REGULATORY ISSUES

• NMA Comments on MSHA's Criteria and Procedures for Proposed Assesment of Civil Penalties
• EPA's Proposed Revsions to Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard
  • NMA Comments (4/17/06)
  • Control of Course Particulate Matter Emissions in the Mining Industry: A Snapshot of Federal and State Regulations (4/17/06)
  • Comments of Gale Hoffnagle, TRC Environmental Corp. (4/17/06)
  • Comments of Jonathan Borak, Jonathan Borak & Company, Inc. (4/17/06)
• NMA Comments on EPA's Mercury Proposals PDF 2.42 MB
  Attachment: U.S. Energy Policy: Mercury MACT Discussion PDF 336 KB, (4/10/03)
  Attachment: Review and Critique of Data and Methodologies Used in EPA Proposed Utility Mercury MACT Rulemaking PDF 472 KB
• NMA Comments on OSM’s Proposed Rule on Stream Buffer Zones and OSM’s May 2003 Outreach Document PDF, (4/7/04)

REGULATORY ISSUE BRIEFS
These issue briefs present NMA's position on :

• Commitment to Continued Mercury Emission Reductions
• MSHA's Proposed Coal Mine Dust Sampling Regulations,
• Surety Bonding Crisis,
• TRI Reporting,
• New Source Review,
• Definition of "Fill" Material,
• Revisions to Section 3809 Regulations.

INFORMATION ON KEY REGULATORY ISSUES:

• Energy
• Air Quality
• Reclamation
• Land Use Information on
  • the regulation of valley fills,
  • the millsite issue,
  • and mining law.
• Health and Safety