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Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office: 79 rules and proposed rules since January 2024

64 final rules and 15 proposed rules since January 12, 2024, 2 of them marked significant. Common topics: surface mining, underground mining, intergovernmental relations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, indians-lands.

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DocumentTypePublished
Montana Regulatory Program
2026-17821
Final ruleSep 1
Montana Regulatory Program
2026-17333
Final ruleAug 25
Montana Regulatory Program
2026-17055
Final ruleAug 21
North Dakota Regulatory Program
2026-16318
Final ruleAug 11
Ohio Regulatory Program
2026-16136
Final ruleAug 7
Montana Regulatory Program
2026-14245
Final ruleJul 15
Montana Regulatory Program
2026-14244
Final ruleJul 15
West Virginia Regulatory Program
2026-12482
Final ruleJun 22
Montana Regulatory Program
2026-10722
Final ruleMay 29
Kentucky Regulatory Program
2026-10202
Final ruleMay 21
Utah Regulatory Program
2026-09024
Proposed ruleMay 7
Wyoming Regulatory Program
2026-06892
Proposed ruleApr 9
Backfilling and Grading
2026-06197
Final ruleMar 31
General Reclamation Requirements
2026-06196
Final ruleMar 31
West Virginia Regulatory Program
2026-03413
Final ruleFeb 20
Rescission of the “Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues” Rule, Issued April 9, 2024
2026-03301
Final ruleFeb 19
North Dakota Regulatory Program
2026-02982
Final ruleFeb 13
Montana Regulatory Program
2026-02981
Final ruleFeb 13
Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Regulating Subsidence Controls for Underground Mines
2026-01622
Final ruleJan 27
Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Related to Siltation Structures
2026-01570
Final ruleJan 27
Backfilling and Grading
2026-01569
Final ruleJan 27
General Reclamation Requirements
2026-01566
Final ruleJan 27
Wyoming Regulatory Program
2026-00875
Proposed ruleJan 16
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
2026-00701
Final ruleJan 15
Texas Regulatory Program
2026-00577
Final ruleJan 14
North Dakota Reclamation Plan
2025-23264
Proposed ruleDec 18, 2025
West Virginia Regulatory Program
2025-21791
Final ruleDec 3, 2025
West Virginia Regulatory Program
2025-21782
Final ruleDec 3, 2025
General Reclamation Requirements
2025-21450
Final ruleNov 28, 2025
Applicability of Federal Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
2025-21449
Final ruleNov 28, 2025
Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Regulating Subsidence Controls for Underground Mines
2025-21444
Final ruleNov 28, 2025
Rescission of Fee Rates
2025-21443 · significant
Final ruleNov 28, 2025
Certification and Noncoal Reclamation
2025-21442
Final ruleNov 28, 2025
Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Related to Siltation Structures
2025-21441
Final ruleNov 28, 2025
Backfilling and Grading
2025-21440
Final ruleNov 28, 2025
Scope of Federal Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
2025-20835
Final ruleNov 24, 2025
Prior Balance Replacement Funds
2025-20831
Final ruleNov 24, 2025
Prior Balance Replacement Funds
2025-20830
Final ruleNov 24, 2025
Prior Balance Replacement Funds
2025-20828
Final ruleNov 24, 2025
Prior Balance Replacement Funds
2025-20827
Final ruleNov 24, 2025
Minimum Program Make Up Funds
2025-20826
Final ruleNov 24, 2025
Grants for Certified States and Indian Tribes
2025-20825
Final ruleNov 24, 2025
Ohio Regulatory Program
2025-20019
Final ruleNov 17, 2025
Kentucky Regulatory Program
2025-20018
Proposed ruleNov 17, 2025
Montana Regulatory Program
2025-15985
Proposed ruleAug 21, 2025
Montana Regulatory Program
2025-14722
Proposed ruleAug 4, 2025
Montana Regulatory Program
2025-14720
Proposed ruleAug 4, 2025
Montana Regulatory Program
2025-14719
Proposed ruleAug 4, 2025
Montana Regulatory Program
2025-14718
Proposed ruleAug 4, 2025
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
2025-14245
Final ruleJul 28, 2025
West Virginia Regulatory Program
2025-14193
Final ruleJul 28, 2025
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
2025-11907
Final ruleJun 27, 2025
Wyoming Regulatory Program
2025-11906
Proposed ruleJun 27, 2025
Rescission of the “Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues” Rule, Issued April 9, 2024
2025-10999
Proposed ruleJun 16, 2025
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
2025-10064
Final ruleJun 3, 2025
Wyoming Regulatory Program and Montana Regulatory Program
2025-02592
Final ruleFeb 13, 2025
West Virginia Regulatory Program; Correction
2025-01131
Final ruleJan 17, 2025
Montana Regulatory Program
2025-00333
Final ruleJan 15, 2025
Wyoming Regulatory Program
2025-00198
Final ruleJan 13, 2025
Montana Regulatory Program/Reclamation Plan
2024-26781
Final ruleNov 19, 2024
Ohio Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Plan
2024-22327
Final ruleSep 30, 2024
West Virginia Regulatory Program; Correction
2024-19049
Final ruleAug 28, 2024
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
2024-18512
Final ruleAug 19, 2024
Pennsylvania Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program
2024-18260
Final ruleAug 16, 2024
Kentucky Regulatory Program
2024-18040
Final ruleAug 15, 2024
Utah Regulatory Program
2024-18039
Final ruleAug 15, 2024
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
2024-17336
Final ruleAug 8, 2024
West Virginia Regulatory Program
2024-17334
Final ruleAug 8, 2024
Kentucky Regulatory Program
2024-17333
Final ruleAug 8, 2024
Pennsylvania Regulatory Program
2024-17330
Final ruleAug 8, 2024
Montana Regulatory Program; Reopening Comment Period
2024-16540
Proposed ruleJul 30, 2024
Wyoming Regulatory Program
2024-16539
Proposed ruleJul 30, 2024
Wyoming Regulatory Program
2024-16536
Proposed ruleJul 30, 2024
Ten-Day Notices and Corrective Action for State Regulatory Program Issues
2024-07248 · significant
Final ruleApr 9, 2024
Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustments
2024-07205
Final ruleApr 5, 2024
West Virginia Regulatory Program
2024-05682
Final ruleMar 18, 2024
Acceptable Payment Methods
2024-01971
Final ruleFeb 6, 2024
Wyoming Regulatory Program
2024-00531
Final ruleJan 19, 2024
West Virginia Regulatory Program
2024-00530
Final ruleJan 12, 2024

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