OSM seeks public comment on a proposed amendment to Indiana's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning ownership/control provisions and other miscellaneous adjustments.

OSM established July 14, 2011, as the effective date of an interim rule for West Virginia's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning permit fees and bonding rates.

OSM proposed to approve amendments to Texas' regulatory program under SMCRA concerning reclamation activities. 

OSM proposed to approve an amendment to Kentucky's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning bond requirements.

OSM seeks public comment on a proposed amendment to Wyoming's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning noncoal mine waste, valid existing rights, and individual civil penalties.

OSM seeks public comment on a proposed amendment to Colorado's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning valid existing rights, ownership and control, and other regulatory issues.

OSM approved, on an interim basis, an amendment to West Virginia's SMCRA program concerning permit fees and bonding rates.

OSM gave partial approval to an amendment to Wyoming's regulatory program under SMCRA concerning vegetation requirements and performance standards.

United States v. Lookout Mountain Mining & Milling Co., No. 11-0029 (D. Idaho Jan. 25, 2011). Settling CERCLA defendants responsible for violations at the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund site in northern Idaho must assign their interest in insurance policies to a trust and must pay 2% of net smelter returns from future activities.

United States v. Blue Tee Corp., No. 5:11-civ-04004 (D. Kan. Jan. 14, 2011). A settling CERCLA defendant responsible for violations at three smelting facilities in Kansas must pay trustees a total of $180,298.27 in past assessment costs, future restoration planning costs, and operation and maintenance costs and must arrange for the purchase and transfer of a specified 80-acre parcel of property to offset injured, lost, and destroyed natural resources.