OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT ISSUES RULE: MONTANA REGULATORY PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a rule called: Montana Regulatory Program.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 1 by Marcelo Calle, Acting Regional Director, Unified Regions, 5, 7-11.

Summary: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) published a document in the Federal Registeron August 21, 2026, not approving, with one exception, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). OSM made an error in the document by adding an entry to 30 CFR 926.12 at paragraph (c), a paragraph that already existed. This document corrects the final regulation.

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