PART 918—LOUISIANA Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. § 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. [45 FR 67343, Oct. 10, 1980] § 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. [64 FR 20167, Apr. 26, 1999] § 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 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. [62 FR 9943, Mar. 5, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 11830, Mar. 11, 1998; 63 FR 25394, May 8, 1998; 63 FR 38881, July 20, 1998; 64 FR 68291, Dec. 7, 1999; 66 FR 64749, Dec. 14, 2001; 67 FR 8719, Feb. 26, 2002; 67 FR 69129, Nov. 15, 2002; 76 FR 12856, Mar. 9, 2011] § 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] [60 FR 4544, Jan. 24, 1995] § 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. [64 FR 20167, Apr. 26, 1999] § 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 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. [62 FR 9944, Mar. 5, 1997, as amended at 76 FR 12856, Mar. 9, 2011]