Rescission of Regulations Regarding Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale
Abstract
Due to the receipt of a substantive comment on the direct final rule (DFR) rescinding portions of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address the Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale, the Department of the Interior, through the BLM, is issuing a new final rule that responds to the comment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the 2026-03283 Federal Register document?
Document 2026-03283 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Interior in the Federal Register on February 19, 2026, with an effective date of September 15, 2025. Due to the receipt of a substantive comment on the direct final rule (DFR) rescinding portions of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address the Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale, the Department of the Interior, through the BLM, is issuing a new final rule that responds to the comment. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/19/2026-03283/rescission-of-regulations-regarding-leasing-of-solid-minerals-other-than-coal-and-oil-shale.
Is document 2026-03283 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2026-03283 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.