30 CFR § 905.762 - Criteria for designating areas as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.

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title: "30 CFR § 905.762 - Criteria for designating areas as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "905.762"
section_name: "Criteria for designating areas as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "T"
subchapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS WITHIN EACH STATE"
part_number: "905"
part_name: "CALIFORNIA"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
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# 905.762 Criteria for designating areas as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.

Part 762 of this chapter, *Criteria for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations,* shall apply to surface coal mining operations.