---
kind: "unit"
title: "30"
title_heading: "Mineral Resources"
key: "chVII/subchF/part769"
level: "part"
label: "Part 769"
heading: "Petition Process for Designation of Federal Lands as Unsuitable for All or Certain Types of Surface Coal Mining Operations and for Termination of Previous Designations"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/chVII-subchF-part769"
sections_count: 11
---

# Part 769 — Petition Process for Designation of Federal Lands as Unsuitable for All or Certain Types of Surface Coal Mining Operations and for Termination of Previous Designations

Title 30 C.F.R. — Mineral Resources › Chapter VII — Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior › Subchapter F — Areas Unsuitable for Mining

## Sections

- [§769.1. Scope.](/cfr/30/769.1.md)
- [§769.10. Information collection.](/cfr/30/769.10.md)
- [§769.11. Who may submit a petition.](/cfr/30/769.11.md)
- [§769.12. Where to submit petitions.](/cfr/30/769.12.md)
- [§769.13. Contents of petitions.](/cfr/30/769.13.md)
- [§769.14. Initial processing, recordkeeping, and notification requirements.](/cfr/30/769.14.md)
- [§769.15. Intervention.](/cfr/30/769.15.md)
- [§769.16. Public information.](/cfr/30/769.16.md)
- [§769.17. Hearing requirements.](/cfr/30/769.17.md)
- [§769.18. Decisions on petitions.](/cfr/30/769.18.md)
- [§769.19. Regulatory policy.](/cfr/30/769.19.md)