30 C.F.R. PART 920—MARYLAND
Title 30 - Mineral Resources
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.
This part contains all rules applicable only within Maryland that have been adopted under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. [45 FR 79449, Dec. 1, 1980] The Maryland State program submitted on March 3, 1980, as amended and clarified on June 16, 1980, and as further amended on April 9, 1980, June 3, 1981, and October 23, 1981, is approved effective February 18, 1982. Copies of the approved program, as amended are available for review at: (a) Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Water Resources Administration, Bureau of Mines, 160 South Water Street, Frostburg, Maryland 21532. (b) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Harrisburg Field Office, Harrisburg Transportation Center, Third Floor, Suite 3C, Fourth and Market Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101. [50 FR 47385, Nov. 18, 1985, as amended at 59 FR 17929, Apr. 15, 1994] The following provision of the Maryland permanent regulatory program submission is hereby disapproved: COMAR 08.13.09.41D, which proposes that in lieu of a civil penalty assessment, the regulatory authority may order a suspension of strip mining operations for an appropriate period of time such that the economic impact on the operator is equivalent to the amount of the civil penalty which would have been assessed for the violation. [45 FR 79449, Dec. 1, 1980] The following is a list of the dates amendments were submitted to OSM, the dates when the Director's decision approving all, or portions of these amendments, were published in the [62 FR 9944, Mar. 5, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 14308, Mar. 26, 1997; 62 FR 32687, June 17, 1997; 63 FR 13784, Mar. 23, 1998; 63 FR 19406, Apr. 20, 1998; 63 FR 26453, May 13, 1998; 64 FR 17980, Apr. 13, 1999; 64 FR 36785, July 8, 1999; 64 FR 63688, Nov. 22, 1999; 65 FR 66931, Nov. 8, 2000; 65 FR 78416, Dec. 15, 2000; 66 FR 32746, June 18, 2001; 66 FR 50829, Oct. 5, 2001; 68 FR 22604, Apr. 29, 2003; 68 FR 42281, July 17, 2003; 69 FR 11515, Mar. 11, 2004; 69 FR 33850, June 17, 2004; 69 FR 55355, Sept. 14, 2004] Pursuant to 30 CFR 732.17, Maryland is required to submit for OSMRE's approval the following proposed program amendments by the dates specified. (a)–(o) [Reserved] [51 FR 44790, Dec. 12, 1986, as amended at 56 FR 19282, Apr. 26, 1991; 56 FR 37851, Aug. 9, 1991; 56 FR 63659, Dec. 5, 1991; 57 FR 62222, Dec. 30, 1992; 58 FR 33912, June 22, 1993; 63 FR 13784, Mar. 23, 1998; 63 FR 26454, May 13, 1998; 64 FR 17980, Apr. 13, 1999; 64 FR 36786, July 8, 1999; 66 FR 50829, Oct. 5, 2001] The Maryland Abandoned Mine Plan, as submitted on March 8, 1982, is approved. Copies of the approved program are available at the following locations: (a) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Harrisburg Field Office, Harrisburg Transportation Center, Third Floor, Suite 3C, Fourth and Market Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101. (b) Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Water Resources Administration, Bureau of Mines, 160 South Water Street, Frostburg, Maryland 21532. [59 FR 17929, Apr. 15, 1994] The following is a list of the dates amendments were submitted to OSM, the dates when the Director's decision approving all, or portions of these amendments, were published in the [62 FR 9945, Mar. 5, 1997]
Title 30: Mineral Resources
PART 920—MARYLAND
Section Contents
§ 920.1 Scope.
§ 920.10 State program approval.
§ 920.12 State program provisions disapproved.
§ 920.15 Approval of Maryland regulatory program amendments.
§ 920.16 Required program amendments.
§ 920.20 Approval of Maryland abandoned mine plan.
§ 920.25 Approval of Maryland abandoned mine land reclamation plan amendments.
§ 920.1 Scope.
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§ 920.10 State program approval.
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§ 920.12 State program provisions disapproved.
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§ 920.15 Approval of Maryland regulatory program amendments.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of final Original amendment submission date publication Citation/description----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------October 28, 1982..................... February 8, 1984....... COMAR 08.13.09.01B(24), .02K(2)(d), .05A(5), (12), (13), .07B(3), H(1), (3), .25A(4).May 28, 1984, October 5, 1984........ January 22, 1985....... Blaster certification program; COMAR 08.13.09.02, .25; and other items.January 30, 1985..................... September 10, 1985..... COMAR 08.13.09.02, .25.January 13, 1984, June 8, 1984, November 18, 1985...... COMAR 08.13.09, 08.13.09.07, .15B(2)(c), C(3), August 7, 1984, October 10 1984, F(3), H(2), (5), I(1)(b), (c), (2)(a), J(4), November 9, 1984. (5), (6)(a), .40B, F(4) through (7); M.C.A. §§ 7-504(a), (c), 7-505.1(e), 7- 506(c)(3), (h), 7-507(c)(2), 7-511(a), (b), 7- 514.6.January 14, 1986, May 15, 1986....... December 12, 1986...... COMAR 08.13.09.07A, B, C, G(2), (5)(a), (k); M.C.A. §§ 7-504(D), 7-505(g), 7- 506(c), 7-507(c)(1), 7-514(C).March 18, 1986, April 23, 1986....... January 30, 1987....... COMAR 08.13.09.01B(14), .03, G, H, .28, E.July 8, 1987, June 10, 1988.......... June 5, 1990........... M.C.A. §§ 7-505(a), (b)(2)(iii), (c)(1), (2), (d)(1), I, II, III, (2); 7-506; § 2; 7-511(A), (B); 7-513; 7-514(a); 7- 517(D).March 30, 1989....................... January 11, 1991....... COMAR 08.13.09.01, .02, .13, .17, .28, .31 through .34, .42, .43.June 15, 1989........................ March 21, 1991......... M.C.A. §§ 7-5A-05(c), (d); 7-5A-05.1; 7-5A-13(c), (d); 7-5A-13.2; 7-203(H); 7-205(B), (C); 7-501(n); 7-505(c), (d), (k); 7-507(a), (b), (c)(3); 7-509(A); 7-510(b); 7-514(d).September 28, 1990, November 21, 1990 April 26, 1991......... COMAR 08.13.09.06, B, .43K(7), N(7).March 27, 1989....................... May 22, 1991........... COMAR 08.13.09.01, .02, .04, .05, .08, .10, .11, .26, .40.March 23, 1990....................... June 21, 1991.......... COMAR 08.13.09.02, .05, .10, .11.October 31, 1989..................... August 9, 1991......... COMAR 08.13.09.01B, .02K, O, .23D, E, I, J, .24A, C, D, F, H, I, .35A, C through G, .41, B through G.December 6, 1990..................... December 2, 1991....... COMAR 08.13.09.01B(59), .02H, i, i(1), (3), (4), (5), (11), .04L(2) through (6), M(1), (3), .05D(9), E, F, .40G(10).June 10, 1988, June 14, 1989, June December 5, 1991....... COMAR 08.13.09.15A through F, H, I, (2)(b), (4), 15, 1989. (a), (b), J, L, M; M.C.A. §§ 7-507.1, 7-514, .1, .2, 7-519, 7-5A-05.2, 7-5A-09(c), 7- 5A-10(d).May 7, 1991, May 16, 1991............ January 10, 1992....... COMAR 08.13.09.43A, B(1), (e), (3) through (6), K(7), (8), N(7).January 23, 1992..................... September 24, 1992..... COMAR 08.13.09.03D(7), .11G(7), .33C(1).June 11, 1992........................ November 16, 1992...... M.C.A. §§ 7-101(k), 7-501(o), 7-5A- 01(h).July 14, 1992........................ December 17, 1992...... M.C.A. §§ 7-205(b)(2), (c); 7-206; 7- 505(a), (c), (d), (5), (f), (j).June 23, 1992........................ December 30, 1992...... M.C.A. § 7-508(b)(2).October 21, 1992..................... May 17, 1993........... COMAR 08.13.09.24B.February 23, 1993.................... June 17, 1993.......... COMAR 08.13.02.01(B), (E), (M), .02A, C(2), .03E, J, M, .04B, C, .06, .07A, B, .08, .09, .10, A, B.February 7, 1992..................... June 22, 1993.......... COMAR 08.13.09.23E, .24H, I, .41C.February 5, 1993..................... July 6, 1993........... COMAR 08.13.09. 04B(3)(c), (4), C(2)(e), G(4), (5), (6), H(1), (2)(b), I, (1), J(1), (a), (2) through (5), (7), L, .27A, B, (8), (13), (14), (15), D; 08.20.04. 02C, D, .03B(5), .07D, E, F, .08A, B(2), .09, .10A, .11, A, (1), B, D through G, .13; 08.20.23.01A, B, (8), (13), (14) (15), D.February 25, 1994.................... June 30, 1994.......... COMAR 08.13.02.01 through .05, .07, .11 through .15; 08.20.02.18; 08.20.13.01, .03(C), (D), .04(D), .10(D), .11, .12; 08.20.14.13(A), (C), (E).May 16, 1994, May 31, 1994........... November 14, 1994...... M.C.A. §§ 7-501(o), (v); 7-504 (b) through (d); 7-517.1; COMAR 08.13.09.24H(1)(q), (3)(c).June 16, 1995........................ November 9, 1995....... M.C.A. §§ 7-505, Code 7-515; COMAR 08.20.16.02A, .03A, .08A, B.October 26, 1995..................... March 25, 1996......... M.C.A. §§ 7-501(m), (w); 7-505(1)(2); 7-511(b)(2)(I), (II), (III); COMAR 08.20.14.14.August 5, 1996....................... March 26, 1997......... M.C.A. §§ 15-514(a)(4), 15-514.1.January 7, 1997...................... March 23, 1998......... COMAR 26.20.26.05 A (1) through (5), B (1) through (4), C (1) through (5), D (1) through (3), E, 26.20.14.06 B(3), B(4), B(8), 26.20.14.09 B(2) (b), (c), (d), and (e).October 9, 1997...................... April 20, 1998......... COMMAR 26.20.01.02B(49), 26.20.14.05 B, C & D, 26.20.14.08.D.(2) through (4), 26.20.29.07.B(8), B(9) and (C), deletion of 08.20.14.14.March 6, 1997........................ May 13, 1998........... COMAR 26.20.14.01B, 26.20.14.03, 26.20.14.04, Actuarial Study.August 25, 1998...................... April 13, 1999......... COMAR 26.20.34.06G, 26.20.34.09G, deletion of 26.20.06.02.August 22, 1997...................... July 8, 1999........... Chapter 223, 1997 Laws of Maryland, Section 15- 204(a)(4).May 27, 1999......................... November 22, 1999...... COMAR 26.20.01.02B(82), 26.20.02.13 BB(1) through BB(8 )&CC, 26.20.19.01A through G, 26.20.19.02 A, B&C, 26.20.19.03 A&D, 26.20.19.04 A(1) through (4)&C, 26.20.19.06D, 26.20.19.07(1) through (6).July 10, 2000........................ November 8, 2000....... COMAR 26.20.12.02 B(1)(a) revision to the definition of ``government-financed contruction.'' COMAR 26.20.12.04, Addition of subsection 04, ``Government Funded Reclamation Projects.''April 11, 2000....................... June 18, 2001.......... COMAR 26.20.01.02B(72-1), 26.20.02.01C and D, 26.20.02.13M, 26.20.03.05I(5), 26.20.14.09A(5), 26.20.31.02H, I, J,& K.May 7, 2001.......................... October 5, 2001........ Section 15-204 (4)(5) of the Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, Environment.October 22, 2002..................... April 29, 2003......... COMAR 26.20.01.02 (51-1), (81-1); 26.20.02.15B,C,D; 26.20.02.16E; 26.20.13.05A,B,C,D; 26.20.13.07A,B,C,D,E; 26.20.13.09D; 26.20.14.13D.November 25, 2002.................... July 17, 2003.......... COMAR 26.20.02.13 U, V(1) and (3), AA(1); 26.20.21.01-1; 26.20.21.08 A(1) through (3), B(1) and (2), C, D(2), E(3); 26.20.21.09D(1).September 16, 2003................... March 11, 2004......... COMAR 26.20.03.07.A, B; 26.20.03.11; 26.20.05.01, A, B, C, and L; and 26.20.25.02.D.January 7, 2004...................... June 17, 2004.......... M.C.A. Section 15-505(d)(6), (d)(7)(i)1., (d)(7)(i)2., (d)(7)(i)2.A., (d)(7)(i)2.B., and (d)(7)(iii).May 4, 2004.......................... September 14, 2004..... COMAR 26.20.10.01B(7)(a) and (b), 01-1, 02, 02C, 03A, B, C, D(2) and H, 04, 05, 06, and 07.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
§ 920.16 Required program amendments.
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§ 920.20 Approval of Maryland abandoned mine plan.
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§ 920.25 Approval of Maryland abandoned mine land reclamation plan amendments.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of final Original amendment submission date publication Citation/description----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------September 4, 1992.................... March 22, 1993......... Chapters 1, 5, 11 of Plan_Expenditure of Funds.August 19, 1993...................... December 9, 1994....... Chapter 1 of Plan_Project Ranking & Selection.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
