43 CFR § 3400.5 - Coal production regions.

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title: "43 CFR § 3400.5 - Coal production regions."
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title_name: "Public Lands: Interior"
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section_name: "Coal production regions."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "3400"
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# 3400.5 Coal production regions.

The Bureau of Land Management shall establish by publication in the *Federal Register* coal production regions. A coal production region may be changed or its boundaries altered by publication of a notice of change in the *Federal Register.* Coal production regions shall be used for establishing regional leasing levels under § 3420.2 of this title. Coal production regions shall be used to establish areas in which leasing shall be conducted under § 3420.3 of this title and for other purposes of the coal management program.

[47 FR 33135, July 30, 1982]