mining · Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement · ND · Published 2026-02-13 · Effective 2026-03-16 · 91 FR 6770
Document
Document number
2026-02982
Federal Register citation
91 FR 6770
CFR reference
30 CFR 934
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; approval of amendment.
Category
mining
Sub-agency
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
State
ND
Publication date
2026-02-13
Effective date
2026-03-16
Interior docket
SATS No. ND-056-FOR
Abstract
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), are approving an amendment to the North Dakota regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). North Dakota proposed amendments to its program based on changes to the North Dakota Century Code made by the State legislature that resulted in changes to the North Dakota Administrative Code for surface coal mining and reclamation operations. The changes added a perfected lien or security interest in real property to the definition of collateral bond. The changes also added conditions that must be met for real property pledged as collateral bond.