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Rule2026-10160

Practices Before the Department of the Interior

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Published
May 21, 2026
Effective
May 21, 2026

Issuing agencies

Interior Department

Abstract

The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is issuing this final rule to adopt the interim final rule (IFR) published on January 10, 2025, with a few changes made to respond to public comments, to clarify procedures, and to correct typographical errors. The IFR was originally set to go into effect February 10, 2025, but the effective date was delayed several times until July 21, 2025, to provide time for review pursuant to the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review. The IFR became effective on July 21, 2025.

Indexed from Federal Register on May 21, 2026.

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