The Alaska State program as submitted on July 23, 1982, and as amended and clarified on December 13, 1982, and January 11, 1983, is approved effective May 2, 1983. Beginning on that date, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources shall be deemed the regulatory authority in Alaska for all surface coal mining and reclamation operations and all exploration operations on non-Federal and non-Indian lands. Only surface coal mining and reclamation operations on non-Federal and non-Indian lands shall be subject to the provisions of the Alaska permanent regulatory program. Copies of the approved program are available at the following addresses:

(a) Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining and Water Management, 3601 C Street, Suite 800, Anchorage, AK 99503-5925, Telephone: (907) 762-2149.

(b) Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Western Regional Coordinating Center, Technical Library, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, Colorado 80202-5733.

[60 FR 33724, June 29, 1995, as amended at 60 FR 54593, Oct. 25, 1995]