30 CFR 77.1001 - Stripping; loose material.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 30 - Mineral Resources last revised: Jan 27, 2026

View all text of Subpart K [§ 77.1000 - § 77.1013]

§ 77.1001 - Stripping; loose material.

Loose hazardous material shall be stripped for a safe distance from the top of pit or highwalls, and the loose unconsolidated material shall be sloped to the angle of repose, or barriers, baffle boards, screens, or other devices be provided that afford equivalent protection.

authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

source: 36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 30 CFR 77.1001