30 CFR § 746.11 - General requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s746.11"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 746.11 - General requirements."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "746.11"
section_name: "General requirements."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL LANDS PROGRAM"
part_number: "746"
part_name: "REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINING PLANS"
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 6941, Feb. 16, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "746"
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# 746.11 General requirements.

(a) No person shall conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations on lands containing leased Federal coal until the Secretary has approved the mining plan.

(b) Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on lands containing leased Federal coal shall be conducted in accordance with a permit issued in accordance with this subchapter, any lease terms and conditions, and the approved mining plan.