Ohio Regulatory Program

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 30 CFR Part 935 [SATS No. OH-258-FOR; Docket No. OSM-2017-0005; S1D1S SS08009000 SX064A000 278S180110; S2D2S SS08009000 SX064A000 27XS501520; S2R2B SS08009000 SX064A000 22XS5015I] AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Final rule; approving. SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving an amendment to the Ohio regulatory program (Ohio program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). OSM is approving Ohio's proposal to add, rescind, or modify 39 rules under the Ohio Administrative Code that relate to, among other things: permit applications, hydrologic map and cross-sections, general map requirements, requirements for permits for special categories of mining, underground mining permit application, small operator assistance program, and self-bonding. DATES: The effective date is November 25, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tom Koptchak, Field Office Director, Pittsburgh Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 3 Parkway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15220; Telephone: (202) 513-7685; email: tkoptchak@osmre.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background on the Ohio Program II. Submission of the Amendment III. OSM's Findings A. New Rules B. Rescission of Self-Bonding C. Minor Revisions and Minor Non-Substantive Changes to Ohio Rules D. Revisions to Ohi…