30 CFR § 939.780 - Surface mining permit applications—minimum requirements for reclamation and operations plan.

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title: "30 CFR § 939.780 - Surface mining permit applications—minimum requirements for reclamation and operations plan."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "939.780"
section_name: "Surface mining permit applications—minimum requirements for reclamation and operations plan."
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: "939"
part_name: "RHODE ISLAND"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1201"
regulatory_source: "48 FR 40995, Sept. 12, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "939"
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# 939.780 Surface mining permit applications—minimum requirements for reclamation and operations plan.

(a) Part 780 of this chapter, *Surface Mining Permit Applications—Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan,* shall apply to any person who makes application to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations.

(b) The applicant for a permit shall demonstrate compliance with Rhode Island air quality control laws (R.I. General Laws Section 23-23-1 *et seq.*) by obtaining an order of approval from the Director of the Department of Environmental Management for any facility with the potential to emit one ton per year or more of any air contaminant pursuant to R.I. General Laws Section 23-23-15.