Opportunity
Federal Register #SATS No. OH-252-FOR; Docket No. OSM-2011-0003; SATS No. OH-262-FOR; Docket No. OSM-2019-0006
Regulatory Amendments to Ohio's Surface Mining Program (No Procurement)
Posted
August 07, 2026
Identifier
SATS No. OH-252-FOR; Docket No. OSM-2011-0003; SATS No. OH-262-FOR; Docket No. OSM-2019-0006
This opportunity involves a regulatory update, not a procurement action. - The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), under the U.S. Department of the Interior, has issued a final rule regarding Ohio's surface mining regulatory program. - The rule partially approves amendments to Ohio's program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). - Amendments address changes to Ohio's bonding program, including: - Revisions to the alternative bonding system - Allowing applicants to post full-cost performance securities - Additional changes cover funding for abandoned mine land programs, permitting standards, valid existing rights, remining, blasting, and topsoil handling. - The amendments aim to address bonding inadequacies and remove related program conditions. - No products, services, OEMs, or vendors are mentioned; this is a regulatory notice, not a solicitation or award.
Description
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is partially approving two amendments to the Ohio regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The amendments include statutory and regulatory changes to Ohio's bonding program, revising the alternative bonding system and allowing applicants to post full-cost performance securities. Additional changes address abandoned mine land program funding, permitting standards, valid existing rights, remining, blasting, and topsoil handling. The amendments aim to address bonding inadequacies and remove related program conditions.