2016-27655: Stream Protection Rule; Final Environmental Impact Statement
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We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), announce the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Stream Protection Rule developed pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 15 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
- 30 CFR 700 General
- 30 CFR 701 Permanent Regulatory Program
- 30 CFR 773 Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing
- 30 CFR 774 Revision; Renewal; Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights; Post-Permit Issuance Requirements; and Other Actions Based on Ownership, Control, and Violation Information
- 30 CFR 777 General Content Requirements for Permit Applications
- 30 CFR 779 Surface Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources
- 30 CFR 780 Surface Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirement for Reclamation and Operation Plan
- 30 CFR 783 Underground Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources
- 30 CFR 784 Underground Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan
- 30 CFR 785 Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining
- 30 CFR 800 Bond and Insurance Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Under Regulatory Programs
- 30 CFR 816 Permanent Program Performance Standards—Surface Mining Activities
- 30 CFR 817 Permanent Program Performance Standards—Underground Mining Activities
- 30 CFR 824 Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—Mountaintop Removal
- 30 CFR 827 Permanent Program Performance Standards—Coal Preparation Plants Not Located Within the Permit Area of a Mine
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