# Ohio Regulatory Program

**Action Urgency Score:** 30/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Interior Department; Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Final rule; partial approval of amendment. |
| Published | 2026-08-07 |
| Effective | 2026-09-08 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 30 CFR 935 |
| Summary | The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM), is approving, in part, two amendments to the Ohio regulatory program (the Ohio program) under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). As proposed by Ohio, the amendment involves statutory and regulatory changes to its bonding program (i.e., revising Ohio's alternative bonding system and providing the option for an applicant to post full-cost performance securities) and also includes statutory and regulatory changes pertaining to other subjects, such as abandoned mine land program funding, permitt |
| Document number | 2026-16136 |

## Why this score
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/07/2026-16136/ohio-regulatory-program). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T09:17:43.641Z.
Data from the Federal Register API; the published Federal Register document is authoritative. Informational only, not legal advice.