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The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Vol. 1 · No. 1118

Friday, October 9, 2026

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Rule lifecycle · DOCKET:S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 26XS501520

Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for Navajo Transitional Energy Company's Navajo Mine No Name SMCRA Permit

Interior Department, Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office — observed across 5 documents over 103 days. Use the source documents below before deciding whether this affects your business.

In plain English

The Interior Department published its final environmental study and formal decision approving the coal mining permit for Navajo Transitional Energy Company. Mining contractors and equipment suppliers in the area should review the permit terms and environmental conditions that now apply to the operation.

First seen

May 21, 2026

Last seen

Sep 1, 2026

Latest stage

Notice

PRORULE → RULE

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Stage timeline

  1. Final·May 21, 2026·91 FR 29898

    Kentucky Regulatory Program

    effective Jun 22, 2026#2026-10202

  2. Final·Jun 22, 2026·91 FR 36984

    West Virginia Regulatory Program

    effective Jul 22, 2026#2026-12482

  3. Final·Aug 7, 2026·91 FR 51324

    Ohio Regulatory Program

    effective Sep 8, 2026#2026-16136

  4. Final·Sep 1, 2026·91 FR 56050

    Montana Regulatory Program

    effective Sep 21, 2026#2026-17821

  5. Notice·Sep 1, 2026·91 FR 56204

    Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision for Navajo Transitional Energy Company's Navajo Mine No Name SMCRA Permit

    #2026-17785