0596-AD58 202310 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0596 Forest Service FS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Financial Assurance for Locatable Minerals

This rulemaking would revise Locatable Minerals regulations at 36 CFR 228.13 to allow equities and private investment-rated securities within trust funds as financial assurance for long-term post-closure obligations.  This would create consistency with existing BLM regulations and practice and respond to an immediate programmatic need to provide a viable mechanism for financing long-term, post-closure environmental obligations, which is crucial to the stewardship and restoration of NFS lands affected by mining.This final rule will help meet the Administration's priority to improve service delivery, customer experience, and reduce administrative burdens for those accessing public benefits and services.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 36 CFR 228.13 Organic Administration Act of June 4, 1897 30 Stat. 34, 36 (16 U.S.C. 478, 482, 551) General Mining Act of 1872, as amended 17 Stat. 91 (30 U.S.C. 22-54) Surface Resources Act, Pub. L. 167, July 23, 1955, 69 stat. 368. (30 U.S.C. 601, 603, 611-15) No Interim Final Rule; Request for Public Comment 10/30/2023 88 FR 74045 Interim Final Rule Effective 11/29/2023 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/29/2023 No None No No No No Mark Lambert B. 0596 Forest Service FS 970 799-2331 mark.b.lambert@usda.gov 15 Burnett Court, Durango CO 81301