30 CFR § 701.2 - Objective.

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title: "30 CFR § 701.2 - Objective."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "701.2"
section_name: "Objective."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "701"
part_name: "PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAM"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 15316, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 701.2 Objective.

The regulations in this part give—

(a) A general overview of the regulatory program to be implemented by the State or Federal regulatory authority;

(b) The applicability of that program to coal exploration and surface coal mining and reclamation operations; and

(c) The definitions that apply to the regulation of coal exploration and surface coal mining and reclamation operations.