This part contains all rules applicable only within Louisiana which have been adopted under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
[45 FR 67343, Oct. 10, 1980]
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.
[64 FR 20167, Apr. 26, 1999]
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
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| May 3, 1994 | September 20, 1994 | LSMR 53123.B.4.a.
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| November 2, 1994 | January 24, 1995 | LSMR 5423.B.4.a; Policy Statement PS-5.
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| December 4, 1997 | March 11, 1998 | LSMR section 105.
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| 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.
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| August 23, 1999 | December 7, 1999 | R.S. 30:907(B)(16) through (20); (C); and 927(2).
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| June 1, 2001 | December 14, 2001 | Revegetation Success Standards for Pastureland.
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| August 3, 2001 | February 26, 2002. | LSMR Sections 105, 1105, 1107.B through F, 1109, 2111.A.8, 2113.B.4, and 2323.
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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]
[60 FR 4544, Jan. 24, 1995]
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.
[64 FR 20167, Apr. 26, 1999]
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
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|---|
| February 3, 1986 | November 10, 1986 | Approval of AMLR program.
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| June 12, 1989 | April 9, 1990 | Certification for Noncoal reclamation.
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| March 4, 2010 | March 9, 2011 | Section 8509. |