mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · MT · Published 2025-01-15 · Effective 2025-02-14 · 90 FR 3673
Document
Document number
2025-00333
Federal Register citation
90 FR 3673
CFR reference
30 CFR 926
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approving, in part.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
MT
Publication date
2025-01-15
Effective date
2025-02-14
Interior docket
SATS No. MT-042-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving, in part, and denying, in part, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Montana submitted this proposed amendment to OSMRE on its own initiative in response to a State law passed by the Montana Legislature (House Bill (HB) 576). The proposed amendment generally concerns proposed changes to the definition of material damage and changes to permit requirements related to hydrologic information.