Coal Combustion Byproduct Regulations
The Office of Surface Mining is soliciting public comment before drafting new rules to regulate the use of Coal Combustion Byproducts to reclaim coal mines. CCBs are ash and sludge captured by pollution control equipment when coal is burned to create electricity.
Numerous studies, including a 2006 report by the National Research Council, have concluded that putting CCBs into coal mines is a viable way to dispose of them and to reclaim both active and abandoned mines, as long as measures are taken to protect the public and the environment. The new regulations, requested by the National Academy of Sciences, will designate these measures as enforceable federal standards.
Read more online at www.osmre.gov/news/031407.pdf
The public may submit comments until May 13, 2007 to:
rules_comments@osmre.gov
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Administrative Record, Room 252
1951 Constitution Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20240