The following is a list of the dates amendments were submitted to OSM, the dates when the Director's decision approving all, or portions of these amendments, were published in the Federal Register and the State citations or a brief description of each amendment. The amendments in this table are listed in order of the date of final publication in the Federal Register.

Open Table
Original amendment submission date Date of final publication Citation/description
January 28, 1982 July 21, 1982 Virginia's revised policy statement granting authority to field inspectors to issue cessation orders for imminent danger or harm.
July 9, 1982 August 19, 1982 VA Code §33.1-246.1; V816.150, V817.150.
July 8, 1982 September 21, 1982 VA Code §§45.1-270.1 through .7; V808.15, V809, reference changes to remainder of Subchapter VJ.
August 13, 1982 December 13, 1982 VA Code §45.1-235(C); conditions (a) through (j), (l) through (p), (s).
September 30, 1982 January 18, 1983 §V809.
December 20, 1982 February 28, 1983 §V809.11.
March 22, 1983 April 21, 1983, June 6 and 20, 1983 VA Code §§45.1-234, 240 , 249, 251.
July 9, 1982 April 22, 1983 Chapter 23 of Title 45.
May 20, 1983 December 27, 1983 VA Code §§45.1-270.2 through .4; Part V809.
July 27, 1983 March 16, 1984 Coal haul road policy.
February 10, 1984 May 8, 1984 §V786.19(o).
April 11, 1984 August 2, 1984 Subchapter VM Part V850—Blaster certification program; §§V816/817.61(c); Chapter 230 of the 1984 Acts of Assembly; and all other items.
June 13, 1984 August 31, 1984 Chapter 590 of the 1984 Acts of Assembly to revise various Sections of Title 45.
February 20, 1985 May 8, 1985 VA Code §§45.1-244, 369.1.
May 1985 August 15, 1985 VA Code §§45.1-364, 364.1.
September 4, 1985 November 18, 1985 V700.5—definitions of “coal preparation or coal processing,” “coal preparation plant”.
November 8, 1985 November 25, 1986 VR 480-03-19: 700 through 850; techniques for measuring revegetation success; applications for a permit revision.
March 20, 1987 July 17, 1987 VR 480-03-19: 784.20(f)(2); 817.121(c)(2).
January 16, 1987 August 17, 1987 VR 480-03-19.801.13(a)(2), .17(a).
June 15, 1987, July 2, 1987 December 31, 1987 VA Code §§45.1-270.3:1, .4, .5:1, .6B; VR 480-03-19.801.12(a).
September 1, 1987 March 7, 1988 VR 480-13-19.789.1(e); measurement techniques for determining ground cover on small areas; sampling techniques for measuring productivity of grazing land, pasture land, and crop land; VR 480-03-19: .843.15, .845.17(b), .18(b)(1).
September 10, 1987 June 16, 1988 VR 480-03-19: 700.5 defining “abatement plan,” “actual improvement,” “baseline pollution load,” “best professional judgment,” “best technology,” “pollution abatement area;” 785.19; 825.
June 30, 1989 December 1, 1989 VR 480-03-19: 700.11; 764.15, 773.15; 779.19, .20; 780.14, .16; 783.19, .20; 784.20, .21; 785.14; 801.17; 816.97; 817.97; 840.11; 846, .2, .12; 846.14, .17, .18.
July 5, 1989 February 2, 1990 VA Code §§45.1-270.2, .3.
April 6, 1988 February 5, 1990 VR 480-03-19: 700.5; 772.12(b)(8)(iv); 773.12, .15(c)(11), (12); 779.12(b), .24(j); .780.31; 783.12(b), .24(j); 784.17; 785.13(b)(2), .14(c)(1), .16(a)(1); 800.52; 816/817.116(b)(3)(v)(C); 842.15(d); 843.12(j), .13(f); revegetation success standard.
August 31, 1990 December 7, 1990 VA Code §45.1-270.4:1.
September 12, 1990 December 26, 1990 VR 480-03-19: 784.20; 817.121.
June 29, 1990 January 4, 1991 VR 480-03-19: 700.5; 773.15, .17, .20, .21; 778.13, .14; 843.11, .13.
April 5, 1991, May 1, 1991 August 5, 1991 VR 480-03-19: 801.11(a), .12(a), (b), (g), .14(a) through (d), .15(a); VA Code §§45.1-261.1, 270.3, .3:1, .4, .4:1.
October 1, 1990 July 7, 1992 VR 480-03-19: 700.5 definitions—“Road,” “Support Facilities,” .11(a), (4), (d); 701.11(a) through (c); 702.5 defining Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals, .11 through .18; 772.11(a), (b)(3), .12(a), (b)(3), (d), .14(a), (b); 773.11(a); 780.25(c), .37(a) through (e), .38; 784.16(c), .24(a) through (e), .30; 785.17(e)(5), .21(a); 800.60(b); 815.2, .15(b); 816.46(c)(2), .49(a)(1), (3)(i), (5), (8), (9), (b)(7), (c)(2), .84(b)(2), (f), .116(b)(3)(i), (ii), (iv)(C), (c)(2), .150(a) through .150(e), (f)(1), .151(a)(1), (2), (c), (d)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6); 817.46(c)(2), .49(a)(1), (3)(i), (5), (8), (9), (b)(7), (c)(2), .84(b)(2), (f), .116(b)(3)(i), (ii), (iv)(C), (v)(C), (c)(2), .150(a) through (e), (f)(1), .151(a), (c), (d)(1), (2), (4), (5), (6); 823.11(b), .12(c)(2), .14(d); 827.1; 843.11(a)(2).
May 6, 1993 September 24, 1993 VA Code §§45.1-243, -258.
October 22, 1993 September 27, 1994 VR 480-03-19.816/817: .49(a)(3)(ii), .116(b)(3)(v)(A), (c)(3), .151(b), .152.
October 31, 1994 August 8, 1995 VR 480-03-19.816/817.102(e)(1), (2).
October 13, 1995 May 29, 1996 VR 480-03-19.816.102(e), .817.102(e).
April 17, 1996 August 19, 1996 VA Code §45.1-243B; VR 480-03-19.784.14(g); 817.41(i)(3), (i)(3)(i), (ii).
May 28, 1996 September 4, 1996 VA 480-03-19.700.5 concerning definitions of “Lands eligible for remining,” “Unanticipated event or condition;” 773.15(b)(4), (c)(14); 785.25; 816/817.116(c)(2)(i), (ii).
May 21, 1996 September 17, 1997, and November 12, 1997 VA Code §§480-03-19.700.5; 784.14, 20; 817.41, 121.
December 1, 1997 June 24, 1998 VA Code Sections 701.5; 779.22 [deletion], .25(k) [deletion]; 780.23, .25(a), (a)(2)(a)(3), (b), (c)(3), (f), 35(b); 783.25(k) [deletion]; 784.15, .16(a), (a)(2), (a)(3), (b), (c)(3), (f), .23(c); 800.40(a)(3); 816.46(a)(2), (b)(3), (b)(5), (c)(2), .49(a)(1), (a)(4)(i) & (ii), (5), (6), (9), (11), (c)(2), .74(a) through (g), .81(a), (c)(3) [deletion], .89(d) [deletion], .104, .105; 817.46(a)(2), (b)(3), (b)(5), (c)(2) .49(a)(1), (a)(4)(i) & (ii), (5), (6), (9), (11), (c)(2), .74(a) through (g), .81(a), (c)(3) [deletion], .89(d) [deletion]; 840.11(f)(2) & (g)(4), (h); 843.14(a)(2); 845.17(b) through (b)(2)(ii), .18(a), (b) through (b)(3)(ii), (d)(1) & (2), .19(a) and 846.17(b)(3) [deletion] and (c).
July 31, 1997 May 3, 1999 Code of Virginia at §45.1-241(C) concerning letter of credit.
November 17, 1998 December 13, 1999 Policy clarification for implementing 4 VAC 25-130-774.13(d).
August 2, 1999 December 27, 1999 Statute: 45.1-235 C of the Code of Virginia. Regulations: 4 VAC 25-130-700.5; 795.1; 795.6(a)(2); 795.7(e)(2) [deleted], and (e)(5) [deleted]; 795.8(a) and (b); 795.9(a), (b)(1) through (b)(6); 795.10(a)(5), (b), (c) [deleted] and (d) [deleted]; 795.11(b); 795.12(a), (a)(2), (a)(3), (b) [deleted], and (c) [deleted].
November 24, 1998 February 7, 2000 Policy clarification for implementing 4 VAC 25-130-816/817.76.
June 27, 2000 November 2, 2000 4 VAC 25-130-784.20(a)(3) amended and suspended in part; 817.121(c)(4)(i) through (iv) suspended and deleted.
September 22, 2000 August 20, 2001 4 VAC 25-130-700.5 (partial approval); 800.21(a), (c)(1) (partial approval), (2) and (3), and (d).
May 16, 2003 September 10, 2003 4 VAC 25-130-777.17.
July 20, 2004 April 14, 2005 4 VAC 25-130-801.17 and 801.18.
May 9, 2005, and as amended on November 14, 2005, and December 1, 2005 January 10, 2006 4 VAC 25-130-700.12(e); 773.21(c); 775.11(b)(1) and (d); 775.13(c); 784.20(a)(3); 800.51(c)(1); 800.51(e); 816.11(a)(4) and (a)(5); 816.64(a)(4); 816.105(a) and (b); 817.11(a)(4); 817.64(d); 817.121(c)(4); 842.15(d); 843.12(j); 843.13(b); 843.13(e); 843.15(c); 843.16(e); 845.13(c)(1), (d), (e)(1), and (f); 845.15(a); 845.18(b)(1); 845.19(c); 845.19(d); and 846.14(b).
February 13, 2007 July 5, 2007 4 VAC 25-130-785.25(c)(deleted); 4 VAC 25-130-816.116 and 817.116(c)(2)(ii).
February 13, 2007 April 23, 2008 4 VAC 25-130-816.22(d)(1) and 817.22(d)(1), 4 VAC 25-130-816.43(a) and 817.43(a), 4 VAC 25-130-816.116(b) and 817.116(b).
March 12, 2007 October 18, 2007 4 VAC 25-130-842.15(d), Review of decision not to inspect or enforce.
July 17, 2008 May 29, 2012 4VAC 25-130-700.5, 4VAC25-130-761.11, 4VAC25-130-761.13, 4VAC25-130-761.16, 4VAC25-130-772.12, 4VAC 25-130-773.13, 4VAC 25-130-773.15, 4VAC 25-130-773.20(c)(3), 4VAC 25-130-773.21, 4VAC 25-130-774.12, 4VAC 25-130-774.17(a), 4VAC 25-130-778.13, 4VAC 25-130-778.14(c), 4VAC 25-130-800.52(a) and (a)(5), 4VAC 25-130-801.12(c) and (d), 4VAC 25-130-801.13, 4VAC 25-130-840.14(c)(2), 4VAC 25-130-846.2.
April 29, 2016 October 23, 2019 Amend the following sections of the Virginia Administrative Code: Section 4 VAC 25-130-773.15(a)(3). Review of Permit Applications, General; Section 4 VAC 25-130-773.15(e). Review of Permit Applications, Final compliance review.

[62 FR 9956, Mar. 5, 1997, as amended at 62 FR 60660, Nov. 12, 1997; 63 FR 34286, June 24, 1998; 64 FR 23544, May 3, 1999; 64 FR 69402, Dec. 13, 1999; 64 FR 72280, Dec. 27, 1999; 65 FR 5784, Feb. 7, 2000; 65 FR 65782, Nov. 2, 2000; 66 FR 43483, Aug. 20, 2001; 68 FR 53294, Sept. 10, 2003; 70 FR 19702, Apr. 14, 2005; 71 FR 1494, Jan. 10, 2006; 72 FR 36598, July 5, 2007; 72 FR 59012, Oct. 18, 2007; 73 FR 21823, Apr. 23, 2008; 77 FR 31492, May 29, 2012; 84 FR 56698, Oct. 23, 2019]


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