partxv.officeofconservation―surfacemining.docVIP

Part XV. Office of Conservation―Surface Mining Subpart 1. General Information Chapter 1. General 1 §101. Authority 1 §103. Responsibility 1 §105. Definitions 1 §107. Applicability 12 §109. Petitions to Initiate Rulemaking 13 §111. Notice of Citizen Suits 13 §113. Availability of Records 13 §115. Computation of Time 13 Chapter 3. Permanent Regulatory Program 14 §301. Authority 14 §303. Applicability 14 Chapter 4. Exemption for Coal Extraction Incidental to the Extraction of Other Minerals 14 §401. Scope 14 §403. Definitions 15 §405. Application Requirements and Procedures 15 §407. Contents of Application for Exemption 16 §409. Public Availability of Information 16 §411. Requirements for Exemption 16 §413. Conditions of Exemption and Right of Inspection and Entry 17 §415. Stockpiling of Minerals 17 §417. Revocation and Enforcement 18 §419. Reporting Requirements 18 Chapter 5. Restriction of Financial Interests of Employees 19 §501. Authority 19 §503. Responsibility 19 §505. Penalties 19 §507. Who Shall File 19 §509. When to File 20 §511. Where to File 20 §513. What to Report 20 §515. Gifts and Gratuities 21 §517. Resolving Prohibited Interests 21 §519. Appeals Procedure 21 Chapter 7. Exemption for Coal Extraction Incident to Government-Financed Highway or Other Construction 22 §701. Responsibility 22 §703. Applicability 22 §705. Information to be Maintained on Site 22 Subpart 2. Areas Unsuitable for Mining Chapter 9. General 23 §901. Authority 23 §903. Responsibility 23 Chapter 11. Areas Designated by Act of Congress 23 §1101. Authority 23 §1103. Responsibility 23 §1105. Areas Where Mining Is Prohibited or Limited 23 §1107. Procedures 24 §1109. Exception for Existing Operations 25 Chapter 13. Criteria for Designating Areas as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations 25 §1301. Responsibility 25 §1303. Criteria for Designating Lands as Unsuitable 25 §1305. Additional Criteria 25 §1307. Land Exempt from Designation as Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining