oil-gas-leasing · Bureau of Land Management · WY · Published 2024-01-19 · Effective 2024-02-20 · 89 FR 3562
Document
Document number
2024-00531
Federal Register citation
89 FR 3562
CFR reference
30 CFR 950
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval with exceptions.
Category
oil-gas-leasing
Sub-agency
Bureau of Land Management
State
WY
Publication date
2024-01-19
Effective date
2024-02-20
Interior docket
SATS No. WY-050-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving with exceptions an amendment to the Wyoming regulatory program (Wyoming program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Between 1978 and 2007, the Wyoming Legislature enacted a number of revisions to the statutes governing coal exploration by drilling. On March 2, 2016, the Wyoming Environmental Quality Council approved a number of revisions to the rules governing coal exploration by drilling under the Wyoming program. The State submitted this proposal to OSMRE at its own initiative.