Montana Regulatory Program
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 13, 2026. Document 2026-02981. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) approves an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Montana proposed an addition to the Montana Code Annotated (MCA), which would revise and add regulations in the Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) pertaining to ownership and control. These changes were required by an October 2, 2009, letter from OSM to Montana and in response, Senate bill 92, was approved by the 2013 Montana Legislature. Montana also proposed other ARM revisions unrelated to ownership and control.
The Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office has published 21 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 24 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
The effective date is March 16, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-02981 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule; approval of amendment. |
| Agencies | Interior Department; Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office |
| Published | Feb. 13, 2026 |
| Effective date | March 16, 2026 |
| Docket | OSM-2021-0006 |
Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register