Pennsylvania Regulatory Program

Document 2026-00701 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Interior in the Federal Register on January 15, 2026, with an effective date of February 17, 2026. We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), approve an amendment to the Pennsylvania regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment revises the Pennsylvania program by adding language consistent with section 5 of the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conversation Act, which specifies circumstances where a finding of presumptive evidence of potential pollution under the Commonwealth's Clean Streams Law is not warranted. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00701/pennsylvania-regulatory-program.

No. Document 2026-00701 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.