43 C.F.R. § 3461.0-3 Authority.
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior
(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)).
Title 43: Public Lands: Interior
PART 3460—ENVIRONMENT
Subpart 3461—Federal Lands Review: Unsuitability for Mining
§ 3461.0-3 Authority.