30 CFR § 850.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s850.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 850.1 - Scope."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "850.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "M"
subchapter_name: "TRAINING, EXAMINATION, AND CERTIFICATION OF BLASTERS"
part_number: "850"
part_name: "PERMANENT REGULATORY PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS—STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATION OF BLASTERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 95-87, 30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 9492, Mar. 4, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "850"
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# 850.1 Scope.

This part establishes the requirements and the procedures applicable to the development of regulatory programs for training, examination, and certification of persons engaging in or directly responsible for the use of explosives in surface coal mining operations.