# 43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-7 (2026): Scope

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-7 (2026)
- **Heading:** Scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior / Chapter II: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 3460: ENVIRONMENT / Subpart 3461: Federal Lands Review: Unsuitability for Mining / § 3461.0-7: § 3461.0-7   Scope.

## Text

Each criterion in § 3461.1 of this title uses the phrase “shall be considered unsuitable” as shorthand for “shall be considered unsuitable for all or certain stipulated methods of coal mining involving surface coal mining operations, as defined in § 3400.0-5(mm) of this title.
[44 FR 42638, July 19, 1979, as amended at 47 FR 33148, July 30, 1982]

## Nearby sections

- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-3 (2026) § 3461.0-3   Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_0_3.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-6 (2026) § 3461.0-6   Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_0_6.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-7 (2026) § 3461.0-7   Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_0_7.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.1 (2026) § 3461.1   Underground mining exemption from criteria.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_1.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.2-1 (2026) § 3461.2-1   Assessment and land use planning.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_2_1.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.2-2 (2026) § 3461.2-2   Consultation on unsuitability assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_2_2.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.3-1 (2026) § 3461.3-1   Application of criteria on unleased lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_3_1.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.3-2 (2026) § 3461.3-2   Application of criteria on leased lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_3_2.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.4 (2026) § 3461.4   Exploration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_4.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 3461.5 (2026) § 3461.5   Criteria for assessing lands unsuitable for all or certain stipulated methods of coal mining.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P3460_S3461_5.md)

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