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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement approved amendments to Wyoming and Ohio regulatory programs and proposed renewal of an information collection.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement approved amendments to Wyoming and Ohio regulatory programs and proposed renewal of an information collection. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office/#s-2026-10-26
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RuleInterior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving an amendment to the Wyoming regulatory program (Wyoming program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The Wyoming Land Quality Division (WLQD) submitted this proposed amendment in response to our January 19, 2024 partial approval of an amendment to WLQD's regulations for coal exploration by drilling (SATS No. WY-050-FOR; Docket ID No. OSM-2021- 0004). In the final rule, under the heading "Revisions to Wyoming's Rules That We Are Not Approving," OSM listed several provisions containing typographical errors that WLQD would need to correct through future rulemaking. WLQD now proposes those corrections with this amendment (SATS No. WY-055-FOR; Docket ID No. OSM-2025-0002).
- ○Takes effect in 27 days
91 FR 67211FR Doc. 2026-21835official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
RuleInterior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Ohio regulatory program (Ohio program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). OSM is approving Ohio's proposal to add, rescind, or modify 39 rules under the Ohio Administrative Code that relate to, among other things: permit applications, hydrologic map and cross-sections, general map requirements, requirements for permits for special categories of mining, underground mining permit application, small operator assistance program, and self-bonding.
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91 FR 67202FR Doc. 2026-21807official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeInterior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is proposing to renew an information collection. The information collected is used to verify that alluvial valley floors are protected in accordance with statutory requirements.
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91 FR 67328FR Doc. 2026-21726official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
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The Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office published a corrected rule on Montana's regulatory program and announced a final environmental impact statement for a mining permit.
The Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office published a corrected rule on Montana's regulatory program and announced a final environmental impact statement for a mining permit. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office/#s-2026-09-01
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RuleInterior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) published a document in the Federal Register on August 21, 2026, not approving, with one exception, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). OSM made an error in the document by adding an entry to 30 CFR 926.12 at paragraph (c), a paragraph that already existed. This document corrects the final regulation.
- ○Takes effect 38 days ago
91 FR 56050FR Doc. 2026-17821official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
NoticeInterior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is publishing this notice to announce that it has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for Navajo Transitional Energy Company's (NTEC) proposed Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) permit for the No Name Permit area within NTEC's existing Navajo Mine Lease 14-20-603-2505.
91 FR 56204FR Doc. 2026-17785official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement denied Montana's proposed amendment to its surface mining regulatory program.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement denied Montana's proposed amendment to its surface mining regulatory program. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office/#s-2026-08-25
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RuleInterior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are denying an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Montana submitted this proposed amendment to OSM on its own initiative in response to a State law passed by the Montana Legislature (Senate Bill (SB) 392). The proposed amendment would have added a provision requiring equal application of court costs to the prevailing party in contested case proceedings by a court or administrative agency that issues a decision. The proposal would have also amended the Montana Code Annotated (MCA) to refer to the proposed equal application of court costs rule. Finally, SB 392 includes contingencies that apply to the proposed amendment but are not codified into the MCA: codification instructions, a severability clause, an effective date clause, and an applicability statement.
- ○Takes effect 35 days ago
91 FR 54803FR Doc. 2026-17333official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement declined to approve most of Montana's regulatory program amendments to bond release application requirements.
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement declined to approve most of Montana's regulatory program amendments to bond release application requirements. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/surface-mining-reclamation-and-enforcement-office/#s-2026-08-21
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RuleInterior DepartmentSurface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is not approving, with one exception, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The Montana legislature, specifically Montana House Bill 328, proposes to add a definition of affected drainage basin to the Montana Code Annotated (MCA). Additionally, House Bill 328 proposes changes to the Montana Code Annotated, pertaining to bond release application requirements.
- ○Takes effect 38 days ago
91 FR 54218FR Doc. 2026-17055official PDF↗federalregister.gov↗
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