Federal Register: Interior Dept. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement Issues Final Rule, Denying Amendment to Montana Regulatory Program
August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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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 . . .
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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 . . .