MRAB July 9, 2015
Non Regulatory Agenda plus New TGD Guidance Documents in process Pre-applications Engineering Manual Blaster’s License Suspension Coal Ash GP Materials Civil Penalties GFCCs Technical Guidance
As of June 30, 582 Draft Permits have been sent to EPA EPA has commented or objected on 340 Issues – Checklist – Remining/TMDLs – Sediment Pond Sampling on TMDLs – Detection Limits – June 11 Letter NPDES Permitting Update
IssuedCould be Issued Pending Comments No Comments (99 No Comment Letters) (Awaiting 30 Days) NPDES Permitting Statistics
As of June 30 – 1455 of 1629 have been disposed – 174 (10.7%) remaining for action 100 Renewals 6 Annual Bond Reviews 68 Pottsville/105 California 1 Cambria/0 Greensburg/0 Moshannon/0 Knox Historical Application Progress (Coal)
Jan 2007Jan 2011Mar 2014 June 2015 Total Agreements (165) Bonds Fully Funded Trusts Partially Funded Trusts ABS ABS ABS Trust Agreement/bond Status
Jan 2007Jan 2011Mar 2015Jun 2015 Bonds$84.1 M$192.0 M$225.0 M$ 230 M Fully Funded Trusts $38.6 M$52.5 M (69.1 M) $73 M ($77 M) $ 73 M ($ 77.5 M) Partially Funded Trusts $39 M$18.5 M (52.8 M) $60.6 M ($127 M) $60.9 M ($142 M) Financial Summary
Count (last report) Average Amount LRFG Operators85 (79) $248,307 ($2.83 M Max) LRFG Permits130 (118) $162,355 ($2.1 M Max) Last QuarterJun 2015 Total Underwritten$19.2 M$ 21.1 M Land Reclamation Financial Guarantees
MonthCoal Civil Penalties Interest April$9,335.00$ May$41,388.67$ June$18,641.66$1, FYTD Total$174, ($165,732.25) $6, Rec Fee Account Revenue-2nd Qtr 2015
Other Possible Revenue FY LRFG Interest$23, ($51, from inception) FY LRFG Premiums $295, Reclamation Fee Account
Recent Balance (Jun 30) $3,247, FY Expenditures$369, Proj. Expenditures (FY 15-16)$941, Reclamation Fee Account Status
Revenue Interest$6, CPs (13-14)$298, Expense Detail FY Personnel$16, Lab$5, Contracts$153, Grants$193, Reclamation Fee Account Activity
Regulatory Agenda – Acts 95 and 157-April EQB – Remining (Sub F and Sub G)-May EQB – OSM Program Consistency-Committee – Water Supply Replacement (87 and 88) – Chapter 210/211 – Coal Fees Regulatory Update
The three-year report was presented to the EQB Money is deposited into three coal mining funds SMCRA Coal Refuse BMCSLA NPDES Fees go into the Clean Water Fund Coal Fees
FY $54, FY 13-14$166, FY (through June) $100, Coal Fees Revenue
FY $247, FY 13-14$523, FY (through June) $474, CWF Mining Fee Revenue
Bureau of Mining Programs