# 2026-12484: OSM Renews Rules for Western Coal Valley Mining

2026-12484, Agency Information Collection Activities; 30 CFR 822-Special Permanent Program Performance Standards-Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office published 2026-06-22, effective Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 21, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12484
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12484
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; 30 CFR 822-Special Permanent Program Performance Standards-Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office
- Citation: 91 FR 37139
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 21, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-21
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

OSM Renews Rules for Western Coal Valley Mining

## Summary

The Office of Surface Mining wants to keep collecting info to make sure coal mining west of the 100th meridian doesn’t harm farming or water systems in alluvial valley floors. This renewal helps protect important land and water while mining happens. If you’re involved in mining or live nearby, you can share your thoughts by August 21, 2026—no new costs or big changes, just keeping the rules working smoothly.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is proposing to renew an information collection entitled, "30 CFR 822--Special Permanent Program Performance Standards--Operations in Alluvial Valley Floors," under OMB Control Number 1029-0049. This information collection supports implementation of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA) and applies to surface coal mining operations west of the 100th meridian that may affect alluvial valley floors (AVFs). The information collected ensures that mining operations do not interrupt farming on AVFs, do not materially damage the hydrologic systems supplying AVFs, and preserve essential hydrologic functions during mining and reclamation.

## Effects PRIA read

- Reporting Burden on Mine Operators: cost, medium. If you are a coal mine operator (or a State Regulatory Authority) this renewal keeps an information collection that requires responses totaling 52 submissions per year across 3 respondents. Each response is estimated at 160 hours, for a total estimated annual burden of 4,550 hours; the collection r…
- Monitoring Systems Required for Permittees: cost, medium. Under 30 CFR 822.13, permittees must install, maintain, and operate a monitoring system to safeguard alluvial valley floors (AVFs). This requirement is applied to permittees to verify protection of AVFs during mining and reclamation.
- AVF Protections for Farming and Water: benefit, medium. The information collection supports rules that ensure coal mining operations west of the 100th meridian do not interrupt farming on alluvial valley floors (AVFs), do not materially damage the hydrologic systems supplying AVFs, and preserve essential hydrologic functions during mining and reclamatio…

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## Sources
- [2026-12484 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12484/agency-information-collection-activities-30-cfr-822-special-permanent-program-performance)
- [2026-12484 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12484.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12484 (as of 2026-06-29).