The Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy intends to amend Virginia's coal surface mining reclamation regulations to make them consistent with federal regulations on topsoil redistribution and revegetation, to allow natural stream restoration design, and to clarify requirements. Public comments may be submitted until October 3, 2008. http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol24/iss24/v24i24.pdf pp. 3334-45.