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43 CFR §3461.0-3

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  1. (a)These regulations are issued under the authority of the statutes listed in § 3400.0-3 of this title.
  2. (b)These regulations primarily implement:
    1. (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. (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. (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)).