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This final rule does make some minor modifications to the 2020 Rule to further streamline the process for OSM's coordination with State regulatory authorities, minimize duplication of efforts in the administration of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (\"SMCRA\" or \"the Act\"), and appropriately recognize that State regulatory authorities are the primary regulatory authorities for non- Federal, non-Indian lands within their borders.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement","name":"Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 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