Process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.

  1. Law
  2. CFR 30
  3. Mineral Resources
  4. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior
  5. Programs for the Conduct of Surface Mining Operations Within Each State
  6. Washington
  7. Process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.

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§ 947.764 Process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.

(a) Part 764 of this chapter, State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations, pertaining to petitioning, initial processing, hearing requirements, decisions, data base and inventory systems, public information, and regulatory responsibilities shall apply to surface coal mining and reclamation operations.

(b) The Secretary shall notify the Washington Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Ecology of any area designated unsuitable or for which such designation has been requested or terminated.


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