Economic analysis of alternative regulations for coal-mine waste. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Dec 18 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6979425

The report was prepared by MATHTECH, Inc., for the Economic Analysis Branch of the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), U.S. Department of the Interior. The purpose of the report is to assess the economic impact of different levels of regulatory control over the disposal of coal mine waste. The report is intended to assist OSM in complying with Executive Order 12291 and with relevant provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. It contains five sections and one appendix. Section 2 provides a brief description of the research methodology and a summary of the regulatory costs. Section 3 presents a description of the key cost items associated with the regulatory alternatives. Section 4 presents a comparison of the key provisions of each regulatory alternative. Section 5 provides a regional cost analysis of these alternatives.

• Research Organization: Mathtech, Inc., Princeton, NJ (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6979425
• Report Number(s): PB-90-154741/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
010800* -- Coal
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& Peat-- Waste Management
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COAL MINES
COMPLIANCE
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMICS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
MINES
MINING
MINING LAWS
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
PROGRESS REPORT
REGULATIONS
SURFACE MINING
SURFACE MINING ACTS
UNDERGROUND FACILITIES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT