30 CFR §731.12
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Each State that wishes to regulate coal exploration and surface coal mining and reclamation operations on non-Federal and non-Indian lands within its boundaries shall submit three copies of a proposed program to the Director. A State may submit a proposed program at any time. The State shall retain sufficient copies of the program for public inspection under § 732.11(a).