Title 30, Chapter VII — Chapter VII

General

Permanent Regulatory Program

Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals

Restriction on Financial Interests of State Employees

Restriction on Financial Interests of Federal Employees

Exemption for Coal Extraction Incident to Government-financed Highway or Other Construction

Initial Regulatory Program

General Performance Standards

Special Performance Standards

Underground Mining General Performance Standards

Federal Inspections

Enforcement Procedures

Civil Penalties

Individual Civil Penalties

Reimbursements to States

General Requirements

Submission of State Programs

Procedures and Criteria for Approval or Disapproval of State Program Submissions

Early Identification of Corrective Action, Maintenance of State Programs, Procedures for Substituting Federal Enforcement of State Programs, and Withdrawing Approval of State Programs

Grants for Program Development and Administration and Enforcement

Federal Program for a State

General Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands

State-federal Cooperative Agreements

Review and Approval of Mining Plans

Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Indian Lands

Tribal-federal Intergovernmental Agreements

Indian Tribe Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Programs

Areas Designated by Act of Congress

Criteria for Designating Areas as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations

State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations

Petition Process for Designation of Federal Lands as Unsuitable for All or Certain Types of Surface Coal Mining Operations and for Termination of Previous Designations

Requirements for Coal Exploration

Requirements for Permits and Permit Processing

Revision; Renewal; Transfer, Assignment, or Sale of Permit Rights; Post-permit Issuance Requirements; and Other Actions Based on Ownership, Control, and Violation Information

Administrative and Judicial Review of Decisions

General Content Requirements for Permit Applications

Permit Applications—minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information

Surface Mining Permit Applications—minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources

Surface Mining Permit Applications—minimum Requirement for Reclamation and Operation Plan

Underground Mining Permit Applications—minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources

Underground Mining Permit Applications—minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan

Requirements for Permits for Special Categories of Mining

Permanent Regulatory Program—small Operator Assistance Program

Bond and Insurance Requirements for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Under Regulatory Programs

Permanent Program Performance Standards—general Provisions

Permanent Program Performance Standards—coal Exploration

Permanent Program Performance Standards—surface Mining Activities

Permanent Program Performance Standards—underground Mining Activities

Special Permanent Program Performance Standards-auger Mining

Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—anthracite Mines in Pennsylvania

Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—operations in Alluvial Valley Floors

Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—operations on Prime Farmland

Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—mountaintop Removal

Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—special Bituminous Coal Mines in Wyoming

Permanent Program Performance Standards—coal Preparation Plants Not Located Within the Permit Area of a Mine

Special Permanent Program Performance Standards—in Situ Processing

State Regulatory Authority: Inspection and Enforcement

Federal Inspections and Monitoring

Federal Enforcement

Civil Penalties

Individual Civil Penalties

Alternative Enforcement

Permanent Regulatory Program Requirements—standards for Certification of Blasters

Protection of Employees

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund—fee Collection and Coal Production Reporting

Moneys Available to Eligible States and Indian Tribes

Future Reclamation Set-aside Program

General Reclamation Requirements

Certification and Noncoal Reclamation

Acid Mine Drainage Treatment and Abatement Program

Rights of Entry

Acquisition, Management, and Disposition of Lands and Water

Mine Fire Control

Subsidence and Strip Mine Rehabilitation, Appalachia

Reclamation on Private Land

State Reclamation Plans

Grants for Certified States and Indian Tribes

Reclamation Grants for Uncertified States and Indian Tribes

Subsidence Insurance Program Grants

Introduction

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

New Mexico

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wyoming

Certification of Blasters in Federal Program States and on Indian Lands