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 Federal Register and the State citations or a brief description of each amendment. The amendments in this table are listed in order of the date of final publication in the Federal Register. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date of final
Original amendment submission date publication Citation/description----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------March 26, 1981, April 8, 1981........ February 18, 1982...... LQD Rules, Ch I, Sec. 2(14) defining
``complete application;'' Ch II, Sec. Sec.
(1)(f)(ii), 3.a(6)(b)(iii), (d)(ii);
Ch IV, Sec. Sec. 2.c.(2)(a), 2.d.(6),
(1)(a); sworn applicant statement regarding
reclamation fees payment.May 26, 1982......................... September 27, 1982..... LQD Rules, Ch I, Sec. 2(99).March 3, 8 and 21, 1983.............. November 9, 1983....... W.S. 35-11-103(e) (xxii), (xxiii) defining
``complete application,'' ``deficiency'' in
permit applications, ``interim mine
stabilization;'' W.S. 35-11-401(n), 406(h); LQD
Rules, Ch I, Sec. 2; Ch XIII, Sec. 2; Ch
XVI, Sec. Sec. 1 through 6.June 25, 1984........................ February 28, 1985...... LQD Rules, Ch IV, Sec. Sec. 1, 2; Ch XII,
Sec. Sec. 1 through 7; Ch XVII, Sec. Sec.
1 through 3.September 21, 1984................... December 3, 1985....... LQD Rules, Ch I, Sec. 2; Ch XIII.October 12, 1984..................... December 13, 1985...... LQD Rules, Ch VI, Sec. 6.June 19, 1985........................ January 2, 1986........ LQD Rules, Ch X, and accompanying Appendix A.June 10, 1985........................ March 31, 1986......... LQD Rules, Ch II, Sec. 3; Ch III, Sec. 2; Ch
V, Sec. Sec. 1, 6, 7; Ch VI, Sec. Sec. 2
through 5; Ch VII, Sec. Sec. 1 through 4; Ch
XI, Sec. Sec. 1 through 4, 6; Ch XVI, Sec.
Sec. 1 through 5; Ch XVIII, Sec. Sec. 1
through 5.May 1, 1986.......................... November 24, 1986...... LQD Rules, Chs I, II, III, IV, IX, XII, XIV,
XXIII; Appendix A, ``Vegetation Sampling
Methods and Reclamation Success Standards for
Surface Coal Mining Operations''.December 13, 1985.................... May 6, 1987............ LQD Rules, Ch XII, ``Self-Bonding Program''.March 31, 1989....................... July 25, 1990.......... LQD Rules, Ch I, Sec. 2; Ch II, Sec. Sec.
2, 3; Ch IV, Sec. Sec. 2, 3; Ch V, Sec.
Sec. 2, 6, 7; Ch VI, Sec. Sec. 3, 4; Ch
VII, Sec. Sec. 1, 4; Ch IX, Sec. Sec. 1,
2, 3; Ch XI, Sec. Sec. 1, 3; Ch XII, Sec.
Sec. 1 through 4, 6; Ch XIII, Sec. 1; Ch
XIV, Sec. Sec. 1, 2; Ch XVI, Sec. Sec. 1,
3, 4; Ch XVII, Sec. Sec. 1, 2; Ch XVIII,
Sec. Sec. 1, 3.May 1, 1986.......................... January 29, 1991....... LQD Rules, Ch IV, Sec. Sec. 3(h)(iii)(A),
(B); Ch VI, Sec. 3(c)(ii)(C)(I).March 21, 1991....................... July 8, 1992........... W.S. Article 1, subsection 35-11-103(e) (xxvi),
(xxvii); Article 4, subsection 35-11-402(b).June 24, 1991........................ October 29, 1992....... W.S. 35-11-103(d)(ii)(D); LQD Rules, Ch I, Sec.
Sec. 2(br), (ba), 3(b)(i); Ch II, Sec. Sec.
3(a)(vi)(E), (M), (b)(xvi)(D), (xx), (v)(C);
Ch IV, Sec. Sec. 3(d)(vii), (e)(i)(H); Ch
XI, Sec. 2(b)(iv); Ch XII, Sec. 1(a); Ch
XIII, Sec. 1(a)(v)(A); Ch XXI, Sec.
3(b)(vii), (x).March 19, 1993....................... August 23, 1993........ W.S. 35-11-406(h), (j).
July 8, 1992......................... October 7, 1993........ LQD Rules, Ch II, Sec. 3(b)(iv)(B); Ch IV,
Sec. 3(o)(iv); Appendix B, ``Wildlife
Monitoring Requirements for Surface Coal Mining
Operations''.July 24, 1992........................ November 2, 1993....... LQD Rules, Ch I, Sec. 2(e); Ch II, Sec.
3(a)(i)(D); Ch XIV, Sec. Sec. 2(b)(i), 6(a).August 18, 1982, March 9, 1993....... January 24, 1994....... W.S. 35-11-437(f); LQD Rules, Ch I, Sec. 2(cv)
defining ``toxic materials;'' Ch II, Sec. 7;
Ch V pertaining to the award of costs and
expenses in administrative proceedings; Ch VI
pertaining to informal review by the Director.December 15, 1992, August 6, 1993.... March 30, 1994......... LQD Rules, Chs I through XX, Appendices A, B.May 1, 1986.......................... June 30, 1994.......... LQD Rules, Ch IV, Sec. 2(b)(i).April 13, 1994....................... October 21, 1994....... W.S. 35-11-437(f), (g).November 8, 1994..................... March 17, 1995......... Appendix B, Sec. Sec. C, E.June 2, 1995......................... September 14, 1995..... W.S. 35-11-406(j).April 21, 1995....................... February 21, 1996...... W.S. 35-11-1206(a), (b), -1209(a), (b).November 29, 1995.................... August 6, 1996......... W.S. 35-11-103(e)(xxviii), (xxix), (xxx); 35-11-
402(b), (c); Ch I, Sec. 2(ac), (ax),
(bc)(iii), (viii), (xi), (v), (w); Ch. II, Sec.
2(a)(vi)(G)(II), (b)(iv)(C); Ch IV, Sec.
2(d)(x)(E)(I), (II), (III), appendix A; Ch X,
Sec. 4(e); Ch XI, Sec. 5(a); Ch. XIII, Sec.
1(a).April 18, 1996....................... August 27, 1996........ W.S. 35-11-426(a), (b); 35-11-431(a)(vi).July 13, 1998........................ October 1, 1999........ Chapter 1, Section 2(ac); Chapter 1, Section
2(v); Chapter 2, Section 1(e); Chapter 2,
Section 2(a)(vi)(G)(II); Chapter 2, Section
2(a)(vi)(H); Chapter 2, Section 2(a)(vi)(J);
Chapter 2, Section 2(a)(vi)(J)(II); Chapter 2,
Section 2(b)(iv)(C); Chapter 2, Section
2(b)(vi)(C); Chapter 4, Section 2(c)(ix);
Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(x)(E)(I); Chapter 4,
Section e(d)(x)(E)(III); Chapter 8, Sections 3-
4-5; Chapter 12, Section 1(a)(iv)(B); Chapter
12, Section 1(a)(v)(C); Chapter 12, Section
1(b)(ii); Chapter 16, Sections 3 (c) and (f);
Appendix A, Appendix IV; Appendix A, Options I-
IV; Appendix A, Section II.C.2.c; Appendix A,
Section II.C.3; Appendix A, Section VIII.E.July 20, 2001........................ November 6, 2002....... Ch. 2, Sec. 2(a)(vi)(L)(III); Ch. 2, Sec.
2(a)(vi)(L)(iv); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(a)(vi)(M)(III);
Ch. 2, Sec. 2(a)(vi)(M)(III)(4); Ch. 2, Sec.
2(a)(vi)(O); Ch. 2, Sec. 2(b)(xi)(D)(I)(1); Ch.
2, Sec. 2(b)(xi)(D)(I)(2); Ch. 2, Sec.
2(b)(xi)(D)(I)(3); Ch. 2, Sec.
2(b)(xi)(D)(II)(1 and 2); Ch. 2, Sec.
2(b)(xii); Ch. 3, Sec. 2(c)(viii)(D)-(G); Ch.
4, Sec. 2(c)(xii)(D)(iv); Ch. 4, Sec. 2(i)(i);
Ch. 4, Sec. 2(w); Appendix A, Appendix IV; 30
CFR 950.12(a)(4); 30 CFR 950.16(ii)(2); 30 CFR
950.16(jj).April 30, 2002....................... May 8, 2003............ Chapter 1, Section 2(by). Chapter 4, Section
2(b)(iv). Chapter 11, Sections 1(a), 2(a),
3(b), 3(c), 4(a). Chapter 12, Section 1(b),
Section 2(d)(iii). Chapter 13, Section 1(a),
(b), (c), (d)(iv)(D). Chapter 15, Section 7.November 28, 2002.................... November 5, 2003....... Chap. 1, Section 2, 2(a), 2(b) Chap. 1, Section
2(ah) Chap. 1, Section 2(bu) Chap. 1, Section
2(bz) Chap. 2, Section 2(a) and (b) Chap. 2,
Section 2(a)(v), 2(a)(v)(I)(1), 2(b)(iii) and
2(b)(xxi) Chap. 2, Section 2(b)(i)(D)(V) Chap.
2, Section 2(b)(iv)(G) Chap. 2, Section
2(b)(xix) Chap. 4, Section 2(c)(i)(A) Chap. 4,
Section 2(c)(xi)(F) Chap. 4, Section
2(c)(xi)(G) Chap. 4, Section 2(j) Chap. 4,
Section 2(j)(i)(A) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(ii)
Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii) Chap. 4, Section
2(j)(iii)(B) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(C)(I)
Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(C)(II) Chap. 4,
Section 2(j)(iii)(C)(III) Chap. 4, Section
2(j)(iii)(C)(v) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iii)(D)
Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(iv) Chap. 4, Section
2(j)(v) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(vi) Chap. 4,
Section 2(j)(vii) Chap. 4, Section 2(j)(viii)
Chap. 4, Section 2(m) Chap. 4, Section
2(n)(ii)(B)(2) Chap. 4, Section 2(x) Chap. 5,
Section 7(a)(ii) Chap. 12, Section 1(a)(v)
Chap. 18, Section 3(c)(xvii), Section
3(d)(vi)(A), Section 3(d)(x) Appendix A,
Appendix IVMay 21, 2004......................... April 4, 2005.......... Coal Rules: Chapter 1, sections 2(l) and (ce);
chapter 4, sections 2(b)(iv)(A), (b)(ix),
(b)(ix)(A), (B), and (C); Chapter 10, sections
1, 1(b)(iii), 2(b), (b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv),
(v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x), (xi), and
(xii), 3(b), 4(e), 8, 8(a), 8(b), (b)(i), (ii),
(ii)(A), (ii)(B), (ii)(C), (iii), and (iv).October 24, 2005..................... August 28, 2006........ Chapter 4, Section 2(b)(iv) Chapter 4, Section
(A), (ii)(B), (ii)(C), (iii), and (iv).October 24, 2005..................... August 28, 2006........ Chapter 4, Section 2(b)(iv) Chapter 4, Section
2(d)(ix) Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(x) Chapter 4,
Section 2(d)(x), Appendix A, Subsection III.A;
VII.E; VIII.A & VIII.F Chapter 4, Section
2(d)(x)(E)(I)&(II) Chapter 4, Section
2(d)(x)(E)(III) & (F) Chapter 4, Section
2(d)(x)(J) Chapter 4, Section 2(d)(xiv) Chapter
15, Section 1(a) Chapter 15, Section 1(b)March 7, 2006........................ October 14, 2009....... Chapter 11, Section 2(a)(vii)(A).
October 15, 2009..................... June 14, 2011.......... Chap. 1, Section 2(f); Chap. 1, Section 2(j);
Chap. 1, Section 2(k); Chap. 1, Section 2(l);
Chap. 1, Section 2(m); Chap. 1, Section 2(n);
Chap. 1, Section 2(p); Chap. 1, Section 2(r);
Chap. 1, Section 2(s); Chap. 1, Section 2(z);
Chap. 1, Section 2(aa); Chap. 1, Section 2(ab);
Chap. 1, Section 2(ae); Chap. 1, Section 2(ak);
Chap. 1, Section 2(am); Chap. 1, Section 2(ao);
Chap. 1, Section 2(ap); Chap. 1, Section 2(as);
Chap. 1, Section 2(az); Chap. 1, Section 2(bd);
Chap. 1, Section 2(be); Chap. 1, Section 2(bf);
Chap. 1, Section 2(bg); Chap. 1, Section 2(bm);
Chap. 1, Section 2(bs); Chap. 1, Section 2(bu);
Chap. 1, Section 2(bv); Chap. 1, Section
2(by)(ii); Chap. 1, Section 2(bz); Chap. 1,
Section 2(ca); Chap. 1, Section 2(cb); Chap. 1,
Section 2(cc); Chap. 1, Section 2(cg); Chap. 1,
Section 2(cj); Chap. 1, Section 2(cl); Chap. 1,
Section 2(cm); Chap. 1, Section 2(co); Chap. 1,
Section 2(cs); Chap. 1, Section 2(cu); Chap. 1,
Section 2(cx); Chap. 1, Section 2(da); Chap. 1,
Section 2(df); Chap. 1, Section 2(dg); Chap. 1,
Section 2(dh); Chap. 1, Section 2(di); Chap. 1,
Section 2(dl); Chap. 1, Section 2(dm); Chap. 1,
Section 2(dp); Chap. 1, Section 2(ds); Chap. 1,
Section 2(dt); Chap. 1, Section 2(dv); Chap. 1,
Section 2(dw); Chap. 1, Section 2(dx); Chap. 1,
Section 2(dy); Chap. 1, Section 2(dz); Chap. 1,
Section 2(ef); Chap. 1, Section 2(eg); Chap. 1,
Section 2(el); Chap. 1, Section 2(eo); Chap. 1,
Section 2(es); Chap. 1, Section 2(eu); Chap. 1,
Section 2(ex); Chap. 1, Section 2(ey); Chap. 1,
Section 2(ez); Chap. 1, Section 2(fe); Chap. 1,
Section 2(ff); Chap. 1, Section 2(fm); Chap. 1,
Section 2(fn); Chap. 2, Section 2(b)(iv)(C);
Chap. 2, Section 2(c)(xii)(D)(II); Chap. 2,
Section 3(a)-(m); Chap. 2, Section
6(b)(iii)(D); Chap. 2, Section
6(b)(iii)(E)(VIII); Chap. 2, Section
6(b)(iii)(G); Chap. 4, Section 2(c)(xii)(D)(II)
Chap. 4, Section 2(d)(i)(G); Chap. 4, Section
2(d)(i)(I); Chap. 4, Section 2(d)(i)(M)(I) and
(III)-(XI); Chap. 4, Section 2(d)(i)(N); Chap.
4, Section 2(g)(iv)(L) Chap. 4, Section
2(g)(iv)(M); Chap. 4, Section 2(g)(v)(A); Chap.
4, Section 2(g)(v)(B); Chap. 5, Section 2(b)
(iii); also all minor, editorial, and
codification changes and all reorganized or
relocated rules.April 28, 2011....................... February 14,2013....... Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl)(i); Chap. 1, Sec.
2(fl)(ii)(A) and (B)(I)-(III); Subsections (A)-
(D) of Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl)(iii); Chap. 1, Sec.
2(fl)(iv)(A) and (B); Chap. 2, Sec.
2(a)(v)(A)(II); Chap. 2, Sec. 5(a)(xx) and
(xxi); Chap. 4, Sec. 2(c)(xiii)(C) and (D);
Chap. 7, Sec. 1(a)(i)(A) and (B); Chap. 7, Sec.
2(b)(ix); Chap. 10, Sec. 2(a); Chap. 10,
Section 2(b)(xiii); Chap. 10, Sec. 3(c)(iv);
Subsections (1.)-(9.) of Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(A)(I); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(v)(B);
Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vi); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(A)(II) (1.)-(3.) and (III);
Subsections (1.)-(3.) of Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(A)(IV); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(B)(II) and (III); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(C)(I)(1.) and (2.); Subsections e.-h.
of Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(C)(I)(3.); Chap.
12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(C)(II)(1.); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(D)(II); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(D)(IV) and (V)(1.) and (2.); Chap.
12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(G)(I)(1.), (2.), and (3.),
(II), and (III)(1.); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(a)(i) and
(ii)(A) and (B); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(b)(ii); Chap.
(A) and (B); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(b)(ii); Chap.
16, Sec. 4(c)(i)(B)-(C); Chap. 16, Sec.
(A) and
(B), and (iii); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(e)(i)-(iii);
also all minor, editorial, and codification
changes.January 4, 2013...................... March 31, 2014......... Chap. 1, Sec. 2(fl) (ii) (B)(IV); Chap. 1, Sec.
2(fl)(iii); Chap. 12, Sec. 1(a)(v)(D); Chap.
12, Sec. 1(a)(vii)(A)(I); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(A)(IV); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(B)(I); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(B)(IV); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(C)(I)(3.)(a)-(d); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(C)(II)(2.); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(C)(III); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(D)(I); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(D)(III)(1.) and (2.); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(E); Chap. 12, Sec.
1(a)(vii)(G)(III)(2.); Chap. 16, Sec.
4(a)(iii); Chap. 16, Sec. 4(b)(i).---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [62 FR 9958, Mar. 5, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 53208, Oct. 1, 1999; 67 FR 67547, Nov. 6, 2002; 68 FR 24652, May 8, 2003; 68 FR 62523, Nov. 5, 2003; 70 FR 16954, Apr. 4, 2005; 71 FR 50855, Aug. 28, 2006; 74 FR 52685, Oct. 14, 2009; 76 FR 34835, June 14, 2011; 79 FR 17868, Mar. 31, 2014]