WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a proposed rule called: Utah Regulatory Program.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 7 by Marcelo Calle, Acting Regional Director, Unified Regions 5, 7-11.
Summary: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing receipt of a proposed amendment to the Utah coal regulatory program (hereinafter, the Utah program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Utah submitted this proposed amendment on its own initiative, following the passage of Utah House Bill 419 (HB 419) during the 2026 legislative session. HB 419 amended Title 72B, chapter 5, part 8 of the Utah Code...