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Archived_RAMs
DownloadDate IssuedSubject
RAM 168.pdf11/14/2019Surface Mining Information System (SMIS) Updated and Training
RAM 166.pdf1/16/2019Reorganization of Regional Offices
RAM 165.pdf1/17/2018Shadow Area: Statutory and Regulatory Changes
RAM 164.pdf11/7/2017DNR Central Office and Field Office Relocations
RAM 163.pdf10/18/2016New FTP Site for Electronic Submittals
RAM 157.pdf2/8/2013New Mining Permit Application (MPA) Forms
RAM 153.pdf4/11/2012New FTP Site for Electronic Submittals
RAM 152.pdf2/6/2012Service of DMRE Documents
RAM 149.pdf4/1/2011KPDES Permits for Coal Mining Activities: Permitting, Reporting and On-site Record-Keeping Requirements
RAM 146.pdf5/7/2010Service of DMRE Documents
RAM 143.pdf11/3/2009Permitting Assessments: Emergency Regulation (405 KAR 8:015E)
RAM 140.pdf7/18/2008Blasting
RAM 139.pdf7/7/2008Elimination of the Submittal of Two Corrected Copies to the Division of Mine Permits
RAM 138.pdf8/15/2005KPDES Permits for Coal Mining Activities: New Antidegradation Requirements
RAM 137.pdf4/14/2004New Regulations for Noncoal Minerals
RAM 136.pdf11/21/2003KPDES Coal General Permit Reissued
RAM 135.pdf9/10/2002Review of Durable Rock Fill Designs
RAM 134.pdf10/25/2001Clarification of Permitting Procedures for Streams Between Fills and Ponds
RAM 133.pdf3/10/2000Section 404 Permits for Fills
RAM 132.pdf9/29/1999New Electronic Application Forms
RAM 130.pdf3/2/1999Standards for Electronic Filing of Ownership and Control Applications
RAM 128.pdf12/2/1997Relocation of Hazard Satellite Office
RAM 125.pdf3/10/1997Largest Newspaper for Each County
RAM 123.pdf9/20/1996Certification of Design
RAM 121.pdf7/9/1996Electronic Submittal of Water Data
RAM 120.pdf6/18/1996New Application Form for Permit Renewals
RAM 119.pdf5/8/1996Bond release procedures; Invasive, non-native trees and shrubs
RAM 118.pdf12/7/1995You no longer need to submit that "no discharge" KPDES surface water monitoring quarterly report (DOW COAL DMR-01ND) to the Division of Water
RAM 117.pdf6/26/1995Reorganization of Regional Offices
RAM 116.pdf5/17/1995Submittal of Proof of Public Notice and Public Comments
RAM 115.pdf7/13/1994Tentative Approval of Operator Changes
RAM 113.pdf5/2/1994Contemporaneous Reclamation Time Limits for Area Mining and Mountaintop Removal Mining
RAM 108.pdf9/15/1992Surface Blasting - Public Notice, Pre-blasting Surveys and Blasting Schedules
RAM 106.pdf5/7/1992Newspaper Advertisements (supersedes RAMs 50, 79, 83, 88 and 94)
RAM 104.pdf5/31/1991Revised Performance Bond Forms and Bonding for Transfer Applications
RAM 102.pdf8/29/1993Operator Other Than Permittee
RAM 101.pdf5/22/1990Implementation of 1990 Legislation
RAM 100.pdf5/4/1990Address Changes for Permittees and Applicants
RAM 99.pdf8/9/1989New Cultural and Historic Resources Regulations
RAM 98.pdf2/3/1989Procedure for Extensions to Abatement Deadlines
RAM 97.pdf12/22/1988Regulation Change - Hearings
RAM 94.pdf3/25/1988Newspaper Advertisements: Notices of Intention to Mine for Amendments and Major Revisions
RAM 92.pdf1/15/1988Corporate Permittees - Changes in Name of Permittee and/or Ownership/Control of Permits
RAM 91.pdf12/21/1987Permit Revisions - New Short Form Application
RAM 90.pdf10/23/1987Submission of Permit Applications, Bonds, Certificates of Liability Insurance and Newspaper Ads directly to Frankfort
RAM 88.pdf5/29/1987Newspaper Advertisements
RAM 87.pdf5/12/1987Repeal of Two-Acre Exemption
RAM 86.pdf12/1/1986Prime Farmland Soils Mapping
RAM 85.pdf8/1/1986Surface and Ground Water Monitoring - Permanent Program
RAM 84.pdf2/18/1986Permitting Seminars and New Comprehensive Application Form
RAM 83.pdf10/31/1985Advertising Requirements for Transfer, Assignment or Sale Applications, Two-Acre or Less and Interim Revisions
RAM 82.pdf5/23/1985Ground Water Monitoring for Interim Permits
RAM 81.pdf5/22/1985Surface Water Monitoring Reductions on Interim Permits
RAM 80.pdf5/21/1985Regulations Update
RAM 79.pdf2/20/1985Advertising
RAM 74.pdf2/28/1984KPDES General Permit for Coal Mining Activities
RAM 72.pdf11/29/1983Submission of Technically Complete Applications, Priority III and IV
RAM 71.pdf11/28/1983Emergency Regulations
RAM 70.pdf10/7/1983Delegation of the NPDES Permit Program to NREPC
RAM 69.pdf9/22/1983Emergency Regulation on Contour Re-mining on Steep Slopes
RAM 68.pdf9/23/1983Submission of Priority II Data
RAM 67.pdf8/5/1983Clarification of Company Stockholder Information
RAM 66.pdf8/5/1983Submission of Sediment Pond Compliance Demonstrations for Priority I Transitioning Permits
RAM 65.pdf6/10/1983Submission of Transitioned Application, Priority II, III and IV Applications
RAM 64.pdf6/10/1983Certificates of Liability Insurance Update
RAM 63.pdf4/22/1983Submission of Sediment Structure Compliance Demonstration Data and other Technical Data
RAM 62.pdf4/12/1983Extension of Priority II Technical Submission Date
RAM 61.pdf3/21/1983Submission of Computer Printouts
RAM 60.pdf2/15/1983Clarification of procedures for the submission of technical data related to Priority 1 "transitioned" comprehensive applications
RAM 59.pdf2/15/1983Standard Forms for Certificates of Liability Insurance
RAM 58.pdf2/14/1983Priority 1 Deadline for Sediment Structure Compliance Demonstrations
RAM 57.pdf12/1/1982Applicant Changes to Transition Applications
RAM 55.pdf12/1/1982Initial Completeness Requirements for Transition Comprehensive Applications
RAM 54.pdf11/18/1982Fish and Wildlife Guidelines
RAM 53.pdf11/17/1982Procedures and Priorities for Review of Transition Comprehensive Applications
RAM 52.pdf11/10/1982Operations of Two Acres or Less
RAM 51.pdf10/26/1982Non-transitioning interim permits will expire January 18, 1983
RAM 50.pdf10/26/1982Newspaper Advertisements
RAM 49.pdf9/21/1982Coal Waste Sites
RAM 48.pdf9/14/1982Lands Unsuitable for Mining Program - Information Resource Center
RAM 47.pdf8/25/1982Clarification of Responsibility for Liability Insurance and Letters of Credit
RAM 46.pdf8/25/1982Status Report on Transition Application Review
RAM 45.pdf8/25/1982Two-Acre Exemption
RAM 44.pdf8/25/1982Prime Farmland Grandfather Exemption Cutoff Date
RAM 43.pdf8/25/1982Compliance with Approved Designs
RAM 42.pdf6/25/1982Small Operator Assistance Program
RAM 41.pdf6/22/1982Recurring Questions - Transition Application and Permitting Processes
RAM 40.pdf6/25/1982Processing of Interim Permits
RAM 39.pdf6/21/1982Answers to Recurring Questions
RAM 38.pdf6/8/1982Coal Exploration under the Permanent Program
RAM 37.pdf6/8/1982Engineers' Certifications
RAM 36.pdf6/8/1982New Requirements for Two-Acre Operations
RAM 35.pdf5/14/1982Permanent Program Transition Application
RAM 34.pdf5/12/1982BSMRE Plan for Handling Receipt of Interim Permits
RAM 32.pdf4/15/1982BSMRE Plan for Receiving Preliminary and Complete Interim Permit Applications before Primacy
RAM 31.pdf4/15/1982Successor Operator Permit Requirements
RAM 30.pdf12/15/1981Remining; Auger Mining
RAM 29.pdf8/11/1981Interim Permit Applications for Existing Coal Preparation Plants
RAM 27.pdf4/29/1981Reclamation Deferments
RAM 26.pdf4/10/1981Non-issuance of New Permits to Operators in Violation of KRS 350.100
RAM 25.pdf3/30/1981Interim Permit Applications for Existing Coal Preparation Plants
RAM 24.pdf3/19/1981AOC Variance on Steep Slopes
RAM 23.pdf5/23/1980Retention of Roads
RAM 22.pdf5/8/1980Approval of Permanent Water Impoundments
RAM 21.pdf5/8/1980New Regulation on Contemporaneous Reclamation
RAM 20.pdf3/25/1980Passage of Primacy Legislation; Automatic Extension of Valid Interim Permits; Cutoff Date for Filing Interim Program Permit Applications
RAM 19.pdf3/6/1980Administrative Review of Permits
RAM 18.pdf3/6/1980Incremental Bonding
RAM 17.pdf12/10/1979Incremental Bonding
RAM 16.pdf11/14/1979Administrative Review of Permit Applications
RAM 15.pdf11/12/1979Surface disturbances within 100 ft of outside ROW; existing underground mines; requirement for public notice and opportunity for public hearing
RAM 14.pdf8/3/1979Reporting Results of Water Quality Monitoring
RAM 13.pdf7/23/1979Surface Mining Permit Renewals
RAM 12.pdf7/10/1979Emergency Regulations for Interim Regulatory Program - 405 KAR 1:141E; 405 KAR 3:111E; 405 KAR 1:260E
RAM 11.pdf6/20/1979Permit Applications Number of Copies Required
RAM 10.pdf3/1/1979Existing Underground Coal Mines; Time Extension for Application for Permit; Supplemental Mine Map Required for Small Operators
RAM 9.pdf2/23/1979Applications for Renewal of Permits
RAM 8.pdf12/27/1978Onsite Construction; Variance from Return to Approximate Original Contour (AOC) Requirements; and Reference Areas
RAM 7.pdf12/27/1978Extension of deadline for submission to OSM of Kentucky's application for state primacy and Expiration of Small Operators Exemption
RAM 6.pdf12/31/1978Existing Underground Coal Mines; Application for Surface Disturbance Mining Permit, Time Extension; Non-Compliances
RAM 5.pdf7/17/1978Application for Temporary Authorization for Surface Disturbances from Existing Underground Coal Mines
RAM 4.pdf5/19/1978Status report on federal and state regulations, and surface effects of underground coal mining, advisory report on enforcement and permitting polices
RAM 3.pdf4/11/1978Implementation of New Kentucky Reclamation Legislation
RAM 2.pdf3/27/1978Mine Maps
RAM 1.pdf2/16/1978Surface Mining Permits
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