📅Notice of Public Meeting
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, that the Montana Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public business meeting via Zoom at 3 p.m. MT on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
Learn More🏘️Revised Fair Market Rents FY 2025
This notice updates the FY 2025 FMRs for several areas based on new survey data.
Learn More⚒️Petition for Modification of Mine Safety Standards by Signal Peak Energy
This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by Signal Peak Energy, LLC.
Learn More🏞️Delay in Wyoming and Montana Surface Mining Regulations
In accordance with the Presidential Memorandum of January 20, 2025, titled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," this action temporarily delays the effective date of the Wyoming and Montana Regulatory Program amendments.
Learn More🌍EPA Revises Federal Implementation Plan for Sulfur Dioxide in Montana
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising a Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) applicable to sulfur dioxide (SO<INF>2</INF>) emissions from four sources located in Billings and Laurel, Montana. Specifically, the EPA is revising a portion of the FIP promulgated by the EPA in 2008 (2008 Billings/Laurel SO<INF>2</INF> FIP) by removing a provision which contained an affirmative defense for exceedances of flare emission limits during malfunctions, startups, and shutdowns. The EPA is taking this action pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Learn More⚡Mission Valley Power Rate Adjustments Effective March 2025
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has adjusted its electric power rates for the Mission Valley Power Project (MVP).
Learn More🌍Montana EPA Approves Change to Oxygenated Fuels Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ or "the State"), on January 30, 2024, requesting to change the status of gasoline requirements (the "oxygenated fuels" or "oxyfuels" program) in the Missoula, Montana Carbon Monoxide (CO) Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP) from active control measure to a contingency measure. The SIP revision contains a non- interference demonstration under the Clean Air Act (CAA), which concludes that converting the oxygenated gasoline program from a control measure to a contingency measure in the Missoula CO LMP would not interfere with attainment or maintenance of the CO National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The EPA is finalizing approval of Montana's SIP submittal pursuant the CAA.
Learn More⚖️Montana Regulatory Changes Impacting Coal Mining Compliance
We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving, in part, and denying, in part, an amendment to the Montana regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Montana submitted this proposed amendment to OSMRE on its own initiative in response to a State law passed by the Montana Legislature (House Bill (HB) 576). The proposed amendment generally concerns proposed changes to the definition of material damage and changes to permit requirements related to hydrologic information.
Learn More🌿Business Implications of Draft Conservation Plan in Montana
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of a draft comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and associated environmental assessment (EA) for the Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District (District) for review and comment. The District is distinct from the Charles M. Russell (CMR) National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and this draft CCP and EA will not impact management of that refuge. The draft CCP describes the vision, goals, objectives, and strategies that will guide the long-term management of the District. The draft EA describes the impacts of implementing the objectives and strategies of the CCP on the environment, as well as alternative management objectives and strategies the Service is considering, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
Learn More