§746.13. Decision document and recommendation on mining plan.
30 C.F.R. § 746.13
OSM shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a decision document recommending approval, disapproval or conditional approval of the mining plan to the Secretary. The recommendation shall be based, at a minimum, upon:
The permit application package, including the resource recovery and protection plan;
Information prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.;
Documentation assuring compliance with the applicable requirements of other Federal laws, regulations and executive orders other than the Act;
Comments and recommendations or concurrence of other Federal agencies, as applicable, and the public;
The findings and recommendations of the Bureau of Land Management with respect to the resource recovery and protection plan and other requirements of the lease and the Mineral Leasing Act;
The findings and recommendations of the regulatory authority with respect to the permit application and the State program; and
The findings and recommendations of OSM with respect to the additional requirements of this subchapter.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq. and 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.
Source
Source: 48 FR 6941, Feb. 16, 1983, unless otherwise noted.