Texas Regulatory Program

Document 2026-00577 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Interior in the Federal Register on January 14, 2026, with an effective date of February 13, 2026. We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the Texas regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). Texas proposes administrative revisions to its regulations to update, correct, and clarify existing rules. These proposals include changing language to gender neutral, updating terms and definitions for consistency with existing Federal and State regulations, and correcting and updating references. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00577/texas-regulatory-program.

No. Document 2026-00577 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.