# 30 CFR § 700.11: Applicability

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.11

## Section

- **Citation:** 30 CFR § 700.11
- **Heading:** Applicability
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 30—Mineral Resources > CHAPTER VII—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL > PART 700—GENERAL

## Text

(a) This chapter applies to all coal exploration and surface coal mining and reclamation operations except:
(b) The regulatory authority may on its own initiative and shall, within a reasonable time of a request from any person who intends to conduct surface coal mining operations, make a written determination whether the operation is exempt under this section. The regulatory authority shall give reasonable notice of the request to interested persons. Prior to the time a determination is made, any person may submit, and the regulatory authority shall consider, any written information relevant to the determination. A person requesting that an operation be declared exempt shall have the burden of establishing the exemption. If a written determination of exemption is reversed through subsequent administrative or judicial action, any person who, in good faith, has made a complete and accurate request for an exemption and relied upon the determination, shall not be cited for violations which occurred prior to the date of the reversal.
(c)(1) A regulatory authority may terminate its jurisdiction under the regulatory program over the reclaimed site of a completed surface coal mining and reclamation operation, or increment thereof, when:
(i) The regulatory authority determines in writing that under the initial program, all requirements imposed under subchapter B of this chapter have been successfully completed; or
(ii) The regulatory authority determines in writing that under the permanent program, all requirements imposed under the applicable regulatory program have been successfully completed or, where a performance bond was required, the regulatory authority has made a final decision in accordance with the State or Federal program counterpart to part 800 of this chapter to release the performance bond fully.
(2) Following a termination under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, the regulatory authority shall reassert jurisdiction under the regulatory program over a site if it is demonstrated that the bond release or written determination referred to in paragraph (d)(1) of this section was based upon fraud, collusion, or misrepresentation of a material fact.
[47 FR 33431, July 2, 1982, as amended at 48 FR 40634, Sept. 8, 1983; 48 FR 44779, Sept. 30, 1983; 49 FR 38477, Sept. 28, 1984; 53 FR 44363, Nov. 2, 1988; 54 FR 52120, 54 FR 52120, Dec. 20, 1989; 81 FR 93319, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54924, Nov. 17, 2017; 90 FR 54573, Nov. 28, 2025]

## Nearby sections

- [30 CFR § 700.1 § 700.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.1.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.2 § 700.2 Objective.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.2.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.3 § 700.3 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.3.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.4 § 700.4 Responsibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.4.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.5 § 700.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.5.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.10 § 700.10 Information collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.10.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.11 § 700.11 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.11.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.12 § 700.12 Petitions to initiate rulemaking.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.12.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.13 § 700.13 Notice of citizen suits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.13.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.14 § 700.14 Availability of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.14.md)
- [30 CFR § 700.15 § 700.15 Computation of time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-700.15.md)
- [30 CFR § 701.1 § 701.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-701.1.md)
- [30 CFR § 701.2 § 701.2 Objective.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-701.2.md)
- [30 CFR § 701.3 § 701.3 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-701.3.md)

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