Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office — the long-form archive

coverage from 2026-08-11

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Coverage begins on 2026-08-11, which is when this archive started holding Federal Register issues — not when the agency started publishing.

Anything earlier is absent from this page, and its absence is not evidence.

11 August 2026 1 document

Rule North Dakota Regulatory Program 2026-16318

14 August 2026 1 document

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement published a notice proposing to renew an information collection on state processes for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining.

Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations 2026-16586

21 August 2026 1 document

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement declined to approve most of Montana's regulatory program amendments to bond release application requirements.

Rule Montana Regulatory Program 2026-17055

25 August 2026 1 document

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement denied Montana's proposed amendment to its surface mining regulatory program.

Rule Montana Regulatory Program 2026-17333

1 September 2026 2 documents

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.

Rule Montana Regulatory Program 2026-17821
Notice Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for Navajo Transitional Energy Company's Navajo Mine No Name SMCRA Permit 2026-17785

5 October 2026 1 document

Notice Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Technical Evaluation Surveys; Agency Information Collection Activities: Technical Evaluation Surveys 2026-20326

26 October 2026 3 documents

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement approved amendments to Wyoming and Ohio regulatory programs and proposed renewal of an information collection.

Rule Wyoming Regulatory Program 2026-21835
Rule Ohio Regulatory Program 2026-21807
Notice Agency Information Collection Activities; 30 CFR 822-Special Permanent Program Performance Standards-Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors 2026-21726

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