906.16—Required program amendments.

Pursuant to 30 CFR 732.17(f)(1), Colorado is required to submit to OSM by the specified date the following written, proposed program amendment, or a description of an amendment to be proposed that meets the requirements of SMCRA and 30 CFR Chapter VII and a timetable for enactment that is consistent with Colorado's established administrative or legislative procedures.

(a) -(e) [Reserved]

(f) By September 30, 1994, Colorado shall submit an amendment to revise Rules 4.03.1(1)(e) and 4.03.2(1)(e) to clearly indicate that the variance from compliance with design criteria for roads may not be applied to Colorado's counterparts to the Federal regulations for all roads at 30 CFR 816.150 and 817.150, and primary roads at 30 CFR 816.151 (a), (c), (d), and (e), and 817.151 (a), (c), (d), and (e).

(g) [Reserved]

(h) By February 12, 1996, Colorado shall revise Rule 1.04(111), to delete the exemption for regulation of public roads under Colorado's program, or otherwise modify its program to qualify the exemption for public roads to consider the degree of effect that mining use has on the road.

[56 FR 1372, Jan. 14, 1991, as amended at 56 FR 33384, July 22, 1991; 59 FR 28260, June 1, 1994; 59 FR 62583, Dec. 6, 1994; 60 FR 64122, Dec. 14, 1995; 61 FR 26801, May 29, 1996; 65 FR 70487, Nov. 24, 2000]