30 CFR § 905.764 - Process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.

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title: "30 CFR § 905.764 - Process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "905.764"
section_name: "Process for designating areas 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"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "53 FR 26575, July 13, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 905.764 Process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.

Part 764 of this chapter, *State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations,* pertaining to petitions, initial processing, hearing requirements, decisions, data base and inventory systems, public information, and regulatory responsibilities shall apply to surface coal mining operations beginning one year after the effective date of this program.