ELR Citation: ELR 20684
No(s). 87-01814 (D.C. Cir. Mar 22, 1991)

The court holds that the Department of the Interior's (DOI's) regulations governing subsidence under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) are reasonable and not arbitrary or capricious. The court holds that SMCRA §516(b)(1) requires the operator of a surface mine to: adopt measure...