43 CFR §3461.0-3
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- (a)These regulations are issued under the authority of the statutes listed in § 3400.0-3 of this title.
- (b)These regulations primarily implement:
- (1)The general unsuitability criteria in section 522(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1272(a));
- (2)The Federal lands review in section 522(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1272(b)); and
- (3)The prohibitions against mining certain lands in section 522(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1272(e)).