# 30 CFR § 761.12: Exception for existing operations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.12

## Section

- **Citation:** 30 CFR § 761.12
- **Heading:** Exception for existing operations
- **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 F—AREAS UNSUITABLE FOR MINING > PART 761—AREAS DESIGNATED BY ACT OF CONGRESS

## Text

The prohibitions and limitations of § 761.11 do not apply to:
(a) Surface coal mining operations for which a valid permit, issued under Subchapter G of this chapter or an approved State regulatory program, exists when the land comes under the protection of § 761.11. This exception applies only to lands within the permit area as it exists when the land comes under the protection of § 761.11.
(b) With respect to operations subject to Subchapter B of this chapter, lands upon which validly authorized surface coal mining operations exist when the land comes under the protection of 30 U.S.C. 1272(e) or § 761.11.
[64 FR 70833, Dec. 17, 1999]

## Nearby sections

- [30 CFR § 761.1 § 761.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.1.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.3 § 761.3 Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.3.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.5 § 761.5 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.5.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.10 § 761.10 Information collection.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.10.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.11 § 761.11 Areas where surface coal mining operations are prohibited or limited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.11.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.12 § 761.12 Exception for existing operations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.12.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.13 § 761.13 Procedures for compatibility findings for surface coal mining operations on Federal lands in national forests.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.13.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.14 § 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/ecfr-30-761.14.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.15 § 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/ecfr-30-761.15.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.16 § 761.16 Submission and processing of requests for valid existing rights determinations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.16.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.17 § 761.17 Regulatory authority obligations at time of permit application review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.17.md)
- [30 CFR § 761.200 § 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/ecfr-30-761.200.md)
- [30 CFR § 762.1 § 762.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-762.1.md)
- [30 CFR § 762.4 § 762.4 Responsibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-762.4.md)

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