The Secretary shall approve and promulgate minimum coal exploration and surface mining and reclamation operations performance standards and design requirements applicable under regulatory programs which are at least as stringent as subchapter K in accordance with subchapter C of this chapter.
authority: Secs. 102, 201, 501(b), 503, 504, 505, 512, 515, 516 and 517, Pub. L. 95-87, 91 Stat. 448, 449, 468, 470, 471, 473, 483, 486, 495, and 498 (
30 U.S.C. 1202,
1211,
1251,
1253,
1254,
1255,
1262,
1265,
1266,
and
source: 44 FR 15393, Mar. 13, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 30 CFR 810.3