MARYLAND

§ 920.1Scope.

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

§ 920.10State program approval.

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.

§ 920.12State program provisions disapproved.

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.

§ 920.15Approval of Maryland 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
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, August 7, 1984, October 10 1984, November 9, 1984
November 18, 1985
COMAR 08.13.09, 08.13.09.07, .15B(2)(c), C(3), F(3), H(2), (5), I(1)(b), (c), (2)(a), J(4), (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 15, 1989
December 5, 1991
COMAR 08.13.09.15A through F, H, I, (2)(b), (4), (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 construction.” 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.
January 29, 2007
June 15, 2007
MAC 15-517(c); 15-517(d)(1); and 15-517(e).

§ 920.16Required program amendments.

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]

§ 920.20Approval of Maryland abandoned mine plan.

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.

§ 920.25Approval of Maryland 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
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.

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