Data / Federal rules / 2025-14623
Revision to Regulations Regarding Coal Management Provisions and Limitations; Fees, Rentals, and Royalties
The Land Management Bureau published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 1, 2025. It took effect on September 30, 2025. Comments closed on September 2, 2025.
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What the agency says
This direct final rule (DFR) revises existing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations pertaining to coal royalties to effectuate changes required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-14623
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule; request for comments
- Agency
- Interior Department; Land Management Bureau
- Published
- August 1, 2025
- Takes effect
- September 30, 2025
- Comments due
- September 2, 2025
- Dates
- This DFR is effective on September 30, 2025, unless significant adverse comments are received by September 2, 2025. If significant adverse comments are received, notice will be published in the Federal Register before the effective date either withdrawing the rule or issuing a new final rule that responds to any significant adverse comments.
- Docket
- Docket No. BLM-2025-0141; A2407-014-004-065516; #O2412-014-004-047181.1
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1004-AF44
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 43 CFR 3470
- Topics
- Coal; Government contracts; Mineral royalties; Mines; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Surety bonds
- Pages
- 3
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