# 30 C.F.R. § 761.1 (2026): Scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_1

## Section

- **Citation:** 30 C.F.R. § 761.1 (2026)
- **Heading:** Scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 30 CFR: Mineral Resources / Chapter VII: OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 761: AREAS DESIGNATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS / § 761.1: § 761.1   Scope.

## Text

This part establishes the procedures and standards to be followed in determining whether a proposed surface coal mining and reclamation operation can be authorized in light of the prohibitions and limitations in section 522(e) of the Act for those types of operations on certain Federal, public and private lands.

## Nearby sections

- [30 C.F.R. § 761.1 (2026) § 761.1   Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_1.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.3 (2026) § 761.3   Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_3.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.5 (2026) § 761.5   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_5.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.10 (2026) § 761.10   Information collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_10.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.11 (2026) § 761.11   Areas where surface coal mining operations are prohibited or limited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_11.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.12 (2026) § 761.12   Exception for existing operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_12.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.13 (2026) § 761.13   Procedures for compatibility findings for surface coal mining operations on Federal lands in national forests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_13.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.14 (2026) § 761.14   Procedures for relocating or closing a public road or waiving the prohibition on surface coal mining operations within the buffer zone of a public road.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_14.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.15 (2026) § 761.15   Procedures for waiving the prohibition on surface coal mining operations within the buffer zone of an occupied dwelling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_15.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.16 (2026) § 761.16   Submission and processing of requests for valid existing rights determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_16.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.17 (2026) § 761.17   Regulatory authority obligations at time of permit application review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_17.md)
- [30 C.F.R. § 761.200 (2026) § 761.200   Interpretative rule related to subsidence due to underground coal mining in areas designated by Act of Congress.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T30_P761_S761_200.md)

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