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North Dakota Regulatory Program
The Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 11, 2026. It took effect on September 10, 2026.
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What the agency says
We, the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), are approving an amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). North Dakota has made changes to the North Dakota Century Code and North Dakota Administrative Code resulting from actions initiated during both the 2017 and 2021 Legislative Sessions. Changes include altering the time required for scheduling and applying for select permit related actions, creation of the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality and a transfer of select responsibilities from the Department of Health, establishment of the Department of Water Resources, and the powers and duties of that agency and the state engineer.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-16318
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; approval of amendment
- Agency
- Interior Department; Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
- Published
- August 11, 2026
- Takes effect
- September 10, 2026
- Dates
- The effective date is September 10, 2026.
- Docket
- SATS No. ND-057-FOR; Docket ID: OSM-2022-0011; S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 234S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 23XS501520
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 30 CFR 934
- Topics
- Intergovernmental relations; Surface mining; Underground mining
- Pages
- 5
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