---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 903.764"
title: "30"
number: "903.764"
heading: "Process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/903.764"
---

# §903.764. Process for designating areas unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.


[Part 764](/cfr/30/part764.md) of this chapter, State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations, pertaining to petitions, initial processing, hearing requirements, decisions, data base and inventory systems, public information, and regulatory responsibilities, applies to surface coal mining operations beginning June 24, 1996, one year after the effective date of this program.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 18716, Apr. 12, 1995, unless otherwise noted.