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ACTION ALERT | Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting

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Kevin Allard

May 22, 2022

Request for Information To Inform Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting

Published on 2022-03-31 in the Federal Register.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR – Request for information.

The Department of the Interior is announcing the formation of an interagency working group to gather information and develop recommendations for improving Federal hardrock mining regulations, laws, and permitting processes, and is inviting public comments to help inform the efforts of the working group. Virtual or in-person public listening sessions will be announced in the upcoming months.

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Supporting Documents:

PUBLISHED NOTICE DOI-2022-0003 (87 FR 42492)

Petition to Secretary of the Interior and BLM on 9-16-21 for Hardrock Mining Rulemakings and Policy Updates

Request for Information To Inform Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting

How To Comment:

Comments close on: 2022-07-31

Interested persons are invited to submit comments by 11:59 p.m. on July 31, 2022. When public listening sessions are scheduled, the dates will be published in the Federal Register.

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