Home / Agencies / Interior / 2026-10202
Final Rule

Kentucky Regulatory Program

Agency
Interior
Document Number
2026-10202
Published
May 21, 2026
Effective Date
June 22, 2026

Abstract

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (hereinafter, the Kentucky program), under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). OSM is approving revisions to Kentucky's administrative regulations that reflect the repeal of its interim program regulations and make unrelated editorial updates and corrections.

Federal Register Source

This document is published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. Access the full regulatory text, preamble, and docket comments below.

View Full Text on FederalRegister.gov →

Opens in new tab · federalregister.gov

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the 2026-10202 Federal Register document?
Document 2026-10202 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Interior in the Federal Register on May 21, 2026, with an effective date of June 22, 2026. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Kentucky regulatory program (hereinafter, the Kentucky program), under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). OSM is approving revisions to Kentucky's administrative regulations that reflect the repeal of its interim program regulations and make unrelated editorial updates and corrections. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/21/2026-10202/kentucky-regulatory-program.
Is document 2026-10202 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2026-10202 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.

Other Rules from Interior

Federal Oil, Gas, and Coal Amendments
Proposed · Jun 2026
Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Final Rule · Jun 2026
Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting
Proposed · Jun 2026
Royalty for Oil and Gas Lost From Onshore Federal and Indian Leases
Proposed · Jun 2026
Oil and Gas Leasing
Proposed · Jun 2026
Definition of Shellfish; Inclusion of Cephalopods
Final Rule · Jun 2026
View all Department of Interior rules →

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Related

Browse all → | Rankings →
Data sourced from official state legislatures, IAPP, NCSL, and federal regulatory trackers. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainRegWatch Editorial

Every figure on PlainRegWatch is rendered directly from state source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal and state source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.