25 CFR § 212.5 - Authority and responsibility of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM).

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title: "25 CFR § 212.5 - Authority and responsibility of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "212.5"
section_name: "Authority and responsibility of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY AND MINERALS"
part_number: "212"
part_name: "LEASING OF ALLOTTED LANDS FOR MINERAL DEVELOPMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Act of March 3, 1909, (35 Stat. 783; 25 U.S.C. 396 (as amended)): Act of May 11, 1938, (Sec. 2, 52 Stat. 347; 25 U.S.C. 396 b-g: Act of August 1, 1956, (70 Stat. 774)); and 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 35661, July 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "212"
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# 212.5 Authority and responsibility of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM).

The OSM is the regulatory authority for surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Indian lands pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 *et seq.*). The relevant regulations for surface coal mining and reclamation operations are found in 30 CFR part 750. Those regulations apply to mining and reclamation on leases issued under this part.