#### § 934.15 Approval of North Dakota regulatory program amendments.

The following is a list of the dates amendments were submitted to OSM, the dates when the Director's decision approving all, or portions of these amendments, were published in the Federal Register and the State citations or a brief description of each amendment. The amendments in this table are listed in order of the date of final publication in the Federal Register.

| Original amendment submission date | Date of final publication | Citation/description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| July 30, 1982 | February 9, 1983, November 9, 1983 | NDCC Chapter 38-14.1; subsection 5 of [§ 38-14.1-02](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.1-02), definitions of “extended mining plan,” “performance bond;” 38-14.1-03; subsection 3 of [§ 38-14.1-07](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.1-07), [13](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-13); subdivision “u” of subsection 1 of [§ 38-14.1-14](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.1-14); subdivision “n” of subsection 2 of [§ 38-14.1-14](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.1-14); [§ 38-14.15](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.15); subsection 3 of [§ 38-14.1-20](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.1-20); subsections 17, 18 of [§ 38-14.1-24](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.1-24); subsection 4 of [§ 38-14.1-30](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.1-30); [§ 38-14.1-38](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14.1-38); Chapter 38-12.1; subdivision b of § 1 of [§ 38-12.1-04](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-12.1-04); Chapter 38-18; subsection 3 of § 38-18-05, definition of “mineral developer;” subsection 6 of § 38-18-05, definition of “mineral owner;” subsection 10 of § 38-18-05, definition of “surface owner;” subsection 3 of § 38-18-06; § 38-18-07; NDAC 69-05.2, Chapter 69-05.2-01, 05 through 19, 21, 22, 23, 26; NDCC [§ 38.12.1-03](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38.12.1-03). |
| February 2, 1984 | July 19, 1984 | NDAC [§§ 38-14-1.02(33)(a)](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-38-14-1.02#p-38-14-1.02(33)(a)), [04.1](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-04.1), .2, .3, 13(1)(b), 24(1)(1); [§§ 69-05.2-05-03](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-69-05.2-05-03), [69-05.2-09-18](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-69-05.2-09-18), [69-05.2-13-12.1](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-69-05.2-13-12.1) through .6, 69-05.2-16-04. |
| February 27, 1984 | January 3, 1985 | NDAC [§§ 69-05.2-01-02](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-69-05.2-01-02), definition of “blaster” and renumbering of [§ 69-05.2-17-01](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-69-05.2-17-01); [69-05.2-31](/on/2024-09-16/title-30/section-69-05.2-31). |
| June 18, 1985 | February 18, 1986 | NDCC 38-14.1-04.2, .3, -7, -10, -14, -21, -30,-33; NDAC 69-05.2-04-01, -06-02, -08-03, -09-02,-08, -09, -10-03, -16-09. |
| May 30, 1986 | October 21, 1986 | NDAC 69-05.2-01-02 (11), (12), definitions “coal preparation,” “coal preparation plant,” “coal processing plant,” 08-05(2)(c)(5), -09-19, -13-13, -15-01, -02, -03(2), -04, -16-04(1)(b), -09(22), -15-01, -21-03. |
| September 8, 1986 | December 9, 1986 | NDAC 69-05.2-12-20. |
| April 3, 1987 | November 16, 1987 | NDCC 38-14.1-16(2), (7), -17(7). |
| February 10, 1987 | February 2, 1988 | NDAC 69-05.2-12, -13-04, -23. |
| June 1, 1988 | March 10, 1989 | Amendment X, “Standards for Evaluation of Revegetation Success and Recommended Procedures for Pre-and Post- mining Vegetation Assessments”. |
| April 11, 1989 | August 4, 1989 | NDCC 38-14.1-37, -39. |
| November 1, 1988 | January 19, 1990 | NDAC 69-05.2, 2-01 through -31. |
| November 20, 1990 | January 9, 1992 | NDCC 28-32-02(3), (4); NDAC 69-05.2-01-02, -03(4), (5), (7), -04-01(5)(b), -05-06(1), (1d), -06-01,-02(3) through (6), -08-05(2), (2C), (2e), -09(3b), -15,-09-01(4), -06(1), (2), -09(1)(c)(7-8), (1)(e), (2)(c through e), (h), -17(1), (2), -19(1), -10-03, -05(3a, e), -11-03, -12-01(4), (10), -12(3), -18, -20, -13-08(2) through (6), -12(4), -13, -15-04(4)(a)(2)(c), -16-03, -07(2a), -09(9), (17), (18), (20), -12(1), -14(3), -20, -17-01(2), -05(1), -18-01, -12(f), -20-03(1b, d), (3),-22-07(4)(e) through (i), -23-01, -24-01-09, -25-03(2), (4), -26-05, (3), -28-03, (7), 16 through 18. |
| June 12, 1991, November 19, 1991 | August 20, 1992 | NDCC 38-12.1-03-2.b, -05-2.d; 38-14.1-02-33.a, -24.13.a, -30.3.c through g(1), (2); NDAC 43-02-01-18.1, -20; 69-05.2-01-01-3, -05-08, -08-01, -02; 69-05.2-08, -10.1a, -12; -09-04, -09, -10, -11, -14, -17, -10-02, -11-01.5, 02, -12-01, -05 through -08, -12-11, -12, -14, -16, -13-06, -08, -14-01, -15-02, -16-04, -06, -12, -22-07, -25-03, -04; 69-05.2-32, -32-01.1.b. |
| April 21, 1993 | March 15, 1994, July 22, 1994 | NDAC 69-05.2-06-02(3), -09-01(4), -10-03(1), (1)(a), (4), -13-02(4)(e), -08(3) through (6), -15-04(3), -16-09 (13), (14), (16), -20-03(3), (4); NDCC 38-14.1-21(5), -24(13)(e), -37(2), (a) through (f), (3) through (6); 38-12.1-04(1)(a); 43-02-01-05, -20.3(c)(2); 43-02-01-05. |
| October 22, 1993 | July 22, 1994 | NDAC 69-05.2-17-02, -29-01(2), -02(1)(a), (b), -03(2), (5), -04, -05, -06(1)(a), -07(1), -08(1)(a) through (e), (2). |
| November 10, 1994 | April 13, 1995 | NDAC 69-05.2-04-07(3)(a), -05-09, -06-01(2), -02(6), -10-03(5), -11-01(1)(d), -03(5)(c), -06(1)(c), -12-09(2), -15-02(2a), -16-09(7), (20), -21-01(2), -28-03(6). |
| February 17, 1994 | July 14, 1995 | Policy document entitled “Standards for Evaluation of Revegetation Success and Recommended Procedures for Pre- and Postmining Vegetation Assessments”. |
| March 20, 1996 | April 28, 1997 | NDAC 69-05.2-09-02.8 -13-02, -15-04.4a(2)c, -19-04.2, 3, -22-07.3.c, 4.d, 4.i, -26-05.3.c; 69-05, 22-07.4.j, .k; changes to new names of U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service and the North Dakota Department of Health. |
| May 2, 1997 | August 25, 1997 | NDCC 38-14.1-04.1, .2, .3. |
| April 12, 1995 | September 16, 1998 | Statute: NDCC 38-14.1-37(4); NDCC 38-12.1-08; Rule: NDAC 43-02-01. |
| April 9, 1998 | January 8, 1999 | Revegetation Success Policy Doc. II-C, Prime Farmlands standards. II-F, Woodlands cover standards. II-H, Wetlands standards. II-I, Recreational land use standards for tree and shrub stocking. III-D, Methods for sampling woodland cover. |
| August 29, 1997 | March 16, 1999 | Rules: NDAC 69-05.2-13-01; NDAC 69-05.2-22-07.4.1; NDAC 69-05.2-28-19. |
| March 31, 1999 | July 20, 1999 | NDCC 38-14.1-30.3.f. |
| September 2, 1998 | November 8, 1999 | NDAC 69-05.2.90 NDAC 69-05.2-01-03 NDAC 69-05.2-05-09 NDAC 69-05.2-09-09 NDAC 69-05.2-13-02 NDAC 69-05.2-13-08 NDAC 69-05.2-15-02 NDAC 69-05.2-15-04 NDAC 69-05.2-16-09 NDAC 69-05.2-19-04 |
| June 20, 2000 | March 2, 2001 | NDAC 69-05.2-01-03; NDCC 28-32 NDAC 69-05.2-09.15.8 NDAC 69-05.2-10-03.6.c NDAC 69-05.2-12-09 NDAC 69-05.2-12-12.2 NDAC 69-05.2-16-05 NDAC 69-05.2-22-07.4.1 NDAC 69-05.2-26-05.3 NDAC 69-05.2-29-03 |
| March 16, 2000 | May 17, 2001 | Standards for Evaluation of Revegetation Success and Recommended Procedures for Pre- and Postmining Vegetation Assessments. |
| May 9, 2001 | November 16, 2001 | NDCC 38-14.1 |
| November 21, 2002 | July 7, 2003 | *Standards for Evaluation of Revegetation Success and Recommended Procedures for Pre- and Postmining Vegetation Assessments:* Section II-C, D, E, F, G, and H; Section III-C, D, and E |
| Feb. 10, 2003 | Dec. 4, 2003 | NDAC 69-05.2-01-02(120) NDAC 69-05.2-04-01.1 through 01.7 NDAC 69-05.2-05-01 NDAC 69-05.2-09-01 NDAC 69-05.2-12-12 NDAC 69-05.2-16-04 NDAC 69-05.2-16-05(1)(b)(3) NDAC 69-05.2-16-09 |
| April 23, 2003 | January 20, 2004 | NDAC 69-05.2-01-02.13 NDAC 69-05.2-12-01.11 NDAC 69-05.2-12-04.2 NDAC 69-05.2-17-07 NDAC 69-05.2-22-07 |
| April 20, 2005 | November 28, 2005 | NDCC 38-14.1-17.1.a and 2005b. |
| May 24, 2006 | December 20, 2006 | NDAC 69-05.2-06-03 NDAC 69-05.2-10-01 NDAC 69-05.2-12-12 NDAC 69-05.2-16-09 NDAC 69-05.2-22-07 NDAC 69-05.2-24-01 |
| March 12, 2008 | September 12, 2008 | NDAC 69-05.2-08-08 NDAC 69-05.2-10-03 NDAC 69-05.2-12-05.1 |
| November 12, 2009 | December 27, 2010 | NDCC 38-14.1-24(18) NDAC 69-05.2-09-2 2NDAC 69-05.2-22-07 |
| February 1, 2012 | June 6, 2014 | NDAC 69-5.2-12-04 |
| November 14, 2012 | December 16, 2014 | NDAC 69-05.2-05-02 NDAC 69-05.2-05-08 NDAC 69-05.2-06-01 NDAC 69-05.2-06-02 NDAC 69-05.2-10-01 NDAC 69-05.2-10-03 NDAC 69-05.2-10-07 NDAC 69-05.2-10-08 NDAC 69-05.2-10-09 |
| May 19, 2016 | May 9, 2019 | NDAC regulation changes to define commercial leonardite (oxidized lignite) and exclusion of commercial leonardite from the statutory definition of coal. NDAC 69-05.2-01-01.1a-d; NDAC 69-05.2-01-02.9-12, 32, 64b(6), 88, 93, 104, 108, 120b(2)(a) and c; NDAC 69-05.2-02-06.1; NDAC 69-05.2-03-01; NDAC 69-05.2-03-02; NDAC 69-05.2-04-01.5.2a(8); NDAC 69-05.2-04-04.2; NDAC 69-05.2-04-07.3a; NDAC 69-05.2-04-09.3; NDAC 69-05.2-05-08.1; NDAC 69-05.2-06-01.1a; NDAC 69-05.2-06-03.2b; NDAC 69-05.2-08-01.2; NDAC 69-05.2-08-02.1l; NDAC 69-05.2-08-04.3b; NDAC 69-05.2-08-05.1 and 2b,c,d,e and g; NDAC 69-05.2-08-06.1d; NDAC 69-05.2-08-10; NDAC 69-05.2-09-01.1, 3, and 5; NDAC 69-05.2-09-02.3, 6, 8, 12, and 14a; NDAC 69-05.2-09-09.1f and g; NDAC 69-05.2-09-18.3b; NDAC 69-05.2-09-19.1; NDAC 69-05.2-10-01.1b4 and 6a; NDAC 69-05.2-11-02.1c; NDAC 69-05.2-13-05; NDAC 69-05.2-13-08.6h; NDAC 69-05.2-13-12.1; NDAC 69-05.2-13-13; NDAC 69-05.2-18-01.13; NDAC 69-05.2-19-02.1; NDAC 69-05.2-19-04.4; NDAC 69-05.2-21-01.2; NDAC 69-05.2-21-03; NDAC 69-05.2-21-04; NDAC 69-05.2-22-07.4i; NDAC 69-05.2-24-01.1a(1); NDAC 69-05.2-24-09.1; NDAC 69-05.2-25-04.2.a; NDAC 69-05.2-26-06.3.c; NDAC 69-05.2-31-01.3; NDCC Sec. 38-12.1-01, Subsections 1-3; NDCC Sec. 38-12.1-02; NDCC Sec. 38-12.1-03, Subsections 1-3, and 7; NDCC Sec. 38-12.1-04, Subsections 1a, 2, and 5; NDCC Sec. 38-12.1-05, Subsections 1 and 3; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-02, Subsections 3, 4, 10, 11, 13, 23, 28, and 35; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-05, Subsection 3; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-13, Subsection 3; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-14, Subsection 1r(3)-(5), and s; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-14, Subsection 2c; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-21, Subsection 3e(2); NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-21, Subsection 4b; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-24, Subsections 1 and 1.1; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-24, Subsection 3b(2); NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-24, Subsections 5, 10, and 18; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-25, Subsections 1-3; NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-27, Subsection 1b(2); NDCC Sec. 38-14.1-37, Subsections 1 a and b, 3, and 4; NDCC Sec. 38-18-05. Subsections 2 and 7; NDCC Sec. 38-18-07, Subsection 2; also all minor grammatical and codification changes. |

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