30 CFR § 772.1 - Scope and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s772.1"
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title: "30 CFR § 772.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "772.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS PERMITS AND COAL EXPLORATION SYSTEMS UNDER REGULATORY PROGRAMS"
part_number: "772"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR COAL EXPLORATION"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201  and 16 U.S.C. 470"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 40634, Sept. 8, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 772.1 Scope and purpose.

This part establishes the requirements and procedures applicable to coal exploration operations on all lands except for Federal lands subject to the requirements of 43 CFR parts 3480-3487.

[48 FR 40634, Sept. 8, 1983, as amended at 48 FR 44779, Sept. 30, 1983]