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§ 3461.0-6 — -6 Policy

43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-6

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The Department shall carry out the review of Federal lands under section 522(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1272(b)) principally through land use planning assessments by the surface management agency regarding the unsuitability of Federal lands for all or certain stipulated methods of coal mining.

43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-3 43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-7

Authorizing Statute

Designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining
30 U.S.C. § 1272
Lands subject to disposition; persons entitled to benefits; reciprocal privileges; helium rights reserved
30 U.S.C. § 181
Congressional findings
30 U.S.C. § 1201
Congressional declaration of policy
43 U.S.C. § 1701