30 CFR § 71.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s71.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 71.1 - Scope."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "71.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "O"
subchapter_name: "COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "71"
part_name: "MANDATORY HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811, 813(h), 957."
regulatory_source: "37 FR 6368, Mar. 28, 1972, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "71"
---


# 71.1 Scope.

This part 71 sets forth mandatory health standards for each surface coal mine and for the surface work areas of each underground coal mine subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended.