LOUISIANA

• Citation: 30 CFR Part 918
• Sections: 6

§ 918.1 Scope.

This part contains all rules applicable only within Louisiana which have been adopted under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

§ 918.10 State regulatory program approval.

The Secretary approved the Louisiana regulatory program, as submitted on January 3, 1980, and resubmitted on September 4, 1980, effective October 10, 1980. Copies of the approved program are available at:

(a) Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, Injection and Mining Division, 625 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275.

(b) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Tulsa Field Office, 5100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 470, Tulsa, OK 74135-6548.

§ 918.15 Approval of Louisiana regulatory program amendments.

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.

Original amendment submission date

Date of final publication

Citation/description

January 19, 1990

May 8, 1991

Chapters 1, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, 69.

August 14, 1990

May 21, 1991

Policy statements—PS-1, PS-2, PS-3 regarding requirements at LSMR 5353.C, 3127, 5321; 107.C, Chapter 4.

November 12, 1991

October 28, 1992

LSMR 107.G.1, 2; 53123.A, .1, .2, .3, .4, .B.1.b, .d, .2.a, .b, .3.b, .B.2.a, .4, .7, .9; Policy Statement PS-4 interpreting LSMR 2523; LSMR 53125.

May 3, 1994

September 20, 1994

LSMR 53123.B.4.a.

November 2, 1994

January 24, 1995

LSMR 5423.B.4.a; Policy Statement PS-5.

December 4, 1997

March 11, 1998

LSMR section 105.

October 24, 1997

May 8, 1998

Sections 105.; 2537.A.11.; 2725.A., A.2., A.3., A.3.a., C.1., F; 2907.C.5.; 3705.A.2., A.2.a., A.2.b.; 3711.A., B.1. through B.6.; 3717.A., A.2., A.3.; 4501.A.3., A.4.; 5333.A.1. through A.13.; 5411.A.; 5413.A.; 5503.A.2.; 5507.A.4.; 6507.A.2.; 6913 .B.; 6915.B.1.; 6917.A.; 7105.C.

August 23, 1999

December 7, 1999

R.S. 30:907(B)(16) through (20); (C); and 927(2).

June 1, 2001

December 14, 2001

Revegetation Success Standards for Pastureland.

August 3, 2001

February 26, 2002.

LSMR Sections 105, 1105, 1107.B through F, 1109, 2111.A.8, 2113.B.4, and 2323.

October 2, 2001

November 15, 2002

LAC Sections 5423.B.1.e. and 8.a.; 5424; 5425; and policy document titled, “Reclamation Phase III Revegetation Success Standards for Post-Mining Land Use of Wildlife Habitat.

March 4, 2010

March 9, 2011

Sections 105; 2913; 3113 C., D., E., F., G., H.; 3114; 3115 A. 17, 18, 19; 3127; 3129; 3131; 3133; 3135; 3137; Chapter 35 title; 3521; 3523; 3517 C.1.; 2304; 2305 A.1., A.2.c., d., e., A.3., A.4.; 2307 A.1., A.3.; 5414; 6501 G.

§ 918.16 Required program amendments.

Pursuant to 30 CFR 732.17(f)(1), Louisiana is required to submit to OSM by the specified date the following written, proposed program amendment, or a description of an amendment to be proposed, that meets the requirements of SMCRA and 30 CFR chapter VII and a timetable for enactment that is consistent with Louisiana's established administrative or legislative procedures.

(a)-(b) [Reserved]

§ 918.20 Approval of Louisiana abandoned mine land reclamation plan.

The Secretary approved the Louisiana abandoned mine land reclamation plan, as submitted on February 3, 1986, effective December 10, 1986. Copies of the approved plan are available at:

(a) Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, Injection and Mining Division, 625 N. 4th Street, P.O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275.

(b) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Tulsa Field Office, 5100 East Skelly Drive, Suite 470, Tulsa, OK 74135-6548.

§ 918.25 Approval of Louisiana abandoned mine land reclamation plan amendments.

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.

Original amendment submission date

Date of final publication

Citation/description

February 3, 1986

November 10, 1986

Approval of AMLR program.

June 12, 1989

April 9, 1990

Certification for Noncoal reclamation.

March 4, 2010

March 9, 2011

Section 8509.