30 C.F.R. § 948.15 Approval of West Virginia regulatory program amendments.
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
The following table lists the dates that West Virginia submitted proposed amendments to OSM, the dates when OSM published final rules approving all or portions of those amendments in the [62 FR 9957, Mar. 5, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 37777, July 14, 1998; 64 FR 6217, Feb. 9, 1999; 64 FR 26295, May 14, 1999; 64 FR 53203, Oct. 1, 1999; 64 FR 61507, Nov. 12, 1999; 64 FR 61518, Nov. 12, 1999; 65 FR 10390, Feb. 28, 2000; 65 FR 26135, May 5, 2000; 65 FR 50430, Aug. 18, 2000; 65 FR 80328, Dec. 21, 2000; 66 FR 67454, Dec. 28, 2001; 67 FR 21932, May 1, 2002; 67 FR 37626, May 29, 2002; 67 FR 71840, Dec. 3, 2002; 68 FR 24359, May 7, 2003; 68 FR 38187, June 27, 2003; 68 FR 40167, July 7, 2003; 68 FR 67044, Dec. 1, 2003; 68 FR 68738, Dec. 10, 2003; 69 FR 33853, June 17, 2004; 70 FR 6590, Feb. 8, 2005; 70 FR 77324, Dec. 30, 2005; 71 FR 10790, Mar. 2, 2006]
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 948—WEST VIRGINIA
§ 948.15 Approval of West Virginia regulatory program amendments.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of publication of Original amendment submission date final rule Citation/description of approved provisions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------October 29, 1981..................... May 11, 1982........... § 10.June 17, 1982........................ September 10, 1982..... § E.03 of the State's coal refuse disposal regulations.September 14, 1982, October 29, 1982. March 1, 1983.......... §§ 4D.04h; 6A.02a.6; 6B.02, .07c.2, f; 7A.02a.6; 12B.07; 15A.01; Part H concerning alternative bonding system.February 16, 1983, April 29, 1983, November 16, 1983...... Technical Handbook of Standards and June 15, 1983, September 13, 1983. Specifications for Mining Operations; applicability; bond release procedures for interim program permits; incidental mining.January 12, 1984..................... September 20, 1984..... Chapter 22-4 Series_blaster certification program.November 20, 1984.................... April 23, 1985......... Chapter 22-4 Series, § 6.01(B), 9_blaster certification program.March 30, 1984, October 30, 1984, May July 11, 1985.......... Reclamation and coal refuse disposal; Transfer 20, 1985, June 14, 1985. of program authority; permit addendum and Chapter 20, Revegetation, of the Technical Handbook for Surface Mining; permit or significant revision to a permit; the coal exploration approval document; civil penalty procedures; assessable and non-assessable violations.November 11, 1985.................... March 20, 1986......... Financial analysis and supporting documentation demonstrating sufficient money in the special reclamation fund; withdrawals from the fund; noncoal administrative expenses.June 30, 1986, April 26, 1986........ May 23, 1990........... Code of Violations; Replacement of all regulations in chapter 20, Article 6, Series VII and VII-A (1985) with new set of Legislative Rules at title 38, Series 2.June 29, 1990........................ October 4, 1991........ CSR 38-2 §§ 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11 through 14, 17, 20, 22.July 12, 1991........................ November 19, 1991...... CSR 38-2-20.5, .6, .7.July 30, 1993........................ August 16, 1995........ CSR 38-2-14.14(b)(4), (g)(1)(B), (g)(8), (11), (12).June 28, 1993........................ October 4, 1995, WV Code 22-1-4 through -8; 22-2; 22-3-3, -5, -7, February 21, 1996. -8, -9, a, -11(a), (g), -12, -13, -15, -17, - 18, -19, -22, -26, -28, -40; 22B-1-4 through - 12; 22B-3-4; 22B-4; CSR 38-2-1.2, -2, -3.1(o), .4, .6, .7, .8, .12, .14, .15, .16, .25, .26, .27(a), .28, .29, .30, .31(a), .32, .33, .34, - 4, .1(a), .2 through .12, -5.2, .4, .5, -6, .3(b), .6, .8, -8.1,-9, -11.1 through .7, - 12.2, .3, .4(a), (2)(B), (c) through (e) except the words ``other responsible party'' at (e) are not approved, .5, -13, -14.5, .8, .11, .12, .14, .15, .17, .18, .19, -15.2, -16.2, -17, - 18.3, -20.1, .2, .4 through .7, -22; 38-2C-4, - 5, -8.2, -10.1, -11.1; 38-2D-4.4(b), -6.3(a), - 8.7(a).April 2, 1996........................ July 24, 1996.......... CSR 38-2-4.12, -5.4(c), -12.2(e), -14.3(c), .14(e)(4), .15(m).February 23, 1998.................... July 14, 1998.......... WV Code Sections 22B-1-7(d), 7(h); 22B-3-4. WV Regulations CSR 38-2-1.2(c)(1). Vacating of retroactive approval published on February 21, 1996.April 28, 1997....................... February 9, 1999....... W.Va. Code 22-3 Sections 3(u)(2)(1) (decision deferred), (2)(not approved), (3); 3(x), (y) (partial approval), (z) (partial approval); 13(b)(20), (22), (c)(3) (decision deferred); 15(h); 17(b); 18(c), (f); 28 (a-c) (not approved), (d), (e) (decision deferred), (f). WV Regulations CSR 38-2 Sections 2.4, 2.43 (not approved), 2.95 (not approved), 2.108, 2.120; 3.2.e; 3.12.a.1 (partial approval), .2 (partial approval); 3.14.b.7 & .8 deleted, .12.E, .15.B deleted, .13.B; 3.29.a (partial approval); 3.35; 5.5.c; 6.5.a; 8.2.e; 9.2.i.2; 9.3.h.1, .2; 14.11.e, .f, .g, .h; 14.15.b.6.A, .c, .d; 16.2.c (partial approval), .2, .3, .4 (partial approval for .4); 20.1.eApril 28, 1997....................... May 14, 1999........... W.Va. Code 22-3 Section 13(c)(3) [not approved].May 11, 1998......................... May 5, 2000............ West Virginia regulations at CSR 38-2-2.25; 2.102; 3.32.d.12; 14.16 through 14.19; 22.5.1; 24 (except 24.4).May 5, 1999.......................... October 1, 1999........ CSR 38-2-2.11; 2.78; 3.12.a.2, and .2.B; 3.32.b; 3.35; 14.12.a.1; 16.2.c, and .c.3; and 22.4.g.March 25, 1999....................... November 12, 1999...... W.Va. Code 22-1-7(a)(7); 22-3-13(a), (b)(3) and (15), (e), and (f); 22-3-13a, in 13a(g) the words ``upon request'' are not approved, in 13a(j)(2) the phrase ``or the surface impacts of the underground mining methods'' is not approved; 22-3-22a; 22-3-23(c)(3) decision is deferred; 22-3-24(c), (d), (e), and (f); 22-3- 30a, in 30a(a) the phrase ``of overburden and coal'' is not approved, 30a(c) and (f) are not approved; and 22-3A.March 14, 2000, March 28, 2000, and August 18, 2000........ W.Va. Code 22-3- at 3(e), (u)(2); (y); 13(c)(3) April 6, 2000. (qualified approval), (c)(3)(B)(iii); 23(c)(1), (2) (partial approval). CSR 38-2- at 2.31, 2.45, 2.98, 2.123, 2.136; 3.8c; 3.25; 7.2.i; 7.3; 7.4.a (qualified approval): 7.4.b.1; 7.4.b.1.A. (qualified approval), 7.4.b.1.B., C. (partial approval), D. (partial approval), E. (qualified approval), F., G. (partial approval), H., I. (partial approval), J. (qualified approval), K.; 14.15.f.March 14, 2000, March 28, 2000, and 12/21/00............... CSR 38-2-7.5.(qualified approval), 7.5.a., b., April 6, 2000. c., d., e. (qualified approval), f. (qualified approval), g. (qualified approval), h. (h.2.B. is a qualified approval), i. (i.1.B., i.3.H., i.3.Q. and i.7.A., and i.10. are qualified approvals), j. (j.2.C. and j.2.E. are qualified approvals; j.3.B. partial approval; j.4. qualified approval, j.6.A. partial approval, j.6.B. qualified approval, j.7. qualified approval), k. (qualified approval), l., m., n., o. (qualified approval; o.2. is a partial approval).September 24, 2001................... December 28, 2001...... W. Va. Code 22-1-17; 22-3-11(a), (c), (d), (g) through (n); 22-3-12(a) through (f).November 30, 2000; May 2, 2001; May 1, 2002............ Emergency rule provisions: CSR 38-2-3.12.a.1, November 28, 2001; February 26, a.2, a.2.B; 5.4.b.8, d.3; 16.2.c.4. 2002; March 8, 2002. Policy/guidance documents submitted February 26, 2002: Attachments 1A; 2P; 3P and the updated listing (Administrative Record Number WV-1278); 4 except examples 1 and 3 through 8; 6; and 9. Policy/guidance documents submitted March 8, 2002: Attachments 1; 3A; and 8. In House Bill 2663: CSR 38-2-3.12.a.1; 3.14.a; 12.2.e; 12.4.e; 14.8.a.6; 16.2.c.4; and 24.4. In Senate Bill 689: W. Va. Code 22-3-13a(g), (j); 30a(a).September 24, 2001................... May 29, 2002........... CSR 38-2-12.5.d.April 9, 2002........................April 9, 2002........................ December 3, 2002....... CSR 38-2-14.15.a.1, a.2; b.5; b.6.A, b.6.B.1; c,June 19, 2002........................ c.1, c.4; d, d.1, d.2, d.3; e, e.1, e.2, e.3; g (partial approval), g.2; i (qualified approval).May 21, 2001, August 12, 2002........ May 7, 2003............ W. Va. Code 22-3-10(b).April 9, 2002, June 19, 2002......... June 27, 2003.......... CSR 38-2: 2.31.b.1; 2.43; 2.108; 3.1.i.2; 3.25.a.4; 3.30.d.8; 3.32.e; 5.4.e.2; 7.4.a.1; 7.4.b.1.C.5; 7.4.b.1.D.1; 7.4.b.1.G.1; 7.4.b.1.G.3; 7.4.b.1.H.2; 7.4.b.1.I.2; 7.4.b.1.I.3; 7.5.i.1.B; 7.5.i.3.Q; 7.5.i.10; 7.5.j.3.A; 7.5.j.6.A; 7.5.j.6.B; 7.5.o.2; 8.2.b.3; 10.4.a.1.D; 10.6.b.3; 11.2.b; 11.4.a.1; 11.4.a.4; 11.5. (deletion of former); 11.5.a; 12.5.e; 14.12.a.1; 17.3.b.2; 17.4; 17.6; and 22.7.a.March 18, 2003....................... July 7, 2003........... CSR 38-2-3.2.c, 3.7.d, 3.20 3.22.f.5.A, A.1, and A.2, 5.4.b.4, 5.4.b.11, 5.6, 8.2.e, 9.1.a, 9.3.d, 9.3.f, 10.2.a.4, 10.3.a.1, 10.4.c.1, 10.6.b.2, b.7.A, b.7.B, b.8, 14.5.h, 14.14.g.1, g.2 (partial approval; also, approved only to the extent that after removal of erosion protection zones, the stream channel will be restored), and g.3, 14.15.a.2, c, and g, 17.1, 20.6.a, c, and d, e, f, and j, 22.4.g.3.A and i.6, 24.2.a, 24.3, and 24.4. CSR 38-4-25.14.May 2, 2001, July 1, 2003............ December 1, 2003....... CSR 38-2-2.39 (a deletion), 3.22.e, 3.31.a (deferral), 3.32.g, 5.2.a, and 11.3.a.3.October 30, 2000, November 28, 2001.. December 10, 2003...... W.Va. Code 22-3-13a(a)(3), (b), (c), (f)(14), (g); 22a(a), (b), (e), (f), (g); 30a(b), (b)(3), (b)(3)(C), (b)(5), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h). Code of State Regulations CSR 199-1, except as identified at 30 CFR 948.12(d), and subdivision 3.10.d is a qualified approval.March 14, 2000, March 28, 2000, and June 17, 2004.......... CSR 38-2-7.4.b.1.I. April 5, 2000.March 25, 2004....................... February 8, 2005....... CSR 38-2-3.12.a.1; 7.6 (except the word ``excessive'' at 7.6.e.1); 7.7 (except the word ``excessive'' at 7.7.e.1); 9.3.g; 14.15.a.1; 14.15.g; 20.1.a.6; 22.5.a; 23 (deleted); and 24. Reduced Inspection Frequency Policy dated November 3, 2004.October 17, 2005, and amended December 30, 2005...... CSR 38-2-11.3.a.3. November 4, 2005.June 13, 2005, and modified on August March 2, 2006.......... W.Va. Code 22-3-11(h)(2)(B); 11a; 32a; 22-27-1 23, 2005. through 12. CSR 38-2-2.92; 3.29.a; 5.4.a, b.9, b.10, b.12, c.7, d.3, d.4, e.1, f; 7.4.b.1.A.1, A.3, A.3(b), A.4, B.1, C.1, C.2, C.3, C.4, C.5, D.6, D.8, D.9, D.11, H.1, H.2, H.6, I.1, I.2, I.3, I.4, J.1; 7.5.a, b.3, i.10, j.3.A, j.3.B, j.3.E, l.4.A, o.2; 9.3.d, 9.3.e; 14.5.h, 14.14.g.2.A.6; 14.15.c.3; 20.6.d, 20.6.j. CSR 199-1-2.36a, 2.36b, 2.37; 3.3.b, 3.7; 4.8, 4.8.c, 4.8.f, 4.8.g, 4.9; Water Rights and Replacement Policy (August 1995); September 2003 MOA between WVDEP, DMR and WVDNR, Wild Resources Section; Permittee's Request for Release form, Item 11, dated March 2005.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
