30 CFR § 905.779 - Surface mining permit applications—Minimum requirements for information on environmental resources.

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title: "30 CFR § 905.779 - Surface mining permit applications—Minimum requirements for information on environmental resources."
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title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "905.779"
section_name: "Surface mining permit applications—Minimum requirements for information on environmental resources."
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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authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
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# 905.779 Surface mining permit applications—Minimum requirements for information on environmental resources.

(a) Part 779 of this chapter, *Surface Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources,* shall apply to any person who makes application to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations.

(b) In addition to the requirements of part 779, the permit application shall contain a map that delineates existing vegetative types and a description of the plant communities within the proposed permit area and within any proposed reference area.