30 CFR § 746.17 - Term of approval.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s746.17"
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title: "30 CFR § 746.17 - Term of approval."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "746.17"
section_name: "Term of approval."
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"
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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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# 746.17 Term of approval.

(a) Each mining plan approval shall cover the operations for which a complete permit application package was submitted, unless otherwise indicated in the approval.

(b) An approved mining plan shall remain in effect until modified, cancelled or withdrawn and shall be binding on any person conducting mining under the approved mining plan.