Energy & environment · 28/03/1994Updated: 10/15/2026 · 1 min read

Availability of Petition To Initiate Rulemaking; Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information

The US Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement seeks comments on a petition to amend regulations governing permit applications under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.

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