Federal Register #SATS No. WY-055-FOR

OSM Approves Editorial Corrections to Wyoming Coal Exploration Regulations

OSM approved Wyoming’s non-substantive amendment to its coal exploration regulations. - Government agencies: The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) approved the amendment submitted by the Wyoming Land Quality Division (WLQD). - Scope: The amendment corrects spelling, punctuation, wording, and organizational errors in Chapter 14 provisions concerning coal exploration by drilling. - Requirements: The changes are editorial and organizational only; they do not make substantive regulatory changes. - Procurement: This is a regulatory action, not a procurement opportunity. No products, services, quantities, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

Description

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is approving an amendment to the Wyoming regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. The Wyoming Land Quality Division submitted the amendment to correct typographical, spelling, punctuation, and organizational errors in provisions of its coal exploration by drilling regulations that were not approved in an earlier rule. The amendment makes no substantive changes to the previously approved regulations. The final rule takes effect November 25, 2026.

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