OSM proposed to approve an amendment to Missouri’s regulatory program under SMCRA concerning its valid existing rights and coal alignment rules.

The National Park Service promulgated rulemaking on winter use of Yellowstone National Park, including air and sound emission requirements for snowmobiles and snowcoaches.

The president proclaimed September 28, 2013, as National Public Lands Day.

The Forest Service proposed to issue a permanent ecological restoration policy to achieve sustainable management and ecological integrity of National Forest System lands and associated resources.

The Forest Service revised its NEPA-implementing regulations by adding three new categorical exclusions for soil and water restoration activities.

OSM approved  an amendment to Pennsylvania’s regulatory program under SMCRA on the use of the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Fund and permit and reclamation fees.

United States v. Lombard, No. 13-cv-02214 (PJS/SER) (D. Minn. Aug. 15, 2013). Settling Park System Resource Protection Act defendants responsible for unauthorized cutting of trees on NPS land in the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway in Minnesota must pay a $20,000 penalty for park system resource damages, assessment costs, and response costs and must provide NPS with access to their property for restoration purposes.

OSM removed certain program disapprovals and required program amendments from Wyoming's regulatory program under SMCRA.

The National Park Service amended its interim regulations governing demonstrations and the sale or distribution of printed matter.

NOAA proposed to expand the boundary of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to 4,300 square miles and to extend protection to 47 additional known historic shipwrecks of national significance.