30 CFR § 723.2 - Objective.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s723.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 723.2 - Objective."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "723.2"
section_name: "Objective."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "INITIAL PROGRAM REGULATIONS"
part_number: "723"
part_name: "CIVIL PENALTIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "28 U.S.C. 2461, 30 U.S.C. 1201  and 31 U.S.C. 3701."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 58783, Sept. 4, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "723"
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# 723.2 Objective.

Civil penalties are assessed under section 518 of the Act and this part to deter violations and to ensure maximum compliance with the terms and purpose of the Act on the part of the coal mining industry.