{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3480.0-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3480.0-1","heading":"-1 Purpose.","body":"The purposes of the rules of this part are to ensure orderly and efficient development, mining, preparation, and handling operations for Federal coal; ensure production practices that prevent wasting or loss of coal or other resources; avoid unnecessary damage to coal-bearing or mineral-bearing formations; ensure MER of Federal coal; ensure that operations meet requirements for diligent development and continued operation; ensure resource recovery and protection plans are submitted and approved in compliance with MLA; ensure effective and reasonable regulation of surface and underground coal mining operations; require an accurate record and accounting of all coal produced; ensure efficient, environmentally sound exploration and mining operations; and eliminate duplication of efforts by the Minerals Management Service (MMS), OSM, and the States in the Federal coal program.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)","PART 3480—COAL EXPLORATION AND MINING OPERATIONS RULES","Subpart 3480—Coal Exploration and Mining Operations Rules: General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"3e8e690588fd88edbf20477c0b3e15fe66bc0782244e5bad4da7edc5f5164c28","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3475.6","next":"us/43-cfr-3480.0-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}