30 C.F.R. § 917.15

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 917.15 - Approval of Kentucky regulatory program amendments

(a) 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
May 28, 1982	January 4, 1983	405 KAR 1:005 § 6; 3:005 § 6; 7:020 § 1(11), (70), (117); 7:030 § 1; 7:040 § 5(1), 10(2), (7); 7:090 § 4(1), (6); § 6; 7:095, 8:010 § 6(1), (2), 13(1), 20(5), 21(2)(a)(4), (b)(1), 22(1), (2)(a), (a)(2), (2)(c)(1), (4), (5), (6); 8:020 § 2(2)(h); 8:030 § 23(4); 12:010 § 3(5)(a), (b); 16:140 § 2(1)(d); 18:140 § 2(1)(d); 24:020 § 3(5), (7), 4(6); 24:030 § 4(4), 8(7), 9.
May 28, 1982	May 13, 1983	KRS 151.250(3); 350.010, .035, .062(9), .093 § 2, .425, .990; 405 KAR 16:020 § 4.
January 11, 1983	May 20, 1983	405 KAR 7:020 § 1(13), (27), (34), (57); 12:010 § 6; 16:060 §§ 1(3), 9(2), 11(1), :090 §§ 2, 5(5), :110 § 2(2), :130 § 2(2), :220 § 4; 18:060 §§ 7(3), 9(1), (3), :090 §§ 2, 5(5), :110 2(2), :130 § 2(2), :230 § 4; 24:030 § 3.
February 1, 1983	October 12, 1983	Technical Reclamation Memorandum #9.
October 31, 1983	November 25, 1983	405 KAR 7:020E, :030E.
January 10, 1984	April 13, 1984	"Kentucky's Plan for Transition to Primacy".
May 1, 1984	August 22, 1984	KRS 350.010, .032, .093(2), .250(1), (3), (4); 355.060(5)(g).
October 31, 1983	September 25, 1984	405 KAR 1:030, :040, :050; 7:020, :030, :090; 8:030, :040; 16:060, :090, :140; 18:090, :140.
October 31, 1983	October 3, 1984	405 KAR 8:050 § 2; 16:190; 18:190.
October 12, 1984	March 4, 1985	405 KAR 7:020 § 1(87), (118), :030 § 3(1)(e).
August 3, 1984	May 30, 1985	KRS Chapter 350, .032, .060, .135, .990; 405 KAR 16:020.
August 29, 1985	November 20, 1985	Paragraph D of "Field Enforcement Procedures" in § II of the State program plan; 405 KAR 7:090 §§ 11(2)(a), 12(3); 24:030 defining "substantial legal and financial commitments".
December 4, 1984	December 10, 1985	405 KAR 7:070; 16:120; 18:120.
June 6, 1984, December 17, 1985	January 24, 1986	405 KAR 1:015; 3:015; 7:015.
August 13, 1985	March 3, 1986	405 KAR 7:020, :080; 8:030, :040; 12:010, :020; 16:050, :110, :130, :170; 18:050, :110, :130, :170; 20:030.
September 16, 1985, December 10, 1985	March 17, 1986	405 KAR 7:015; 10:030.
December 10, 1985	April 4, 1986	405 KAR 7:090, § 11(2)(a).
December 3, 1985	April 9, 1986	405 KAR 7:020E; 8:050E; 20:070E.
August 3, 1984	May 27, 1986	KRS 350.066 through .070; 405 KAR 10:035.
April 29, 1986	July 15, 1986	KRS Chapter 350 contained in Senate Bills 130, 374; KRS 350.470 through .550 contained in House Bill 285; KRS 350.060(22) contained in House Bill 757; KRS 350.990 contained in House Bill 839.
August 30, 1985, September 16, 1985, February 7, 1986	August 27, 1986	405 KAR 7:020, :060; 8:030, :040, :050; 16:010, :060, :080, :190; 18:060, :080, :190; 20:040, :070; documents incorporated by reference: "Soil Conservation Service, Kentucky Standards and Specifications for Land Restoration, Currently Mined Prime Farmland;" "Kentucky Prime Farmland Revegetation and Crop Production After Mining;" "Estimated Crop Yields on Prime Farmland Soils in Western Kentucky Coalfields;" "Estimated Crop Yields on Prime Farmland Soils in Eastern Kentucky Coalfields".
September 5, 1986	March 9, 1987	405 KAR 10:200.
February 27, 1987	December 31, 1987	405 KAR 16:060 § 11; 18:060 § 11, :190 § 2.
June 17, 1987	March 10, 1988	405 KAR 7:070.
April 29, 1988	October 6, 1988	405 KAR 7:090.
May 28, 1987	October 7, 1988	KRS 350.032 contained in House Bill 869.
July 5, 1989	December 15, 1989	405 KAR 8:010, :020, :030, :040; 24:040.
April 29, 1986	April 9, 1990	KRS 350.032.
April 21, 1988	August 10, 1990	KRS 350.020, .060, .064, .093, .130, .131, .151.
August 15, 1989	November 1, 1990	405 KAR 8:010 § 20(3), (5).
July 15, 1988	December 31, 1990	405 KAR 7:015, :020, :030, :090; 8:010, :020, :050; 10:010, :020, :030, :040, :050; 16:010, :070, :080, :100, :110, :120, :150, :190; 18:010, :070, :080, :100, :110, :120, :150, :190; 20:010, :060; 24:020, :030, :040.
May 8, 1990	February 6, 1991	KRS chapter 350 contained in Senate Bill 255; 350.010, .053, .054, .057, .060, .070, .085, .090, .093, .110, .113, .130, .139, .151, .990; 224.083.
January 9, 1991	April 16, 1991	405 KAR 10:040 § 2(4)(b)1.
January 24, 1991	September 23, 1991	405 KAR 7:020 § 1; 8:010 §§ 13(4), (5), 18(5), 25(1) through (4), :030 §§ 1(4), 2, 3, :040 §§ 1(3), 2, 3; 12:020 § 3(6).
June 28, 1991	April 15, 1992	405 KAR 7:080.
September 18, 1989	August 18, 1992	405 KAR 10:200; KRS 350.710-710.
June 28, 1991	October 1, 1992	405 7:001, § 1, :015 § 4(6), (7), :020, :021, § 1, :030 § 3(1) through (4), :035, §§ 1 through 9; 8:001 § 1, :020 §§ 1, 1(1), (2)(c), 2, (1), (2)(g), 4, 4(c)(5); 10:001 § 1, :200 §§ 1, 2, 4(4), 5(3), 6(1), (2), 7(1), (d), (e), (f), (j), (2), (d), (e), (i); 12:001 § 1; 16:001 § 1, :190 § 7(2), :210 §§ 1(1), 2, 3, 4; 18:001 § 1, :190 § 5(2), :220 §§ 1(1), 2, 3, 4; 20:001 § 1, :010 §§ 2, 3, 4; 24:001 § 1.
March 13, 1992	December 9, 1992	405 KAR 8:030(20), (36), :040(20), (36); 16:180(1), (2), (3); 18:180(1), (2), (3).
July 30, 1992	December 17, 1992	KRS Chapter 350 §§ 350.550, .553, .560, .597.
June 28, 1991	January 12, 1993	405 KAR 8:010 §§ 5(1)(c), (d), 12(1)(a), 14(8), 20(2)(a)10, (3)(a), (d)23, (f), 20(5) through (7).
July 30, 1992	March 26, 1993	KRS Chapter 350 contained in House Bill 844 and Senate Bill 381; 350.010, .0281, .130(1), .260, .450(4)(c), .705(1) (b), (c); numerous other sections on "applicant," "permit applicant," "permittee," "person," "operator".
June 28, 1991	June 8, 1993	405 KAR 16:200, 18:200, TRM No. 19 (Field Sampling Techniques for Determining Ground Cover, Productivity, and Stocking Success of Reclaimed Surface Mined Lands), the use of average county yield data found in Kentucky Agricultural Statistics, a report published annually by the Kentucky Agricultural Statistics Service.
July 28, 1992	August 6, 1993	KRS 350 contained in Senate Bill 318; 405 KAR 7:001, 7:090, :091, :092; 8:001; 12:020.
July 21, 1992	October 1, 1993	405 KAR 1:007, 3:007, 7:030 § 4.
May 21, 1993	February 24, 1994	405 KAR 10:050 Statutory and regulatory citations, sections Necessity and Function, 1(1), 2(4), (5); 12:001 section Necessity and Function, (29), (30); 12:010 Statutory and regulatory citations, sections Necessity and Function, 3(2), (5)(a), (b), 4(1), (3).
June 28, 1991	May 26, 1994	405 KAR 8:030 §§ 1(4)(a), (b), 2(3), (4), (5)(a), (11), (12), 3(5), 4(2), 5(4), 10, 37-MRP, 38-MRP; 8:040 §§ 1(3)(a), (b), 2(3), (4), (11), (12), 3(5), 4(2), 5(4), 10, 37-MRP, 38-MRP.
April 26, 1994	September 1, 1994	405 KAR 7:080 sections Necessity and Function, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6(4), (5), (8)(b), 7(1)(b), (3), 8, 10(2) (a), (b), 11(1), (d), (e).
April 18, 1994	September 16, 1994	KRS 350.010, 350(1) through (32).
October 3, 1994	February 15, 1995	405 KAR 7:080 §§ 5(2), (a), (b), 6, 8(2)(a)(11), (b)(11), 11(1), (e).
April 29, 1994	June 27, 1995	KRS 42.470(1)(c); 132; 136; 138; 139; 177.977; 211.390(1), .392(1), (2), (5), (6), (8); 350.010 (1), (2), (9), (16), (22), (23), .0285, .0301(1), (4), .0305, .032(2), (4), .070(1), .085(1), (7), .095(1), (2), .421, (1), (2), .560(1); 351.070(13), (14); 352.420(3).
August 2, 1994	December 7, 1995	405 KAR 16:010 §§ 1, 6, 7, 8; 18:010 §§ 4, 5, 6.
August 15, 1996	August 29, 1997	KRS 350.131(3), 350.150(1), Chapter 350 Section 3, KRS 350.0301(1), 350.990(1).
November 3, 1997	July 31, 1998	Staffing and budget levels.
June 28, 1991	August 4, 1998	405 KAR 16:200 § 1(7)(b) and 18:200 § 1(7)(b).
April 23, 1998	May 10, 2000	KRS 350.060(16) [partial approval]; 350.131(2); 350.139(1); 350.990 (1), (3), (4), (9), and (11).
May 9, 2000	June 20, 2001	House Bill 599, subsection (1).
May 4, 1999	December 26, 2001	KAR 10:010 Sections 2(2), 5(1), 5(2) and bond forms SME-42(6/99 ed.) and SME-42-F(6/99 ed.)
December 22, 1998	February 5, 2002	405 KAR 7:097 approved (in-kind reclamation)
May 9, 2000	April 30, 2002	House Bill 502, part IX, Subsection 36(b), KRS 350.085(6).
January 25, 2001	May 7, 2002	405 KAR 18:210, Sections 1(4), 2(2), and 3(4).
January 28, 2000	June 19, 2002	405 KAR 20:060 § 3(3)(b) 2000 and (c).
April 25, 2002	November 6, 2002	2002 HB 809, Kentucky Revised Statutes at Chapter 350.
May 9, 2000	January 16, 2003	House Bill 792, KRS 350.445(3) (except for a portion of (3)(g)).
June 25, 2002	May 8, 2003	KAR 16:090 Sections 1(1), (2), 4, 5(2) and (6) and 18:090 Sections 1(1), (2), 4, 5(2) and (6).
July 30, 1997	July 17, 2003	405 KAR 8:001 section 1(50); 16:001 section 1(50), (51), (69); 16:090 sections 1 through 5; 16:100 section 1(1),(3),(5),(6),(10), section 2(1); 16:160 section 1(1),(2),(3), section 2(2), section 3(1),(3), section 4; 18:001 section 1(52), (53), (72); 18:090 sections 1 through 5; 18:100 section 1(1),(3),(5),(6),(10), section 2(1); and 18:160 section 1(1),(2),(3), section 2(2), section 3(1),(3) and section (4).
July 30, 1997	August 11, 2004	405 KAR 8:001 Section 1(3), (20), (24), (46), (60), (65), (69), (86) and (108), Section 2(1) and (2); 405 KAR 8:030 Section 3(3)(d)1, Section 11(2)(a), Section 12(4)(a) and (b), Section 13(1)(b) and (3), Section 14(5), Section 15(5), Section 16, Section 20(3), Section 23(1)(g), Section 24(4)(e), Section 26(3), Section 27(2)(e), Section 32(3)(e), Section 34, Section 37(1)(b), Section 38(1) and (2); 405 KAR 8:040 Section 3(3)(d)1, Section 11(2)(a) and (4)(a), (b), Section 13(1)(b)2 and (3), Section 14(5), Section 15(5), Section 16, Section 20(3), Section 26, Section 32(1)(b)5 and (3)(e), Section 34, Section 37(1)(b), Section 39(1) and (2); 405 KAR 16:001 Section 1(3), (32), (46), (53), (63)- deleted, (81), (98), (99), (108), Section 2(1) and (2), 405 KAR 16:060 Section 1(4)(b), Section 2(2), Section 4(1), Section 8(1)(a), (b), (2)(a)-(e); 405 KAR 18:001 (3), (6), (24), (35), (49), (55), (61), (62)- deleted, (67), (68), (84), (100), (109), Section 2(1) and (2); 405 KAR 18:060 Section 1(4)(b), Section 2(2), Section 4(1), Section 12(1)(a), (b), (2)(a)-(e); 405 KAR 18:210 Section 1(1), (2) and (3), Section (1) and (3), Section 3, Section 4 and Section 5.
May 14, 2004	December 20, 2004	KRS 350.280, subsections (1) (b), (1) (c), 1(e), 1(f), (2), (3), (4); subsections 4(a)-(d), (5), (6), (7) and (8) are deleted.
June 28, 1991 with record material submitted July 29, 2004	May 3, 2005	405 KAR 16:200 Section 1(7)(a) and (7)(d) and 405 KAR 18:200 Section 1 (7)(a) and (7)(d).
March 28, 2006	September 18, 2006	Easements of necessity, deletion of outdated language in KRS Chapter 350.
September 14, 2009	March 9, 2011	405 KAR 16:140, Disposal of coal mine waste. 405 KAR 18:140, Disposal of coal mine waste.
May 10, 2011	November 16, 2017	KRS 350.060(11).
September 28, 2012; July 5, 2013; and December 3, 2013	January 29, 2018	The following emergency KAR sections are approved: 10:001E; 10:070E; 10:080E; and 10:201E. The following KRS sections are repealed: 350 KRS:700-755, except 350.715; the following are amended: 350:595 and 350:990; the following are added: 350.500-521. The following KAR sections are repealed: 405 KAR 10:010, 10:020 and 10:200; the following are amended: 8:010, 10:001, 10:030, 16:020; the following are added: 10:015, 10:070, 10:080, and 10:090.
January 29, 2015	April 26, 2021	Section 4(2) of 405 KAR 8:030, Section 4(2) of 405 KAR 8:040, related to Right of Entry.
November 25, 2019	May 10, 2022	405 KAR 10:015 8(7)(a) and (b) (bonding rate of additional areas); 405 KAR 10:015, sections 1(2), 2(5), 2(5)(c)(3)(d), 2(5)(c)(3)(e), 2(6), 2(6)(b), 2(6)(c), 2(7), 2(7)(c), 4, 4(1)(b), 4(2)(a), 4(2)(f), 5(1), 5(2), 6(1), 6(1)(a), 6(1)(c), 6(3), 7(3), 8, 8(5), 9(4), 10(2), 11(1), 11(2), 11(3), 11(5), and 12(1)(g) (non-substantive revisions).
November 25, 2019	September 21, 2023	KAR Chapter 10:001 Section 1, Definitions, subsection (4)-Adjacent area.
April 18, 2022	August 8, 2024	KRS 350.506
September 19, 2018	August 15, 2024	KRS 350.064, KRS 350.070, KRS 350.518, and KRS 350.990.

(b) The Director is deferring his decision on the enforcement provisions of section 720 of the Act from its effective date (October 24, 1992), to the effective date of KRS 350.421(1) and (2) (July 15, 1994).

30 C.F.R. §917.15

62 FR 9942, Mar. 5, 1997

82 FR 53414, 12/18/2017; 83 FR 3958, 2/28/2018; 86 FR 21940, 5/26/2021; 87 FR 27942, 6/9/2022; 88 FR 65128, 10/23/2023; 89 FR 64789, 9/9/2024; 89 FR 66218, 9/16/2024

For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting § 917.15, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.