OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT ISSUES RULE: RESCISSION OF PORTIONS OF PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS REGULATING SUBSIDENCE CONTROLS FOR UNDERGROUND MINES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a rule called: Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Regulating Subsidence Controls for Underground Mines.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 27 by Thomas D. Shope, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.

Summary: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is confirming the effective date of January 27, 2026, for the direct final rule "Rescission of Portions of Permanent Program Performance Standards Regulating Subsidence Controls for Underground Mines, " published on November 28, 2025. The direct final rule lifts the suspension of the regulatory pr...