30 CFR § 740.1 - Scope and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s740.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 740.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "740.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL LANDS PROGRAM"
part_number: "740"
part_name: "GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS ON FEDERAL LANDS"
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. 1201  and 30 U.S.C. 181"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 6935, Feb. 16, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "740"
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# 740.1 Scope and purpose.

This part provides for the regulation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands.