30 CFR § 800.1 - Scope and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s800.1"
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title: "30 CFR § 800.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "800.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "PERFORMANCE BOND, FINANCIAL ASSURANCE, AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS"
part_number: "800"
part_name: "BOND AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS UNDER REGULATORY PROGRAMS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201  as amended; and Pub. L. 100-34."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 32959, July 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 800.1 Scope and purpose.

This part sets forth the minimum requirements for filing and maintaining bonds and insurance for surface coal mining and reclamation operations under regulatory programs in accordance with the Act.

[48 FR 32959, July 19, 1983, as amended at 81 FR 93381, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54972, Nov. 17, 2017]