# 2025-20835: Sweeping Out Dusty Mining Regs from the 70s

2025-20835, Scope of Federal Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, is a Federal Register rule from Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office published 2025-11-24, effective 2026-01-23 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20835
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20835
- Title: Scope of Federal Regulations Implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Interior Department; Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
- Citation: 90 FR 52853
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: 2026-01-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1029-AD02
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Sweeping Out Dusty Mining Regs from the 70s

## Summary

This rule cleans up old, outdated mining regulations that no longer apply, making the rules easier to understand and follow. It affects mining companies and research groups involved in surface mining and mineral research. The changes take effect on January 23, 2026, unless people send in serious objections by December 24, 2025.

## Abstract

This direct final rule revises the Federal regulations to rescind obsolete regulations related to the scope of the regulations implementing the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-20835 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20835/scope-of-federal-regulations-implementing-the-surface-mining-control-and-reclamation-act-of-1977)
- [2025-20835 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20835.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20835 (as of 2026-06-11).