PART 915—IOWA

Chapter VII—Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior › Subchapter T—Programs for the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations Within Each State

§ 915.1 Scope.

This part contains all rules applicable only within Iowa which have been adopted under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

§ 915.10 State regulatory program approval.

The Secretary approved the Iowa regulatory program, as submitted February 28, 1980, and amended and clarified on June 11, 1980, and December 15, 1980, effective April 10, 1981. Copies of the approved program are available at:

(a) Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Division of Soil Conservation, Henry A. Wallace Building, E. 9th and Grand Streets, Des Moines, IA 50319.

(b) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center, Alton Federal Building, 501 Belle Street, Alton, IL 62002.

§ 915.15 Approval of Iowa 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 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
October 1, 1981	May 26, 1982	IAC 780-4.6(8), 4.35(13).
June 3, 1982	September 8, 1982	IC 83-14.2, .7(a).
September 28, 1982	January 4, 1983	IAC 4.311(2); 4.322(13); 4.522(11); 4.523(15), (38), (60); 4.55(1), (5).
May 9, 1984	December 7, 1984	IAC 4.523(63), 4.322(14).
January 31, 1985	May 24, 1985	IAC 780-4.6(83), .42(1)(83).
July 25 and 26, 1985	May 9, 1986	IAC 780-4.6(1), (4), .35(1), (6), .37(2), .321(8), .361(9); and 780-Chapter 26.
June 16, 1986	October 7, 1986	Iowa Senate File 2175: State Government Reorganization Bill.
August 12, 1986	December 11, 1986	IAC 4.522(15)c, g.
April 28, 1987	October 7, 1987	I.C. 83.7.
June 9, 1988.	December 9, 1988	I.C. 83.26.
December 26, 1990	November 6, 1991	IAC 27-40.1 through .7, .11, .12, .13, .21, .22, .23, .30 through .39, .41, .51, .61 through .68, .71 through .74, .81, .82, .91 through .99.
November 23, 1992	February 8, 1994	IAC 27-40.1, .3 through .7, .11, .12, .13, .21, .22, .23, .30 through .39, .41, .51, .61 through .68, .71, .73, .74, .75, .81, .82, .92.
April 13, 1994	April 6, 1995	IAC 27-40.3(207), .4(9), .31(14), .32(207), .51(7), .63(20), .74(3), .75(2).
December 4, 1996	April 7, 1997	IAC 40.4(10); .38 (2) and (3); 64 (6) through (9).
September 28, 1998	November 26, 1999	Revegetation Success Guidelines dated April 1999 (partial approval).
August 17, 2001	December 27, 2001	Sections III.H, IV.E, and V.A.2(l) of Iowa's April 1999 Revegetation Success Standards and Statistically Valid Sampling Techniques.
June 14, 2002	November 6, 2002	IAC 27-40.71(207).
February 24, 2004	June 1, 2004	IAC 27—40.1(1), 40.1(4); 40.3(207); 40.4(207), 40.4(2), 40.4(3), 40.4(9), 40.4(11); 40.5(207); 40.6(207), 40.6(2); 40.7(207); 40.11(207); 40.12(207); 40.13(207); 40.21(207), 40.21(4) through 40.21(6); 40.22(207), 40.22(2); 40.23(207); 40.30(207), 40.30(1), 40.30(4); 40.31(207), 40.31(1) through 40.31(9), 40.31(12) through 40.31(15); 40.32(207), 40.32(1), 40.32(2), 40.32(4); 40.33(207); 40.34(207), 40.34(2), 40.34(3); 40.35(207), 40.35(3); 40.36(207); 40.37(207), 40.37(4); 40.38(207), 40.38(2), 40.38(3); 40.39(207); 40.41(207); 40.51(207); 40.61(207), 40.61(4); 40.62(207); 40.63(207), 40.63(6), 40.63(9); 40.64(207), 40.64(4), 40.64(6); 49.65(207); 40.66(207); 40.67(207); 40.71(207); 40.73(2)g, 40.73(4)d; 40.74(207), 40.74(9); 40.75(207), 40.75(2); 40.81(207); 40.82(207); 40.92(8).
December 27, 2004	May 3, 2005	Section III.F and Section IV.A and G of Iowa's April 1999 Revegetation Success Standards and Statistically Valid Sampling Techniques.
August 19, 2005	January 31, 2006	IAC 27C40.41(3) and 40.41(4).
August 25, 2011	May 2, 2012	Sections: IAC 27-40.1(17A, 207)(1); 40.3(207); 40.4(207); 40.5(207); 40.6(207); 40.7(207); 40.11(207); 40.12(207); 40.13(207); 40.21(207)(3) and (7); 40.22(207)(1); 40.23(207); 40.30(207); 40.31(207) (9), (10), and (11); 40.32(207)(7); 40.33(207); 40.34(207); 40.35(207); 40.36(207)(2); 40.37(207); 40.38(207)(6); 40.39(207)(2) and (3); 40.41(207); 40.51(207); 40.61(207); 40.62(207); 40.63(207); 40.64(207); 40.65(207); 40.66(207); 40.67(207); 40.71(207); 40.74(207); 40.75(207); 40.81(207); 40.82(207); 40.91(17A, 207); 40.92(17A, 207)(8); 40.93(17A, 207); 40.94(17A, 207); 40.95(17A, 207); 40.96(17A, 207); 40.97(17A, 207); 40.98(17A, 207); and 40.99(17A, 207).

§ 915.16 Required program amendments. [Reserved]

§ 915.20 Approval of Iowa abandoned mine land reclamation plan.

The Secretary approved the Iowa abandoned mine land reclamation plan, as submitted on December 17, 1982, effective March 28, 1983. Copies of the approved plan are available at:

(a) Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Division of Soil Conservation, Henry A. Wallace Building, E. 9th and Grand Streets, Des Moines, IA 50319.

(b) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Mid-Continent Regional Coordinating Center, Alton Federal Building, 501 Belle Street, Alton, IL 62002.

§ 915.25 Approval of Iowa 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, and the State citations or a brief description of each amendment. The amendments in this table are listed in the order of the date of final publication in the Federal Register.

Original amendment submission date	Date of final publication	Citation/description
June 14, 2002	December 5, 2002	Emergency response reclamation program; AMLR Plan sections I. through IV., V.B. and C.; Iowa Code (IC) 207.21 subsection 2.a.(2) through 2.b. and subsection 3.d.; 207.23; and 207.29.