The Department of Environmental Protection published notice of changes to technical guidance related to surface coal mine bonding, deep mine safety enforcement and land maintenance guarantees for coal mine sites.

Final: DEP ID: 563-2504-001. Conventional Bonding for Land Reclamation--Coal. This guidance describes the regulatory and statutory requirements for determining bond amounts.

Final: DEP ID: 580-3000-002. Bureau of Deep Mine Safety's Compliance/Enforcement Procedures. The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety is establishing this new technical guidance document in accordance and consistent with the Department's standards and guidelines for identifying, tracking and resolving violations.

Draft: DEP ID: 563-2504-002. Land Maintenance Financial Guarantees. This document defines how the Department will require coal mining activities to be bonded in an amount that covers the Department's cost to complete the site's reclamation plan. Comments due: April 12.

For copies of Draft Technical Guidance

For copies of Final Technical Guidance

3/11/2005