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 Federal Register, and the State statutory or regulatory citations for those amendments (or a brief description of the amendment). The amendments appear in order of the date of publication of the final rules announcing OSM's decisions on the amendments. The preambles to those final rules identify and discuss any assumptions underlying approval, any conditions placed on the approval, and any exceptions to the approval. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date of publication of
Original amendment submission date final rule Citation/description of approved provisions----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------October 29, 1981..................... May 11, 1982........... Sec. 10.June 17, 1982........................ September 10, 1982..... Sec. E.03 of the State's coal refuse disposal
regulations.September 14, 1982, October 29, 1982. March 1, 1983.......... Sec. Sec. 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, Sec. 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 Sec. Sec. 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),
(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.April 17, 2006....................... August 28, 2006........ W. Va. Code 22-3-24(c), (d), (e), and (h).
CSR 38-2-7.2.e.1; 7.3.d; and 7.8 (qualified
approval).April 17, 2008....................... June 16, 2008.......... W. Va. Code 22-3-11(g) (interim approval),
11(h)(1) (interim approval).March 22, 2007....................... December 24, 2008...... CSR 38-2-2.39 (deletion of cumulative impact
definition).
CSR 38-2-3.22.e (approval of material damage to
the hydrologic balance definition).May 28, 2009......................... July 22, 2009.......... W. Va. Code 22-3-11(h)(1) (interim approval).May 2, 2011.......................... June 29, 2011.......... W. Va. Code 22-3-7(b); 8(a)(4); 19(a)(4);
19(b)(2); 19(b)(3); 19(d); and 19(e) (interim
approvals).
CSR 38-2-11.4.a.2 (interim approval).April 27, 2012....................... July 11, 2012.......... W. Va. Code 22-3-11(h)(1) (interim approval).---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [62 FR 9957, Mar. 5, 1997]
Editorial Note: For Federal Register citations affecting Sec. 948.15, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.fdsys.gov.