for permit approval or denial; commission review of outstanding permits; challenge of ownership or control and applicant/violator system procedures; identification of interests and compliance information; mining in previously mined areas; conditions of permits; revegetation standards; cessation orders; alternative enforcement; application approval and notice; permit revisions; permit renewals; transfer, assignment or sale of permit rights; and requirements for new permits for persons succeeding to rights granted under a permit. Texas intends to revise its program to be no less effective than the Federal regulations and improve operational efficiency. This document gives the times and locations that the Texas program and this proposed amendment to that program are available for your inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments on the amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-23521 RIN PA-161-FOR Docket No. ID: OSM-2012-0009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; extension of comment period and notice of public hearings. We will accept written comments until 4 p.m., eastern standard time (“EST”) on October 19, 2012. Two public hearings will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at 6 p.m. EST. 30 CFR Part 938 We are reopening and extending the public comment period and will be holding two public hearings on the proposed amendment to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's approved regulatory program (the “Pennsylvania program”) published on July 11, 2012. The comment period is being reopened and extended in order to afford the public more time to comment and to allow ample time to conduct two public hearings. This extension was requested by the Citizens Coal Council and the Environmental Integrity Project. We are also notifying the public of the date, time, and locations for the public hearing. Pennsylvania is introducing beneficial use of coal ash into the Pennsylvania statutory scheme via Pennsylvania's Solid Waste Management Act (“SWMA”), the Clean Streams Law (“CSL”), the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, and the Administrative Code. Pennsylvania intends to revise its approved program pursuant to the additional flexibility afforded by the revised Federal regulations and SMCRA, as amended, to ensure Pennsylvania's proposed provision is consistent with and in accordance with SMCRA and the corresponding regulations.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-23087 RIN SATS No. MT-034-FOR Docket No. ID No. OSM-2011-0018 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Final rule; approval of amendment. Effective Date: September 19, 2012. 30 CFR Part 926 We are approving an amendment to the Montana regulatory program (the “Montana program”) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (“SMCRA” or “the Act”). Montana proposed revisions to and additions of statutory definitions of approximate original contour, in situ coal gasification, and recovery fluid. Montana revised its program to clarify ambiguities and improve operational efficiency. Montana intends to promulgate regulations pertaining to in situ coal gasification within one year. The statutory revisions discussed here will support that future rulemaking effort.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-23075 RIN SATS No. TX-064-FOR Docket No. ID: OSM-2012-0005 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Final rule; approval of amendment. Effective Date: September 19, 2012. 30 CFR Part 943 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving an amendment to the Texas regulatory program (Texas program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Texas proposed revisions to its regulations regarding annual permit fees. Texas revised its program at its own initiative to raise revenues sufficient to cover its anticipated share of costs to administer the coal regulatory program and to encourage mining companies to more quickly reclaim lands and request bond release, thereby fulfilling SMCRA's purpose of assuring the reclamation of mined land as quickly as possible.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-23063 RIN SATS No. KY-253-FOR Docket No. ID: OSM-2009-0014 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; Removal of Required Amendments; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing. We will accept written comments until 4:00 p.m., local time October 19, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on October 15, 2012. We will accept requests to speak until 4:00 p.m., local time on October 4, 2012. 30 CFR Part 917 We are announcing our intent to remove two required amendments to the Kentucky regulatory program (hereinafter, the “Kentucky program”) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). As a result of OSM's review of the Kentucky program concerning its regulations and procedures relating to Ownership and Control, and Transfer, Assignment or Sale of Permit Rights, OSM has determined that two previously required amendments can be removed. Kentucky's program with regard to Ownership and Control, and Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights, is now consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations and SMCRA. This document gives the times and locations that the Kentucky program is available for your inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-23077 RIN SATS No. MS-023-FOR Docket No. OSM-2012-0018 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing. We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4 p.m., c.d.t., October 19, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on October 15, 2012. We will accept requests to speak at a hearing until 4 p.m., c.d.t. on October 4, 2012. 30 CFR Part 924 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Mississippi regulatory program (Mississippi Program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Mississippi proposes revisions to its regulations regarding: definitions; identification of interests; lands eligible for remining; permit eligibility determination; review of permit applications; eligibility for provisionally issued permits; criteria for permit approval or denial; initial review and finding requirements for improvidently issued permits; notice requirements for improvidently issued permits; suspension or rescission requirements for improvidently issued permits; unanticipated events or conditions at remining sites; verification of ownership or control application information; who may challenge ownership or control listings and findings; how to challenge an ownership or control listing or finding; burden of proof for ownership or control challenges; written agency decision on challenges to ownership or control listings or findings; post-permit issuance requirements for regulatory authorities and other actions based on ownership, control, and violation information; post-permit issuance requirements for permittees; backfilling and grading: previously mined areas; and alternative enforcement. Mississippi intends to revise its program to be no less effective than the Federal regulations and to improve operational efficiency. This document gives the times and locations of the Mississippi program and this proposed amendment to that program are available for your inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments on the amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-22233 RIN SATS No. AR-040-FOR Docket No. ID OSM-2012-0017 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; public comment period on proposed amendment. We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4:00 p.m., c.d.t., October 10, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on October 5, 2012. We will accept requests to speak at a hearing until 4:00 p.m., c.d.t. on September 25, 2012. 30 CFR Part 904 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Arkansas regulatory program (Arkansas program) and the Arkansas abandoned mine land reclamation plan (Arkansas plan) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Arkansas proposes to revise substantial portions of its regulatory program and abandoned mine land reclamation plan, make grammatical changes, correct punctuation, revise dates, and delete and add citations. The proposed amendment consists of substantive changes to Arkansas's regulations regarding: Subchapter A—General; Subchapter F—Areas Unsuitable for Mining; Subchapter G—Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Permits and Coal Exploration Procedures Systems; Subchapter J—Bond and Insurance Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations; Subchapter K—State Program Performance Standards; Subchapter L—State Program Inspection and Enforcement Procedures; Subchapter M—Training Programs for Blasters and Members of Blasting Crews, and Certification Programs for Blasters; and Subchapter R—Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation. This document provides the times and locations that the Arkansas program, Arkansas plan, and this proposed amendment are available for your review; the comment period during which you may submit written comments on the amendment; and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-21864 RIN SATS No. AL-077-FOR Docket No. ID: OSM-2012-0016 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on proposed amendment. We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4 p.m., c.d.t., October 5, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on October 1, 2012. We will accept requests to speak at a hearing until 4 p.m., c.d.t. on September 20, 2012. 30 CFR Part 901 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Alabama regulatory program (Alabama program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Alabama proposes revisions to its Program regarding revegetation success guidelines. Alabama intends to revise its program to improve operational efficiency. This document gives the times and locations that the Alabama program and proposed amendment to that program are available for your inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments on the amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-21857 RIN SATS No. UT-049-FOR Docket No. ID OSM-2012-0015 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing on proposed amendment. We will accept written comments on this amendment until 4 p.m., m.d.t. October 5, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on October 1, 2012. We will accept requests to speak until 4 p.m., m.d.t. on September 20, 2012. 30 CFR Part 944 We are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Utah regulatory program (hereinafter, the “Utah program”) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (“SMCRA” or “the Act”). Utah proposes revisions and additions of rules pertaining to ownership and control. Utah intends to revise its program to be consistent with the corresponding Federal regulations. This document gives the times and locations that the Utah program and proposed amendment to that program are available for your inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments on the amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-20090 RIN 1014-AA02 Docket No. ID BSEE-2012-0002 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Final rule. Effective Date: This rule becomes effective on October 22, 2012. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of October 22, 2012. 30 CFR Part 250 This Final Rule implements certain safety measures recommended in the report entitled, “Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf.” To implement the appropriate recommendations in the Safety Measures Report and DWH JIT report, BSEE is amending drilling, well-completion, well-workover, and decommissioning regulations related to well-control, including: subsea and surface blowout preventers, well casing and cementing, secondary intervention, unplanned disconnects, recordkeeping, and well plugging.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-19049 RIN OH-254-FOR Docket No. ID OSM-2012-0012 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing. We will accept written comments on these amendments until 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) September 4, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on August 28, 2012. We will accept requests to speak at a hearing until 4:00 p.m., EST on August 20, 2012. 30 CFR Part 935 We are announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Ohio regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Ohio's proposed amendment updates the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) to address issues raised by OSM regarding consistency of Ohio's surface mining program with the final Federal rule relative to Ownership and Control, Permit and Application Information and Transfer, and Assignment or Sale of Permit Rights, which became effective December 3, 2007. The proposed amendment specifically alters the following regulations within the OAC: Definitions; Incorporation by reference; Permit applications, requirements for legal, financial, compliance, and related information; Permit applications, revisions, and renewals, and transfers, assignments, and sales of permit rights; Improvidently issued permits; and Enforcement and Individual civil penalties. By submittal of this proposed amendment, Ohio intends to revise its approved program pursuant to the additional flexibility afforded by the revised Federal regulations and SMCRA, as amended, to ensure Ohio's proposed regulatory provisions are no less effective than the corresponding regulations. This document provides the times and locations that the Ohio program and proposed amendment are available for public inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments on this amendment, and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-18205 RIN 1219-AB75 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Mine Safety and Health Administration Notice of OMB approval of information collection requirements. On July 17, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved under the PRA the Department of Labor's information collection request for additional requirements in 30 CFR 75.360, 75.363, and 75.364 for the final rule published in the Federal Register on April 6, 2012 (77 FR 20700). The current expiration date for OMB authorization for this information collection is July 31, 2015. The effective date of the final rule is August 6, 2012. 30 CFR Part 75 The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires this notice to set forth the effectiveness of information collection requirements contained in the final rule on Examinations of Work Areas in Underground Coal Mines for Violations of Mandatory Health or Safety Standards.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-17511 RIN Docket No. ONRR-2011-0007 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Natural Resources Revenue Notice of meeting. Wednesday and Thursday, August 1 and 2, 2012; Wednesday and Thursday, September 5 and 6, 2012; Wednesday and Thursday, October 24 and 25, 2012; and Tuesday and Wednesday, December 11 and 12, 2012. All meetings will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time for all dates. 30 CFR Part 1206 The Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) announces additional meetings for the Indian Oil Valuation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee). The third through sixth meetings of the Committee will take place on August 1 and 2, September 5 and 6, October 24 and 25, and December 11 and 12, 2012, in Building 85 of the Denver Federal Center. The Committee membership includes representatives from Indian tribes, individual Indian mineral owner organizations, minerals industry representatives, and other Federal bureaus. The public will have the opportunity to comment between 3:45 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Mountain Time on August 1, 2012; September 5, 2012; October 24, 2012; and December 11, 2012.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-17238 RIN SATS No. IN-160-FOR Docket No. ID: OSM-2011-0008 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Final rule; approval of amendment. Effective Date: July 16, 2012. 30 CFR Part 914 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving amendments to the Indiana regulatory program (Indiana program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Indiana proposed to revise its rules concerning ownership and control provisions, periods of liability, performance bond release, revegetation standards, underground mining explosives, and cessation orders, to be no less effective than the corresponding Federal regulations, to clarify ambiguities, and to improve operational efficiency.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-16847 RIN WV-119-FOR OSM-2012-0013 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Interim final rule with request for comments. Effective Date: This rule is effective July 11, 2012. Comment Date: We will accept written comments until 4 p.m., EST August 10, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on August 6, 2012. We will accept requests to speak until 4 p.m., EST on July 26, 2012. 30 CFR Part 948 We are approving, on an interim basis, an amendment to the West Virginia regulatory program (the West Virginia program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). West Virginia revised its Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (WVSCMRA) to effect changes concerning the special reclamation tax and apportionment of this tax. This amendment is intended to increase and extend the special reclamation tax. Moreover, a specific portion of this tax will be allocated to the Special Reclamation Water Trust Fund for the purpose of designing, constructing and maintaining water treatment systems on forfeited mine sites. We are approving the reinstatement of the special reclamation tax, its increase to twenty-seven and nine-tenths cents per ton of clean coal mined, as well fifteen cents of the amount collected allocated for deposit to the Special Reclamation Water Trust Fund.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-16940 RIN SATS No: WY-042-FOR Docket No. ID OSM-2012-0001 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Final rule. Effective Date: July 11, 2012. 30 CFR Part 950 We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are removing a disapproval codified in OSM regulations concerning a 1986 proposed amendment to the enforcement provisions of the Wyoming regulatory program (the Wyoming program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The disapproval is no longer necessary because Wyoming subsequently submitted and obtained approval of replacement regulations.
GPO FDSys XML | Text type regulations.gov FR Doc. 2012-16945 RIN PA-161-FOR Docket No. ID: OSM-2012-0009 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Proposed rule; public comment period and opportunity for public hearing. We will accept written comments on these amendments until 4 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) August 10, 2012. If requested, we will hold a public hearing on the amendment on August 6, 2012. We will accept requests to speak at a hearing until 4 p.m., EST on July 26, 2012. 30 CFR Part 938 OSM announces receipt of a proposed amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (“SMCRA” or the “Act”). Pennsylvania's proposed amendment consists of additions related to beneficial use of coal ash upon active and abandoned mine sites. Pennsylvania is introducing beneficial use of coal ash into the Pennsylvania statutory scheme via Pennsylvania's Solid Waste Management Act (“SWMA”), the Clean Streams Law (“CSL”), the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act and the Administrative Code. Pennsylvania intends to revise its approved program pursuant to the additional flexibility afforded by the revised Federal regulations and SMCRA, as amended, to ensure Pennsylvania's proposed provision is consistent with and in accordance with SMCRA and the corresponding regulations. This document provides the times and locations that the Pennsylvania program and proposed amendment are available for public inspection, the comment period during which you may submit written comments and the procedures that we will follow for the public hearing, if one is requested.