Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is publishing this notice to announce that it will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Navajo Transitional Energy Company's (NTEC) proposed Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) permit for the No Name Permit area within NTEC's existing Navajo Mine Lease 14-20-603-2505. With this notice, OSMRE is also providing notification to the public that it will hold a public scoping meeting and provide for a public scoping period to receive comments on the environmental issues that OSMRE should analyze in this EIS. If approved, the permit boundary would encompass 11,526 acres and authorize surface mining and reclamation operations on 9,042 acres and the recovery of 502 million tons of Navajo Nation coal.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 256S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 25XS501520] AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is publishing this notice to announce that it will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Navajo Transitional Energy Company's (NTEC) proposed Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) permit for the No Name Permit area within NTEC's existing Navajo Mine Lease 14-20-603-2505. With this notice, OSMRE is also providing notification to the public that it will hold a public scoping meeting and provide for a public scoping period to receive comments on the environmental issues that OSMRE should analyze in this EIS. If approved, the permit boundary would encompass 11,526 acres and authorize surface mining and reclamation operations on 9,042 acres and the recovery of 502 million tons of Navajo Nation coal. DATES: OSMRE requests comments concerning the scope of the analysis in the EIS, as well as reasonable alternatives to be considered, and identification of relevant information, studies, and analyses that may be useful in evaluating potential impacts of the proposed action and alternatives. All comments must be received by February 4, 2026. The public scoping meeting will be held at …
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