(a) These regulations are issued under the authority of the statutes listed in § 3400.0-3 of this title.
(b) These regulations primarily implement:
(1) The general unsuitability criteria in section 522(a) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1272(a));
(2) The Federal lands review in section 522(b) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1272(b)); and
(3) The prohibitions against mining certain lands in section 522(e) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1272(e)).
authority: The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (
30 U.S.C. 181
source: 44 FR 42638, July 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 3461.0-3