{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-880.5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 880.5","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the regulations in this part and in cooperative agreements, entered into pursuant to the regulations in this part:\n(a) Government means the United States of America;\n(b) Commission means the Appalachian Regional Development Commission established by section 101 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965;\n(c) Local authorities means the State or local governmental bodies organized and existing under the authority of State laws, including, but not limited to, a county, city, township, town, or borough;\n(d) Approved abandoned mine reclamation program means a program meeting the requirements defined in section 405 of PL 95-87, as amended;\n(e) Operating coal mine means a coal mine for which the regulatory authority has not terminated its jurisdiction as set out under 30 CFR 700.11(d)(1);\n(f) Inactive coal mine means a coal mine for which the regulatory authority has terminated its jurisdiction as set out under 30 CFR 700.11(d)(1);\n(g) Project means a project whose purpose is to control or extinguish fires in coal formations.\n(h) Reclamation plan or State reclamation plan means a plan that a State or Indian tribe submitted and that we approved under section 405 of SMCRA and part 884 of this chapter.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER VII—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER R—ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION","PART 880—MINE FIRE CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"6a6ee1e1d5d778bca38326b472c6f8f929b74a01c29693f8fc76e62ba1f09b15","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-880.1","next":"us/30-cfr-880.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}