# 30 CFR § 761.13: Procedures for compatibility findings for surface coal mining operations on Federal lands in national forests

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-30-761.13

## Section

- **Citation:** 30 CFR § 761.13
- **Heading:** Procedures for compatibility findings for surface coal mining operations on Federal lands in national forests
- **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

(a) If you intend to rely upon the exception provided in § 761.11(b) to conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands within a national forest, you must request that we obtain the Secretarial findings required by § 761.11(b).
(b) You may submit a request to us before preparing and submitting an application for a permit or boundary revision. If you do, you must explain how the proposed operation would not damage the values listed in the definition of “significant recreational, timber, economic, or other values incompatible with surface coal mining operations” in § 761.5. You must include a map and sufficient information about the nature of the proposed operation for the Secretary to make adequately documented findings. We may request that you provide any additional information that we determine is needed to make the required findings.
(c) When a proposed surface coal mining operation or proposed boundary revision for an existing surface coal mining operation includes Federal lands within a national forest, the regulatory authority may not issue the permit or approve the boundary revision before the Secretary makes the findings required by § 761.11(b).
[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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