30 CFR § 815.1 - Scope and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s815.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 815.1 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "815.1"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS"
part_number: "815"
part_name: "PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS—COAL EXPLORATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201  as amended; and Pub. L. 100-34."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 40636, Sept. 8, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "815"
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# 815.1 Scope and purpose.

This part sets forth performance standards required for coal exploration which substantially disturbs the natural land surface. At the discretion of the regulatory authority, coal exploration operations may be further required to comply with the applicable standards of 30 CFR parts 816 through 828.