30 CFR § 784.2 - Objectives.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s784.2"
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title: "30 CFR § 784.2 - Objectives."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "784.2"
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: "784"
part_name: "UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS—MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 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 15366, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "784"
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# 784.2 Objectives.

The objectives of this part are to ensure that the regulatory authority is provided with comprehensive and reliable information on proposed underground 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 15366, Mar. 13, 1979, as amended at 81 FR 93355, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54958, Nov. 17, 2017]