---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 C.F.R. § 4.1101"
title: "43"
number: "4.1101"
heading: "Jurisdiction of the Board."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/43/4.1101"
---

# §4.1101. Jurisdiction of the Board.

- (a) The jurisdiction of the Board includes the authority to exercise the final decision-making power of the Secretary under the act pertaining to—
  - (1) Applications for review of decisions by OSM regarding determinations concerning permits for surface coal mining operations pursuant to [section 514](/cfr/43/514.md) of the act;
  - (2) Petitions for review of proposed assessments of civil penalties issued by OSM pursuant to [section 518](/cfr/43/518.md) of the act;
  - (3) Applications for review of notices of violation and orders of cessation or modifications, vacations, or terminations thereof, issued pursuant to [section 521(a)(2)](/cfr/43/521.md?p=a-2) or [section 521(a)(3)](/cfr/43/521.md?p=a-3) of the act;
  - (4) Proceedings for suspension or revocation of permits pursuant to [section 521(a)(4)](/cfr/43/521.md?p=a-4) of the act;
  - (5) Applications for review of alleged discriminatory acts filed pursuant to [section 703](/cfr/43/703.md) of the act;
  - (6) Applications for temporary relief;
  - (7) Petitions for award of costs and expenses under [section 525(e)](/cfr/43/525.md?p=e) of the act;
  - (8) Preliminary findings concerning a demonstrated pattern of willful violations under [section 510(c)](/cfr/43/510.md?p=c) of the act;
  - (9) Suspension or rescission of improvidently-issued permits;
  - (10) Challenges to ownership or control listings or findings;
  - (11) Determinations under [30 CFR part 761](/cfr/30/part761.md);
  - (12) Appeals from orders or decisions of administrative law judges; and
  - (13) **All other appeals and review procedures under the act which are permitted by these regulations.**
- (b) **In performing its functions under paragraph (a) of this section, the Board is authorized to—**
  - (1) Order hearings; and
  - (2) **Issue orders to secure the just and prompt determination of all proceedings.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[43 FR 34386, Aug. 3, 1978, as amended at 67 FR 61509, Oct. 1, 2002; 90 FR 2429, Jan. 10, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 1256, 1260, 1261, 1264, 1268, 1271, 1272, 1275, 1293; 5 U.S.C. 301.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 34386, Aug. 3, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 503-504; 25 U.S.C. 9, 372-74, 410, 2201 et seq.; 43 U.S.C. 1201, 1457; Pub. L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61, as amended.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 7186, Apr. 15, 1971, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[43 FR 34386, Aug. 3, 1978, as amended at 67 FR 61509, Oct. 1, 2002; 90 FR 2429, Jan. 10, 2025]