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Final ruleTook effect June 11, 2026

Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 12, 2026. Document 2026-09386. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.

What it does

Through this final rule, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is fully rescinding the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, issued as a final rule on May 9, 2024. This action restores balance to federal land management under the principles of multiple use and sustained yield by prioritizing access, empowering local decision-making, and aligning the BLM's implementing regulations with statutory requirements and national energy policy.

The Land Management Bureau's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

2 parts of Title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

43 CFR 1600, 43 CFR 6100

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Land Management Bureau has published 4 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 34 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1004-AF03 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This final rule is effective on June 11, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-09386
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesInterior Department; Land Management Bureau
PublishedMay 12, 2026
Effective dateJune 11, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1004-AF03
DocketBLM-2025-0001
Significant (marked in the Federal Register)Yes

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register