30 CFR § 785.2 - Objective.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s785.2"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 785.2 - Objective."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "785.2"
section_name: "Objective."
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: "785"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF MINING"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201  as"
regulatory_source: "44 FR 15370, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "785"
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# 785.2 Objective.

The objective of this part is to ensure that permits are issued for certain categories of surface coal mining and reclamation operations only after the regulatory authority receives information that shows that these operations will be conducted according to the applicable requirements of the Act, subchapter K, and applicable regulatory programs.