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COALEX Research Reports are the products of research and analysis conducted on specific issues relating to the regulation of Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. The research is conducted in response to requests for information from State Regulatory Authorities, under a cooperative agreement between the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) and the Interstate Mining Compact Commission (IMCC).

COALEX refers to the Library of Surface Mining Materials maintained by OSM in LEXIS-NEXIS and is a major source for the research.

Each Report includes a list of resources which were sent as attachments to the individual who requested the research. To obtain a copy of the attachments or to obtain any additional information, contact Joyce Zweben Scall by phone at 202-686-9138 or by email at JZScall@aol.com.

We have begun to add the Federal Register Final Rules Index cites to our website. This Index is a list of Federal Register cites of Final Rules relating to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s regulation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977’s requirements. The Index covers Federal Register document cites published beginning with the first surface mining documents published in August 1977 and is in PDF format by year. If you are interested in one of these documents that have not yet been published, contact Debbie McGinnis, OSM Librarian at DMcGinnis@osmre.gov or telephone 303-293–5073 or Joyce Scall at jzscall@aol.com or telephone 202-686-9138.

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INDEX OF COALEX RESEARCH REPORTS

COALEX Report No.	COALEX Report Topic
1	INDIAN BURIAL GROUNDS; ARCHAEOLOGY
2	PENALTY ASSESSMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
3	PERFORMANCE BONDS AND OUTSTANDING CIVIL PENALTIES
4	CORPORATE OFFICER LIABILITY
5	BOND FORFEITURE
6	COURT OPINION
7	HYDROLOGIC AND GEOLOGIC PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS
8	DELAYS IN RECLAMATION AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED BY KENTUCKY
9	INDIAN LANDS
10	WATER QUALITY AND CONTROL POLICY
11	P.L. 95-87, SEC. 521(a)(3) - 90-DAY ABATEMENT PERIOD
12	$750/DAY CIVIL PENALTY
13	VALID EXISTING RIGHTS (VER)
14	SELF-BONDING
15	REPROCESSING OF ABANDONED COAL REFUSE PILES AND COAL SILT DAMS ON ABANDONED MINE LANDS (AML)
16	APPROXIMATE ORIGINAL CONTOUR (AOC)
17	PERMIT AND ACREAGE FEES
18	30 CFR SECS. 816, 817, 771 AND 775
19	INTERPRETATION OF "IN ACCORDANCE WITH" AND "CONSISTENT WITH"
20	(1) INTERVENTION/HEARINGS AND APPEALS; (2) INTEREST RATE OF CIVIL PENALTY REIMBURSEMENT
21	DEFINITION OF OPERATOR/PERMIT
22	DREDGING OPERATIONS
23	SUBSIDENCE REGULATIONS
24	16 2/3 EXEMPTION
25	PLANNED SUBSIDENCE
26	TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES/SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS/BRIDGES & STRUCTURES/ AML ELIGIBILITY
27	ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION FOR COLLECTION
28	RECLAMATION OF PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED AREAS
29	CASE INQUIRY
30	LOADING FACILITY/SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS
31	OPERATOR CERTIFICATION FOR UNDERGROUND MINING; BONDING COSTS; STATE CIVIL PENALTY DATA; and NOV VARIANCE
32	BOND FORFEITURE [Addendum to COALEX STATE INQUIRY REPORT No. 5]
33	ABANDONED MINE LANDS FUND (AML FUND)
34	INCIDENTAL BOUNDARY REVISION
35	WATER RIGHTS AND REPLACEMENT
36	AML FUND/STATES 50% ALLOCATION
37	ALTERNATIVE BONDING PROGRAMS
38	ELIMINATION OF HIGHWALLS
39	WATER REPLACEMENT, BOND RELEASE
40	CESSATION ORDERS, 30 CFR SEC. 843.11(e)
41	SECTION 510(C): OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY
42	PATTERN OF VIOLATIONS
43	CIVIL PENALTY SYSTEMS
44	STATES' "BOND POOL" SYSTEM AND COAL EXPLORATION REQUIREMENTS
45	TOPSOIL SUBSTITUTES
46	ACCESS AND HAUL ROADS
47	16 2/3 EXEMPTION
48	ACCESS AND HAUL ROADS
49	PERMIT AND ACREAGE FEES
50	BOND RELEASE [Addendum to COALEX STATE INQUIRY No. 39]
51	PRIME FARMLANDS REGULATIONS
52	ABANDONED MINE LANDS/HEAVY EQUIPMENT
53	REVEGETATION REQUIREMENTS
54	(Report never completed)
55	PERMIT DENIAL FOR OUTSTANDING FINES AND BOND FORFEITURES
56	APPROXIMATE ORIGINAL CONTOUR (AOC)
57	STATE REGULATORY PROGRAM: "APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS"
58	REVEGETATION REQUIREMENTS [Addendum to REPORT No. 53]
59	COAL SEVERANCE TAX
60	CESSATION ORDER (CO)
61	60% BOND RELEASE REQUIREMENTS
62	SMALL OPERATOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SOAP)
63	POSTMINING LAND USES
64	BLASTER CERTIFICATION
65	SUBSIDENCE REGULATION--EXTRACTION PERCENTAGES
66	JUDICIAL REVIEW
67	MINE SUBSIDENCE INSURANCE
68	"SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS"
69	REGULATION OF COAL PROCESSING PLANTS
70	MIDTERM PERMIT REVIEW
71	AML DISCRETIONARY FUND
72	OCCUPIED DWELLINGS
73	IMPOUNDMENT BANKS
74	CIVIL PENALTY/RECLAMATION REQUIREMENTS
75	NOTICES OF VIOLATION (NOV) ISSUED BY OSM
76	EXPLORATION PERMIT TERMS
77	DEFINITION OF "PATTEN OF VIOLATIONS"
78	COAL EXPLORATION: DRILLING
79	OVERLAPPING MSHA/SMCRA IMPOUNDMENTS
80	DEFINITION OF "APPROXIMATE ORIGINAL CONTOUR (AOC)"
81	COAL EXPLORATION
82	ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD) ARTICLES
83	SMALL DEPRESSIONS
84	ABANDONED MINE LANDS FUNDING ELIGIBILITY
85	LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF SMCRA SEC. 522(a)(3)(A) and (B)
86	DEFINITION OF "OFFSITE"
87	LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF SMCRA SECTION 519(c)
88	PRE-EXISTING STRUCTURES
89	REQUIREMENTS OF SMCRA SEC. 522(a)(4)(B)
90	DAMAGE FROM PREVIOUS MINING
91	CONTINUALLY CREATED VALID EXISTING RIGHTS (VER)
92	SMALL AREA EXEMPTIONS
93	WATER RIGHTS AND REPLACEMENT
94	STATE ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
95	COAL EXPLORATION NOTICES: LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
96	MINE SUBSIDENCE INSURANCE [Addendum to STATE INQUIRY REPORT No. 67]
97	DEFINITION OF "PERENNIAL STREAM"
98	DEFINITION OF "REASONABLY AVAILABLE SPOIL"
99	BURDEN OF PROOF - SHOW CAUSE ORDERS
100	RECLAMATION RESPONSIBILITY
101	PERMIT INFORMATION RE. THE RIGHT TO SUBSIDE
102	FORFEITURE OF RECLAMATION BONDS; LIABILITY PERIOD
103	30 CFR 816.95 OR STABILIZATION OF SURFACE AREAS
104	INDIANA ALJ AND IBLA DECISIONS
105	BOND FORFEITURE-RELATIONSHIP OF BOND TO PERMITTED AREA
106	CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE 300 FOOT WAIVER REQUIREMENTS
107	EFFLUENT LIMITATION REQUIREMENTS
108	BANKRUPT SURETY COMPANY
109	DURATION OF MINING PERMITS FOR NON-FUEL MINES
110	EXTENSION OF THE 90-DAY ABATEMENT PERIOD FOR "GOOD CAUSE SHOWN"
111	TERMINATION OF JURISDICTION; WETLAND TREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD); and ACID MINE DRAINAGE OFF THE PERMIT AREA
112	REVEGETATION: TIMING
113	DEFINITIONS OF "SOIL" AND "MINERAL"
114	SURVIVAL OF CIVIL PENALTIES
115	EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENT-FINANCED CONSTRUCTION
116	SUBSIDENCE: AN OVERSIGHT OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
117	HIGHWALL ELIMINATION: REGULATIONS OF INDIANA, TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA, WYOMING, MONTANA; and CONTEMPOANEOUS RECLAMATION: REGULATIONS OF INDIANA, TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA, WYOMING, MONTANA
118	MAJOR/MINOR PERMIT REVISIONS
119	BONDING - LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
120	ATTORNEYS' FEES
121	COAL FINES
122	PERMITTING: A. PERMIT APPLICATION APPROVAL PROCESS; and IMPACTS ON AREAS OUTSIDE THE PERMIT BOUNDARY
123	PREPAYMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES
124	BONDING PROGRAMS
125	REVEGETATION
126	FLY ASH DISPOSAL
127	SEALING EXPLORATORY DRILLED HOLES; and SEALING DRILLED HOLES IN ACTIVE PERMIT AREAS
128	USE OF AML FUNDS TO RESTORE PUBLIC FACILITIES "ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY COAL MINING PRACTICES"
129	LANDFILL AS A POSTMINING LAND USE
130	SET-OFF OF CIVIL PENALTIES FROM BOND PROCEEDS
131	INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY OF CORPORATE OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR AGENT
132	INSPECTION OF BLAST RECORDS
133	EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENT-FINANCED CONSTRUCTION
134	16 2/3 EXEMPTION (UPDATE OF PRIOR REPORTS)
135	DEFINITION OF "MINE STABILITY"
136	DEFINITION OF "IN CONNECTION WITH" UNDER "SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS"
137	UPDATED INFORMATION ON BOND RATES
138	HISTORY OF THE TWO-ACRE EXEMPTION
139	VALID EXISTING RIGHTS (VER)
140	STATE SURFACE COAL MINE REGULATIONS PRE-SMCRA
141	REDUCTION OF THE MANDATORY CIVIL PENALTY
142	FISH AND WILDLIFE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
143	IMPOUNDMENTS
144	THIRD PARTY INTERFERENCE PREVENTING PHASE 3 BOND RELEASE
145	STATUS OF REMINING BILLS
146	SURETY'S RIGHT TO A HEARING IN BOND FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS
147	PERMIT, ACREAGE AND INSPECTION FEES [Update of REPORT No. 17 (1984)]
148	CONTRACTOR LIABILITY FOR VIOLATIONS; OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF OPERATIONS
149	HAUL ROADS AND VALID EXISTING RIGHTS
150	BONDING FOR LONG-TERM FACILITIES
151	SUBSIDENCE: AN OVERSIGHT OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES [Update of REPORT Nos. 101 & 116]
152	CHALLENGES TO CUMULATIVE HYDROLOGIC IMPACT ASSESSMENTS (CHIAs)
153	90-DAY ABATEMENT PERIOD: SETTING A "REASONABLE TIME" FOR ABATEMENT
154	STATE PERMITTING ON FEDERAL LANDS
155	LANDS UNSUITABLE FOR MINING AND VALID EXISTING RIGHTS (VER) IN A SEVERED MINERAL SITUATION
156	LANDS UNSUITABLE FOR MINING: DEFINITION OF "RENEWABLE RESOURCE" and "FRAGILE OR HISTORIC LANDS" [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 85, 35, 39 & 93]
157	DEFINITION OF "ADJACENT TO" UNDER "SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS"
158	CITIZENS' SUITS: THE 60-DAY LETTER
159	REVIEW OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS; SUBSIDENCE [Includes REPORT Nos. 101, 122, 135 & 151]
160	REMINING ABOVE AN ABANDONED MINE SITE
161	LANDS UNSUITABLE FOR MINING: DEFINITION OF "NATURAL HAZARD LANDS" [Incorporates part of COALEX REPORT No. 156 and includes all of REPORT No. 85]
162	BOND FORFEITURE: RENUMBERED BOND
163	ATTORNEYS' FEES
164	RIGHT OF ENTRY INFORMATION IN PERMIT APPLICATIONS
165	PERMIT REVISIONS; INCIDENTAL BOUNDARY REVISIONS
166	PERMITTING OF WETLANDS: PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFYING THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
167	AUGER MINING: DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BACKFILLING AND GRADING
168	CONFIDENTIALITY OF COAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION IN PERMIT APPLICATIONS
169	OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL; APPLICANT VIOLATOR SYSTEM
170	DISPOSAL OF COAL PROCESSING WASTE
171	PERMIT RENEWALS: NOTIFICATION OF SURETIES; LIABILITIES OF SURETIES and OBTAINING DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS AGAINST COAL MINING COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS
172	IN ABILITY TO COMPLY (30 CFR 843.18) [Includes COALEX STATE INQUIRY REPORT No. 141]
173	COAL REMOVAL INCIDENT TO PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos.115 & 133]
174	AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING SURFACE MINING AND NPDES PERMITS
175	400 YEAR PRECIPITATION EVENT: LIABILITIES AND REMEDIES FOR OFF-SITE DAMAGE
176	SUBSTITUTING ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS FOR TOPSOIL
177	SUBSIDENCE CONTROL: 6 MONTH NOTICE
178	PERMITTING OF A TEMPORARY PUBLIC ROAD
179	INSPECTABLE UNITS LIST (IUL)
180	ATTORNEYS' FEES IN NON-ENFORCEMENT, NON-ADVERSARIAL PROCEEDINGS [Includes REPORT No. 120; updates REPORT Nos. 120 & 163]
181	CURRENT LIABILITY FOR ACID MINE DRAINAGE UNDER A PRE-SMCRA PERMIT
182	DEFINITION OF "SOIL" AND "MINERAL" [Update of COALEX REPORT No. 113]
183	UNWARRANTED FAILURE TO COMPLY: DEFINITION OF "INDIFFERENCE", "LACK OF DILIGENCE" and "LACK OF REASONABLE CARE" [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 141 & 172]
184	USE OF LETTERS OF CREDIT AS RECLAMATION BONDS
185	SELF-BONDING
186	SUBSIDENCE INSURANCE
187	REVEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS FOR PHASE III BOND RELEASE
188	ABANDONED MINE LAND (AML) RECLAMATION; EXCESS SPOIL DISPOSAL [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 28 & 176]
189	SUBSIDENCE AND PUBLIC LAND USE; TAKINGS
190	VARIANCE FROM AOC FOR PARTIAL MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL
191	IS FILL DIRT CONSIDERED A "MINERAL" FOR REGULATORY PURPOSES? [Includes STATE INQUIRY REPORT Nos. 134, 47, 24, 113 & 182]
192	ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD)
193	FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SEDIMENTATION PONDS (SILTATION STRUCTURES)
194	PERMITTING OF UTILITY LINES
195	REFORMATION OF BOND
196	TRANSFER OF A PERMIT
197	NPDES PERMITS: STATE SET WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
198	DEFINITION OF "PUBLIC FACILITIES"; STATUS OF UNDERGROUND PIPELINES WITHIN SMCRA
199	INCREASING BOND FOR OPERATOR IN BANKRUPTCY (EXCEPTION FROM AUTOMATIC STAY PROVISIONS OF SECTION 362 OF BANKRUPTCY CODE)
200	PHC/CHIA DATA COLLECTION ON PUBLIC ROADS [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 152 & 178]
201	LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PHRASE "OWNED OR CONTROLLED" [SMCRA 510(C)]
202	OFFSITE DISPOSAL OF EXCESS SPOIL
203	WATER SUPPLY REPLACEMENT FOR UNDERGROUND MINING [Includes COALEX STATE INQUIRY REPORT Nos. 35 & 93]
204	LENGTH OF TIME FOR PERMIT APPROVAL
205	PERMITTING OF RAILROAD SIDINGS AND SPUR LINES
206	LIABILITY PERIOD FOR ALTERNATE POSTMINING LAND USE
207	ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES
208	EXTENSION OF CONDITIONS ON FEDERAL COAL LEASE TO STATE'S PERMIT OF PRIVATELY-OWNED SURFACE [Includes COALEX REPORT No. 154]
209	REPLACEMENT OF TOPSOIL; PERMIT REQUIREMENTS "MORE STRINGENT THAN" THE REGULATIONS
210	DEFINITION OF OR TEST FOR "VALID EXISTING RIGHTS (VER)"; 2. SUBSIDENCE: COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGED STRUCTURES AND WATER SUPPLY
211	BUFFER ZONE FOR CEMETERIES
212	DISCRETION TO WAIVE CIVIL PENALTIES
213	LANDS UNSUITABLE; VALID EXISTING RIGHTS; TAKINGS [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 139, 155, 156 & 189)
214	DEFINITION OF "TIMING AND FREQUENCY OF BLASTS"
215	WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS
216	UTAH RULES ON PERMIT TRANSFERS
217	SMCRA-RELATED AMENDMENTS TO HR 776, THE NATIONAL ENERGY BILL (5/92)
218	ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
219	DEFINITION OF IMPOUNDMENT [Includes COALEX REPORT No. 143]
220	PETITIONS FOR COSTS, EXPENSES AND ATTORNEY'S FEES
221	NPDES PROCESSING FEES FOR SURFACE COAL MINES
222	PERMIT REVISIONS AND MIDTERM PERMIT REVIEWS
223	ORGANIZATION OF TITLE IV AND TITLE V REGULATORY AGENCIES
224	DEFINITION OF "OPERATOR" AND "PERMITTEE"
225	SMCRA, SUBSIDENCE AND ABATEMENT OF A PUBLIC NUISANCE
226	EFFLUENT LIMITATION REQUIREMENTS AND DAMAGE FROM PREVIOUS MINING [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 90 & 107]
227	CITIZENS' REQUEST FOR FEDERAL INSPECTION: LIABILITY FOR INJURY
228	INCIDENTAL BOUNDARY REVISIONS AND INSIGNIFICANT PERMIT REVISIONS
229	ATTORNEYS' FEES; II. DEFINITION OF "IN CONNECTION WITH"
230	DEFINITION OF "NO CONTINUING RECLAMATION RESPONSIBILITY"
231	OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL: "RELATED PARTIES" [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 131 & 148]
232	DEFINITION OF "OPERATOR" [Continuation of REPORT No. 224]
233	SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT FOR INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION; LIABILITY FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES
234	PROPER SERVICE
235	DEFINITION OF "MATERIAL DAMAGE" RE: HYDROLOGIC BALANCE OUTSIDE THE PERMIT AREA
236	PATTERN OF VIOLATIONS
237	FUGITIVE DUST EMISSION REGULATIONS
238	PERMIT AND ACREAGE FEES [Updates REPORT Nos. 147 & 17]
239	HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGIC RESOURCES
240	PROTECTION OF MINERAL RESOURCES: LOCAL ZONING ORDINANCES
241	REPLACEMENT OF WATER SUPPLY - PAYMENT OF ONGOING COSTS
242	TEN DAY NOTICES: DEFINITION OF "ABUSE OF DISCRETION"
243	LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE
244	REGULATION OF SAND AND GRAVEL MINING
245	REGULATION OF ASH DISPOSAL
246	PRIME FARMLAND CONVERSION
247	COAL SEVERANCE TAX [Includes REPORT No. 59]
248	INTERPRETATION OF "FIRST NORMAL PERIOD FOR FAVORABLE PLANTING"
249	INITIATION OF OPERATIONS
250	VER: RIGHTS-OF-WAY OR EASEMENTS FOR RAILROADS [Updates COALEX REPORT No. 149]
251	BOND FORFEITURE: INSUFFICIENT FUNDS FOR RECLAMATION
252	NOTICES OF VIOLATION (NOVs)
253	GRAZING VIOLATIONS [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 183, 172 & 141]
254	STATE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS ON CONTEMPORANEOUS RECLAMATION and TIME AND DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR BACKFILLING AND GRADING
255	DEFINITION OF "ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY PUBLICLY OWNED PARK"; PROHIBITION AGAINST MINING WITHIN 300 FEET OF A PUBLIC PARK
256	APPLICATION OF COAL MINE WASTE REGULATIONS IN BACKFILL OPERATIONS
257	BOND RELEASE: PRESENCE OF AMD SEEP
258	CITIZEN SUIT PROVISIONS: STANDING TO SUE
259	STATE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMISSIONS AS MULTIPLE INTEREST BOARDS; DEFINITION OF "EMPLOYEE"
260	DISPOSAL OF EXCESS SPOIL: DRAINAGE CONTROLS FOR DURABLE ROCK AND VALLEY FILLS
261	SIGNATURES ON THE 300 FOOT WAIVER
262	NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF "OTHER MINERALS"
263	BOND RELEASE/BOND FORFEITURE
264	MINING WITHIN 300 FEET OF A PUBLIC BUILDING
265	733 PROCEDURES
266	ATTORNEYS' FEES [Updates REPORT Nos. 120, 163, 180 & 220]
267	ALTERNATIVE TO TOPSOIL
268	IMPROVIDENTLY ISSUED PERMIT
269	SURETY AS "PERMITTEE" OR "OPERATOR"
270	DEFINITION OF "A LOADED HOLE"
271	REVEGETATION PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS
272	ALLUVIAL VALLEY FLOORS (AVF): DEFINITION OF "NOT SIGNIFICANT TO FARMING" or "NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT ON FARM'S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION"
273	TEMPORARY CESSATION OF OPERATIONS
274	PERMITTING OF THE "SHADOW AREA"
275	REVOCATION OF PERMIT AS A RESULT OF ADMINISTRATIVE ERRORS
276	DEFINITION OF: "CURRENT, PRUDENT ENGINEERING PRACTICES"
277	DEFINITION OF "IN SITU PROCESSES"
278	AVAILABILITY OF PERMIT, INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT RECORDS
279	OPERATOR/PERMITTEE LIABILITY FOR FEES; OWNERSHIP & CONTROL/APPLICANT VIOLATOR SYSTEM (AVS)
280	RESCISSION PROCEDURES FOR IMPROVIDENTLY ISSUED PERMITS
281	ELIGIBILITY FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES
282	DEFINITION OF "DAMAGE" IN PHRASE: "PROTECT OFFSITE AREAS FROM SLIDES AND DAMAGE"
283	TRANSFERABILITY OF VALID EXISTING RIGHTS (VER)
284	CHANGES IN APPROVED DRAINAGE DESIGN
285	ROOT MATERIAL IN TOPSOIL
286	BOND RELEASE ON INTERIM PERMIT SITES; CONTROLLING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS [Includes COALEX REPORT No. 181]
287	EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENT-FINANCED CONSTRUCTION [Updates COALEX REPORT Nos. 115, 133 & 262]
288	RIGHT OF ENTRY ON NAVIGABLE WATERWAY
289	MINE RISK ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE MINE INSPECTION FREQUENCY
290	DEFINITION OF "HIGHER AND BETTER USE"
291	SURFACE AND GROUND WATER MONITORING
292	HIGHWALL ELIMINATION & AOC: "BLENDING IN"
293	MOVING EQUIPMENT OFF PERMIT AREA [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 136 & 157]
294	CYANIDATION; CHEMICAL LEACHING
295	"BURDEN OF PROOF" REQUIREMENTS AT DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
296	LANDOWNER REFUSING RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR RECLAMATION [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 141 & 172]
297	FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT
298	775.11(B) HEARING WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PERMIT DENIAL & DECISION WITHIN 30 DAYS OF HEARING
299	MATERIAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AS A RESULT OF SUBSIDENCE
300	DENIAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
301	LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF 1989-90 AML LEGISLATION
302	SURFACE EFFECTS OF UNDERGROUND NON-COAL MINE
303	RETIREMENT OF PARTNER FROM CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP; COAL REMOVAL INCIDENT TO PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 173 & 262]
304	FEDERAL INSPECTIONS - DEFINITION OF "ARBITRARY, CAPRICIOUS OR AN ABUSE OF DISCRETION" UNDER 30 CFR 842.11(b)(1)(ii)(B)(2)
305	"SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC LOSS" OR "CONDITIONS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE PERMITTEE" AS REASONS FOR EXTENDING THE INITIATION OF OPERATIONS
306	PROCEDURES FOR FORFEITURE OF SURETY BONDS
307	DEFINITION OF "OCCUPIED DWELLING"; ADJUDICATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS [Includes COALEX REPORT Nos. 72 & 288]
308	"IN CONNECTION WITH" Continuation of COALEX REPORT No. 293]
309	IMPOSITION OF INDIVIDUAL CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CORPORATE VIOLATIONS [Update of COALEX REPORT No. 131]
310	POSTMINING LAND USE CHANGE - SURFACE MINING
311	WATER RIGHTS AND REPLACEMENT UPDATE
312	IS A BANKRUPTCY TRUSTEE CONSIDERED AN "OWNER OR OPERATOR"?
313	LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF SURFACE MINING REGULATION
314	REGULATION OF NON-COAL ON FEDERAL LANDS
315	SMALL OPERATOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SOAP)
316	COAL REFUSE DISPOSAL IN VALLEYS WITH STREAMS
317	STATE REGULATIONS WHICH ARE INCONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL SMCRA
318	GOVERNMENT IMMUNITY: STATE'S LIABILITY WHEN CLEANING UP WASTE AT AML SITES
319	MONITORING GROUND VIBRATION LIMITS
320	REGULATION OF SITES WITH OIL OR GAS OPERATIONS AND COAL MINING OPERATIONS
321	TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR SALE OF PERMIT RIGHTS
322	SETTLEMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES
323	DEFINITION OF "ALL ANTICIPATED MINING IN CUMULATIVE IMPACT AREA" [Includes COALEX REPORT No. 152]
324	SURFACE MINING PERMIT AS "PROPERTY OF THE ESTATE" OF BANKRUPT OPERATOR
325	DEFINITION OF "STRUCTURE" ON ABANDONED MINE (AML) SITES
326	PREPAYMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES [Update of COALEX REPORT No. 123]
327	OWNERSHIP & CONTROL: DEFINITION OF "CONTROLLED" [Update of COALEX REPORT No. 231, which includes REPORT Nos. 148 & 131]
328	ATTORNEYS' FEES
329	UPDATE ON 16 2/3 EXEMPTIONS, INCIDENTAL DEVELOPMENT, and DEFINITION OF "MINERAL"
330	GUIDELINES ON "BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES" FOR MINING
331	ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD) and HYDROLOGIC BALANCE [Update of REPORT No. 192]
332	VALID EXISTING RIGHTS (VER) [Update]
333	TAKINGS [Update]
334	PUBLIC NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMIT MODIFICATION
335	PREBLAST SURVEY
336	MODIFICATION OF A TERMINATED NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV)
337	APPLICABILITY OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT PROVISIONS TO SMCRA; DECISIONS RE: REPLACEMENT OF WATER SUPPLY
338	DEFINITION AND DISPOSAL OF COAL PROCESSING WASTE
339	LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF SMCRA SECTIONS 506, 507 & 510
340	10-YEAR 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION EVENTS
341	APPROXIMATE ORIGINAL CONTOUR (AOC)
342	522(a)(6) - "SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENT"
343	PERMITTING OF NONCOAL SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS
344	TRANSFERABILITY OF VER FOR HAUL ROADS
345	USE OF TAGGANTS IN EXPLOSIVES
346	DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND REPLACEMENT OF WATER SUPPLIES
347	STATE SMCRA PROGRAM AMENDMENTS RELATING TO EPA REGULATIONS
348	WHAT CONSTITUTES "RECEIPT" OF A RECORD FOR A FOIA REQUEST?
349	RIGHT OF ENTRY: INSPECTOR'S PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS
350	RESTORING THE LAND TO ITS PREMINING "CAPABILITY"