30 CFR § 779.19 - Vegetation information.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s779.19"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 779.19 - Vegetation information."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "779.19"
section_name: "Vegetation information."
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: "779"
part_name: "SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS—MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES"
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 sec. 115 of Pub. L. 98-146, (30 U.S.C. 1257), and 16 U.S.C. 470"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 15354, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "779"
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# 779.19 Vegetation information.
(a) The permit application shall, if required by the regulatory authority, contain a map that delineates existing vegetative types and a description of the plant communities within the proposed permit area and within any proposed reference area. This description shall include information adequate to predict the potential for reestablishing vegetation.
(b) When a map or aerial photograph is required, sufficient adjacent areas shall be included to allow evaluation of vegetation as important habitat for fish and wildlife for those species of fish and wildlife identified under 30 CFR 780.16.
[44 FR 15354, Mar. 13, 1979, as amended at 52 FR 47359, Dec. 11, 1987; 81 FR 93327, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54948, Nov. 17, 2017]