30 CFR 780.1 - Scope.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

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

View all text of Part 780 [§ 780.1 - § 780.38]

§ 780.1 - Scope.

This part provides the minimum requirements for the Secretary's approval of regulatory program provisions for the mining operations and reclamation plan portions of applications for permits for surface mining activities, except to the extent that different requirements for those plans are established under 30 CFR part 785.

[44 FR 15357, Mar. 13, 1979, as amended at 81 FR 93330, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54949, Nov. 17, 2017]

authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201

source: 44 FR 15357, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 30 CFR 780.1