30 CFR § 769.12 - Where to submit petitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s769.12"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 769.12 - Where to submit petitions."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "769.12"
section_name: "Where to submit petitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "AREAS UNSUITABLE FOR MINING"
part_number: "769"
part_name: "PETITION PROCESS FOR DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL LANDS AS UNSUITABLE FOR ALL OR CERTAIN TYPES OF SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATIONS AND FOR TERMINATION OF PREVIOUS DESIGNATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201  and Pub. L. 100-34."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 41354, Sept. 14, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "769"
---


# 769.12 Where to submit petitions.

Each petition to have an area of Federal lands designated as unsuitable or to terminate an existing designation shall be submitted to the Director of the OSM Field Office responsible for that area where the Federal lands are located.