Coal Mining Reclamation Fee Amount for 2014 [44 Pa.B. 408]
[Saturday, January 18, 2014]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the amount of the Reclamation Fee for 2014. This notice is required by 25 Pa. Code § 86.17 (relating to permit and reclamation fees). Effective January 1, 2014, the Reclamation Fee for calendar year 2014 will be $0. While the fee will not be assessed in 2014, the regulations require annual adjustments. The fee amount for subsequent years will be calculated in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 86.17. Refer to this section of the regulations for further information about the process.
This is the result of calculations presented in a report that contains a financial analysis of the revenue and expenditures from the account for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and provides projections for the 2013-2014 Fiscal Years. The report was reviewed with the Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board on October 24, 2013.
The report is available at www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/reports/20866.
For additional information, contact William S. Allen, Jr., Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Mining Programs, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 5th Floor, P. O. Box 8461, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8461, (717) 787-5103, wallen@pa.gov. Persons with a disability may contact the Department by using the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDL users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users).
E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-129. Filed for public inspection January 17, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
