30 CFR § 780.2 - Objectives.

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title: "30 CFR § 780.2 - Objectives."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "780.2"
section_name: "Objectives."
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: "780"
part_name: "SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS—MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201  and 16 U.S.C. 470"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 15357, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 780.2 Objectives.

The objectives of this part are to insure that the regulatory authority is provided with comprehensive and reliable information on proposed surface mining activities, and to ensure that those activities are allowed to be conducted only in compliance with the Act, this chapter, and the regulatory program.

[44 FR 15357, Mar. 13, 1979, as amended at 81 FR 93330, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54949, Nov. 17, 2017]