30 CFR § 783.2 - Objectives.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s783.2"
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title: "30 CFR § 783.2 - Objectives."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "783.2"
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: "783"
part_name: "UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS—MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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 15363, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 783.2 Objectives.

The objectives of this part are to ensure that each application provides to the regulatory authority a complete and accurate description of the environmental resources that may be impacted or affected by proposed underground mining activities.

[44 FR 15363, Mar. 13, 1979, as amended at 81 FR 93330, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54956, Nov. 17, 2017]