Locatable Minerals
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Feb. 20, 2026. Document 2026-03364. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Agency), is proposing to revise its regulations governing occupancy and use of the surface of National Forest System lands in connection with prospecting, exploration, development, mining, processing, and reclamation and reasonably incident uses authorized by U.S. mining laws and the Organic Administration Act of 1897. Regulatory revisions are needed to improve the efficiency and transparency of Forest Service regulation of locatable mineral operations conducted on National Forest System lands under the mining laws, and to minimize, to the fullest extent practicable, adverse impacts on surface resources. In addition, the revisions will support Federal policy to secure reliable and sustainable supplies of strategic and critical minerals in the United States.
The Forest Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
1 part of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0596-AD32 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Comments must be received in writing by April 21, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-03364 |
|---|---|
| Action | Proposed rule; request for public comment. |
| Agencies | Agriculture Department; Forest Service |
| Published | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Comments close | April 21, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0596-AD32 |
| Docket | FS-2018-0052 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
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