Missouri Abandoned Mine Land (AML) State Reclamation Plan

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

30 CFR Part 925

Missouri Abandoned Mine Land (AML) State Reclamation Plan

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),

Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; approval of amendment.

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SUMMARY: OSM is approving a proposed amendment to the Missouri AML

State Reclamation Plan (hereinafter referred to as the ``Missouri

plan'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

(SMCRA). Missouri proposed changes to its statutes, rules, and certain

sections of the Missouri plan pertaining to contractor responsibility,

exclusion of certain noncoal reclamation sites, reporting requirements,

creation of a future reclamation set-aside program, and general

reclamation requirements. The amendment is intended to revise the

Missouri plan to be consistent and in compliance with the corresponding

Federal standards, and to improve operational efficiency.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 24, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert L. Markey, Acting Director, Kansas City Field Office, 934

Wyandotte St., Room 500, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, Telephone: (816)

374-6405.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background on Title IV of SMCRA

Title IV of SMCRA established an abandoned mine land reclamation

(AMLR) program for the purpose of reclaiming and restoring lands and

waters adversely affected by past mining. The Secretary of the Interior

adopted regulations at 30 CFR 870 through 888 that implement Title IV

of SMCRA. The program is funded by a reclamation fee levied on the

production of coal.

Title IV provides for State submittal to OSM of an AMLR plan. The

Federal regulations at 30 CFR Part 884 specify the content requirements

of a State reclamation plan and the criteria for plan approval. Under

these regulations, the Secretary reviewed the plans submitted by States

and solicited and considered comments of State and Federal agencies and

the public. Based upon the comments received, the Secretary determined

whether a State had the ability and necessary legislation to implement

the provisions of Title IV. After making such a determination, the

Secretary decided whether to approve the State program. Approval

granted the State exclusive authority to administer its plan. Upon

approval of a State plan by the Secretary, the State may submit to OSM,

on an annual basis, an application for funds to be expended by that

State on specific projects that are necessary to implement the approved

plan. Such annual requests are reviewed and approved by OSM in

accordance with the requirements of 30 CFR part 886.

The Federal regulations at 30 CFR 884.15 provide that a State may

submit to OSM a proposed amendment or revision to its approved

reclamation plan. If the amendment or revision changes the objective,

scope, or major policies followed by the State in the conduct of its

reclamation program, the Director must follow the procedures set out in

30 CFR 884.14 for approval or disapproval of an amendment or revision

to the State's AML plan.

Title IV of SMCRA, as enacted in 1977, provided that lands and

waters eligible for reclamation were those that were mined or affected

by mining and abandoned or inadequately reclaimed prior to August 3,

1977, and for which there was no continuing reclamation responsibility

under State, Federal, or

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other laws. The Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-

508, Title VI, Subtitle A, Nov. 5, 1990, effective Oct. 1, 1991)

amended Title V of SMCRA to allow AML funds to be used to reclaim or

abate mining-related problems at coal sites where the mining occurred

after August 3, 1977. Such coal sites include (1) Interim program sites

where mining occurred between August 4, 1977, and the date the

Secretary approved a State's regulatory program in accordance with

section 503 of SMCRA, and where bond forfeiture proceeds are

insufficient for adequate reclamation and (2) bankrupt surety sites

where mining occurred between August 4, 1977, and November 5, 1990, and

as of November 5, 1990, funds available from the bankruptcy proceedings

are not sufficient to provide for adequate reclamation or abatement.

New Federal regulations at 30 CFR Subchapter R were adopted to

implement the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 1990 amendments to

Title IV of SMCRA (see 59 FR 28136, May 31, 1994).

II. Background on the Missouri Plan

On January 29, 1982, the Secretary of the Interior approved the

Missouri plan. General background information, including the

Secretary's findings, the disposition of comments, and the approval of

the Missouri plan can be found in the January 29, 1982, Federal

Register (47 FR 4253). Subsequent actions concerning Missouri's plan

and plan amendments can be found at 30 CFR 925.25.

III. Proposed Amendment

By letter dated November 29, 1995 (administrative record No. AML-

MO-89), Missouri submitted a proposed amendment to the Missouri plan

pursuant to SMCRA. Missouri submitted the proposed amendment in

response to a September 26, 1994, letter (administrative record No.

AML-MO-88) that OSM sent to Missouri in accordance with 30 CFR

884.15(d). Missouri proposed to amend its statutes at (1) Revised

Statutes of Missouri (RSMo) 444.810.2, rulemaking procedures of the

Land Reclamation Commission (Commission) and (2) RSMo 444.915.3, lands

and water eligible for expenditures of the abandoned mine reclamation

fund. Missouri also proposed to amend its regulations at 10 Code of

State Regulations (CSR) 40-9.020(1) (D) and (E), and (3), other coal

lands and waters eligible for reclamation activities. In addition,

Missouri proposed to amend certain provisions of its AML State

Reclamation Plan at (1) Section 884.13(C)(2), project ranking and

selection procedures, (2) Section 884.13(D)(3), purchasing and

procurement procedures, and (3) Section 884.13(D)(4), accounting

procedures.

OSM announced receipt of the proposed amendment in the December 13,

1994, Federal Register (59 FR 64176), provided an opportunity for a

public hearing or meeting on its substantive adequacy, and invited

public comment on its adequacy (administrative record No. AML-MO-91).

The public comment period ended on January 12, 1995. At the request of

the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, OSM held a public meeting

in Jefferson City, Missouri on March 1, 1995. OSM entered a summary of

the public meeting into the administrative record (administrative

record No. AML-MO-96).

During its review of the proposed amendment, OSM identified

concerns relating to the provisions of (1) RSMo 44.915.3(3),

reclamation of coal sites where mining occurred between certain dates

and the surety company became insolvent, (2) 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) (D) and

(E), eligible coal lands and water, and (3) Section 884.13(D)(4) of the

Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan, creation of a future reclamation

set-aside program. OSM notified Missouri of the concerns by letter

dated February 16, 1995 (administrative record No. AML-MO-93).

Missouri responded in a letter dated May 16, 1995, by submitting a

revised amendment and additional explanatory information

(administrative record No. AML-MO-100). Missouri proposed revisions to

and additional explanatory information for (1) RSMo 444.915.3(3),

reclamation of insolvent surety coal sites, (2) 10 CSR 40-9.020(1),

priorities of eligible coal lands and waters for reclamation and

reimbursement for the cost of reclamation, and (3) Section 884.13(D)(4)

of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan, use of AML State-share

funds to establish a future set-aside program in Missouri.

Based upon the revisions to and additional explanatory information

for the proposed plan amendment submitted by Missouri, OSM reopened the

public comment period in the May 25, 1995, Federal Register (60 FR

27708, administrative record No. AML-MO-91). The public comment period

ended on January 12, 1995.

IV. Director's Findings

As discussed below, the Director, in accordance with SMCRA and 30

CFR 884.14 and 884.15, finds that the proposed Missouri plan amendment

submitted by Missouri on November 29, 1994, and as revised by it and

supplemented with additional explanatory information on May 16, 1995,

is not inconsistent with SMCRA and is in compliance with the

corresponding Federal regulations at 30 CFR Subchapter R. Accordingly,

the Director approves the proposed amendment.

1. Nonsubstantive Revisions to Missouri's Statutes, Rules, and Sections

of the AML State Reclamation Plan

Missouri proposed revisions to the following previously approved

statutes, rules, and sections of the Missouri plan that are

nonsubstantive in nature and consist of minor editorial, punctuation,

grammatical, and recodification changes (corresponding SMCRA or Federal

regulation provisions are listed in parentheses):

RSMo 444.810.1, .1(8), and .1(10), powers of the Commission

(sections 413 (a) and (c) of SMCRA),

RSMo 444.915.1(1), expenditures from the abandoned mine

reclamation fund (sections 404 and 409 of SMCRA),

RSMo 444.915.2 (4) and (5), [recodification] priorities for

expenditures of moneys from the abandoned mine reclamation fund

(section 403(a) of SMCRA),

10 CSR 40-9.020(1) (B) and (C), general requirements for

reclamation (30 CFR 874.12(b) and (c)),

Section 884.13(c)(2) of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan,

Figure 1 [deleted] and Figure 2 [recodified] (no counterpart SMCRA

or Federal regulation provisions), and

Section 884.13(c)(2), Step 3, No. 8, of the Missouri AML State

Reclamation Plan, project evaluation and ranking (no counterpart

SMCRA or Federal provisions).

Because the proposed revisions to these previously-approved

statutes, rules, and sections of the Missouri AML State Reclamation

Plan are nonsubstantive in nature, the Director finds that these

proposed statutes, rules, and sections of the ANL State Reclamation

Plan are consistent with SMCRA and in compliance with the implementing

Federal regulations. Accordingly, the Director approves the proposed

revisions.

2. Substantive Revisions to a Missouri Rule and Section of the AML

State Reclamation Plan That Are Substantively Identical to the

Corresponding Provisions of SMCRA and the Federal Regulations

Missouri proposed revisions to the following rule and section of

the Missouri plan that are substantive in nature and contain language

that is substantively identical to the requirements of the

corresponding

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Federal regulations provisions (listed in parentheses):

10 CSR 40-9.020(3)(A), definition of ``left or abandoned in

either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed condition'' (30 CFR

870.5) and

Section 884.13(D)(3) of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan,

contractor eligibility (30 CFR 874.16 and 875.20).

Because the proposed revisions to this Missouri rule and section of

the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan are substantively identical to

the corresponding provisions of the counterpart Federal regulations,

the Director finds that they are consistent with SMCRA and in

compliance with the Federal regulations. Therefore, the Director

approves the proposed revisions.

3. RSMo 444.810.2 Through 444.810.8, Rulemaking Procedures

Missouri proposed the addition of new provisions at RSMo 444.810.2

through 444.810.8 to provide additional administrative procedures for

rulemaking. These proposed rulemaking procedures set forth guidelines

for processing rules through the Missouri joint committee on

administrative rules concurrently with filing a proposed rule with the

Secretary of State. The procedures proposed are in addition to those

approved in the Missouri plan and do not restrict or require public

participation and involvement as required at 30 CFR 884.14(c)(7). They

specify internal State review procedures and are not in conflict with

or inconsistent with Title IV of SMCRA and the implementing Federal

regulations at 30 CFR Subchapter R. Therefore, the Director finds that

the proposed additional rulemaking procedures at RSMo 444.810.2 through

444.810.8 are not inconsistent with SMCRA and the Federal regulations.

The Director approves the proposed statutes.

4. RSMo 444.915.3, Reclamation of Interim Program and Bankrupt Surety

Coal Sites

Missouri proposed to revise RSMo 444.915.3 by adding new language

to provide that additional lands and water are eligible for reclamation

or drainage abatement expenditures from the abandoned mine reclamation

fund. Such lands include those (1) where the surface coal mining

operation occurred during the period beginning on August 4, 1977, and

ending on or before November 21, 1980 [the date in which the Secretary

of the Interior approved Missouri's program pursuant to section 503 of

SMCRA], and that funds for reclamation or abatement which are available

pursuant to a bond or other form of financial guarantee or from any

other source are not sufficient to provide for adequate reclamation or

abatement at the site or (2) where the surface coal mining operation

occurred during the period beginning on August 4, 1977, and ending on

or before October 1, 1991, and that the surety of such mining operator

became insolvent during such period, and as of October 1, 1991, funds

immediately available from proceedings relating to such insolvency, or

from any financial guarantee or other source are not sufficient to

provide for adequate reclamation or abatement at the site (emphasis

added).

The proposed revisions at RSMo 444.915.3 are similar to the

requirements of Section 402(g)(4) of SMCRA, except that SMCRA limits

the dates for which insolvency of the surety occurred to the period

beginning on August 4, 1977, and ending on or before November 5, 1990.

OSM, in its February 16, 1995, issue letter to Missouri (administrative

record No. AML-MO-93), discussed the difference in dates between RSMo

444.915.3(3) and section 402(g)(4) of SMCRA (issue No. 1). Missouri

responded on May 16, 1995, by providing an explanation concerning the

reason for the difference and stated that it would correct the date at

RSMo 444.915.3(3) at the first available opportunity (administrative

record No. AML-MO-100). Missouri also stated that it believes the State

AML reclamation plan is adequate to ensure that expenditures of AML

funds are limited to insolvent surety sites that were abandoned on or

before November 5, 1990, because the State's rules at 10 CSR 40-

9.020(1)(D)(3) contain the correct date for the eligibility period (see

finding No. 5). In addition, Missouri provided a memorandum prepared by

its attorney general's office dated March 5, 1995 (administrative

record No. AML-MO-100), indicating that only one abandoned site in

Missouri meets the insolvent surety criteria and for this site, the

dates of abandonment and insolvency occurred before November 5, 1990.

Therefore, with the requirement that Missouri revise RSMo

444.915.3(3) to correct the date of ``October 1, 1991,'' to ``November

5, 1990,'' the Director finds that the revisions proposed by Missouri

at RSMo 444.915.3 are consistent with section 402(g)(4) of SMCRA. The

Director approves the proposed statute.

5. 10 CSR 40-9.020(1), Eligible Coal Lands and Water

Missouri proposed to revise its rules at 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) to

provide that coal lands and water damaged and abandoned after August 3,

1977, are eligible for reclamation activities if certain criteria are

met. These criteria include findings that (1) the mining occurred and

the site was left in either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed

condition between August 4, 1977, and November 21, 1980, and that funds

available for reclamation or abatement pursuant to a bond or other form

of financial guarantee or from any other source are insufficient to

reclaim or abate the site, or (2) the mining occurred and the site was

left in either an unreclaimed or inadequately reclaimed condition

during the period beginning on August 4, 1977, and ending on or before

November 5, 1990, and that the surety of the mining operator became

insolvent during such period, and as of November 5, 1990, funds

immediately available from proceedings relating to such insolvency, or

from any financial guarantee or other source are insufficient to

provide for adequate reclamation or abatement at the site, and (3) the

coal site meets the eligibility requirements and priority objectives of

10 CFS 40-9.020 and the reclamation priority of the site is the same or

more urgent than the reclamation priority for other eligible lands and

water, and that priority be given to those sites which are in the

immediate vicinity of a residential area or which have an adverse

economic impact upon a community.

In addition, Missouri proposed to add provisions at 10 CSR 40-

9.020(1) to require that (1) monies available from sources outside the

fund or recovered from responsible parties involving lands eligible

pursuant to 10 CSR 40-9.020 shall either be used to offset the cost of

the reclamation or transferred to the fund if not required for further

reclamation activities, (2) if reclamation of a site covered by an

interim or permanent program permit is carried out under the State

reclamation program, the permittee of the site shall reimburse the AML

reclamation fund for the cost of reclamation in excess of any bond

forfeited to ensure reclamation, and (3) the Commission, in performing

reclamation activities under this rule, shall not be held liable for

any violations of any performance standards or reclamation requirements

specified in Chapter 444 RSMo (1994) nor shall a reclamation activity

undertaken on such lands or waters be held to any standards set forth

in Chapter 444 RSMo (1994).

The revisions proposed by Missouri at 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) provide

similar requirements to those found in the counterpart Federal

regulations at 30 CFR 874.12 (d) through (g). Therefore, the director

finds that the proposed

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revisions at 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) are in compliance with the Federal

regulations. The Director approves the revisions to this rule.

6. Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan,

Procedures for Project Ranking and Selection

Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri plan amendment contains

updates on policies and procedures concerning project ranking and

selection. Section 884.13(C)(2), Step 1, references Form OSM-76,

``Abandoned Mine Land Problem Area Description,'' and requires that

such form be used to show site condition and to report actual

reclamation accomplishments upon project completion to OSM. This is in

compliance with the Federal regulation at 30 CFR 886.23(c) which

provides for the submission of Form OSM-76 upon project completion to

report the accomplishments achieved through the project. Section

884.13(C)(2), Step 2, provides for the elimination of selected problem

sites and provides a list of circumstances when Missouri will eliminate

a site from further consideration. These circumstances are consistent

with the provisions of sections 402(g) and 411(d) of SMCRA and are in

compliance with the Federal regulations at 30 CFR 874.12(d)(2) (i) and

(ii) and 875.16.

Missouri submitted these proposed revisions to Section 884.13(C)(2)

to satisfy the requirements of OSM's 884.15(d) letter dated September

26, 1994 (administrative record No. AML-MO-88). The Director finds that

the revisions at Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri AML State

Reclamation Plan satisfy the requirements of and are consistent with

SMCRA and the implementing Federal regulations at 30 CFR Subchapter R

concerning reports and project ranking and selection. The Director

approves the proposed revisions to Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri

AML State Reclamation Plan.

7. Section 884.13(D)(4) of the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan,

Future Reclamation Set-Aside Program

Missouri proposed to revise its accounting procedures at Section

884.13(D)(4) of the Missouri plan by adding language to provide that

(1) up to 10 percent of the annual grants received under sections

402(g) (1) and (5) of SMCRA may be requested annually for use in

treating acid mine drainage problems or for the future reclamation set-

aside program in Missouri, and (2) such funds will be placed into the

State Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fund (Fund No. 0697), an

interest-bearing account which has been approved by OSM for these

purposes, and will be expended solely to achieve the priorities of

section 403(a) of SMCRA after September 30, 1995.

The proposed language at Section 884.13(D)(4) is similar to the

Federal provisions concerning the future reclamation set-aside program

at sections 402(g) (6) and (7) of SMCRA and the implementing Federal

regulations at 30 CFR 873.12(a) and 876.12(a). The Director finds that

the addition of provisions at Section 884.13(D)(4) pertaining to a set-

aside program for Missouri is consistent with SMCRA and in compliance

with the Federal regulations for such a program. The Director approves

this revision to Section 884.13(D)(4) of the Missouri AML State

Reclamation Plan.

V. Summary and Disposition of Comments

Following are summaries of all substantive written comments on the

proposed amendment that were received by OSM, and OSM's responses to

them.

1. Public Comments

OSM invited public comments on the proposed amendment, but none

were received.

2. Agency Comments

Pursuant to 30 CFR 884.15(a) and 884.14(a)(2), OSM solicited

comments on the proposed amendment from various Federal agencies with

an actual or potential interest in the Missouri plan (administrative

record No. AML-MO-90). No comments were received.

VI. Director's Decision

Based on the above findings, the Director approves, with an

additional requirement, Missouri's proposed plan amendment as submitted

on November 29, 1994, and as revised and supplemented with explanatory

information on May 16, 1995.

The Director approves, as discussed in: Finding No. 1, RSMo

444.810.1, .1(8), and .1(10), concerning the powers of the Commission;

RSMo 444.915.1(1), concerning expenditures from the abandoned mine

reclamation fund; RSMo 444.915.2 (4) and (5), concerning recodification

of the priorities for expenditures of moneys from the abandoned mine

reclamation fund; 10 CSR 40-9.020(1) (B) and (C), concerning general

requirements for reclamation; Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri AML

State Reclamation Plan, concerning deletion of Figure 1 and

recodification of Figure 2; and Section 884.13(C)(2), Step 3, No. 8, of

the Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan, concerning project evaluation

and ranking; finding No. 2, 10 CSR 40-9.020(3)(A), concerning the

definition of ``left or abandoned in either an unreclaimed or

inadequately reclaimed condition;'' and Section 884.13(D)(3) of the

Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan, concerning contractor eligibility;

finding No. 3, RSMo 444.810.2 through 444.810.8, concerning rulemaking

procedures; finding No. 5, 10 CSR 40-9.020(1), concerning eligible coal

lands and water; finding No. 6, Section 884.13(C)(2) of the Missouri

AML State Reclamation Plan, concerning procedures for project ranking

and selection; and finding No. 7, Section 884.13(D)(4) of the Missouri

AML State Reclamation Plan, concerning the future reclamation set-aside

program.

With the requirement that Missouri further revise its statute, the

Director approves, as discussed in finding No. 4, RSMo 444.915.3,

concerning reclamation of interim program and bankrupt surety coal

sites.

The Director approves the statutes, rules, and sections of the

Missouri AML State Reclamation Plan as proposed by Missouri with the

provision that they be fully promulgated in identical form to the

statutes, rules, and sections of the Missouri AML State Reclamation

Plan submitted to and reviewed by OSM and the public.

The Federal regulations at 30 CFR Part 925, codifying decisions

concerning the Missouri plan, are being amended to implement this

decision. This final rule is being made effective immediately to

expedite the State plan amendment process and to encourage States to

bring their plans into conformity with the Federal standards without

undue delay. Consistency of State and Federal standards is required by

SMCRA.

VII. Procedural Determinations

1. Executive Order 12866

This rule is exempted from review by the Office of Management and

budget (OMB) under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and

Review).

2. Executive Order 12778

The Department of the Interior has conducted the reviews required

by section 2 of Executive Order 12778 (Civil Justice Reform) and has

determined that this rule meets the applicable standards of subsections

(a) and (b) of that section. However, these standards are not

applicable to the actual language of State abandoned mine land

reclamation (AMLR) plans and revisions thereof since each such

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plan is drafted and promulgated by a specific State, not by OSM.

Decisions on proposed State AMLR plans and revisions thereof submitted

by a State are based on a determination of whether the submittal meets

the requirements of Title IV of SMCRA (30 U.S.C. 1231-1243) and the

applicable Federal regulations at 30 CFR Parts 884 and 888.

3. National Environmental Policy Act

No environmental impact statement is required for this rule since

agency decisions on proposed State AMLR plans and revisions thereof are

categorically excluded from compliance with the National Environmental

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332) by the Manual of the Department of the

Interior (516 DM 6, appendix 8, paragraph 8.4B(29)).

4. Paperwork Reduction Act

This rule does not contain information collection requirements that

require approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3507 et seq.).

5. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The Department of the Interior has determined that this rule will

not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small

entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

The State submittal which is the subject of this rule is based upon

Federal regulations for which an economic analysis was prepared and

certification made that such regulations would not have a significant

economic effect upon a substantial number of small entities.

Accordingly, this rule will ensure that existing requirements

established by SMCRA or previously promulgated by OSM will be

implemented by the State. In making the determination as to whether

this rule would have a significant economic impact, the Department

relied upon the data and assumptions in the analyses for the

corresponding Federal regulations.

List of Subjects in 30 CFR Part 925

Intergovernmental relations, Surface mining, Underground mining.

Dated: August 14, 1995.

Brent Wahlquist,

Regional Director, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center.

For the reasons set out in the preamble, Title 30, Chapter VII,

Subchapter T of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth

below:

PART 925--MISSOURI

1. The authority citation for Part 925 continues to read as

follows:

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.

2. Section 925.20 is revised to read as follows:

Sec. 925.20 Approval of the Missouri Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation

Plan.

The Missouri Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan, as submitted on

September 11, 1981, is approved effective January 29, 1982. Copies of

the approved plan are available at:

(a) Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Land Reclamation

Program, 205 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, MO 65102.

(b) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Kansas

City Field Office, 934 Wyandotte Street, Room 500, Kansas City, MO

64105.

3. Section 925.25 is amended by adding paragraph (c) to read as

follows:

Sec. 925.25 Approval of AML plan amendments.

* * * * *

(c) The Missouri plan amendment, as submitted to OSM on November

29, 1994, and as revised on May 16, 1995, is approved effective August

24, 1995.

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