30 C.F.R. §700.11
Effective Date Note: At 52 FR 21229, June 4, 1987, paragraph (b) of §700.11 was suspended insofar as it excepts from the applicability of 30 CFR chapter VII:
(1) Any surface coal mining operations commencing on or after June 6, 1987; and
(2) Any surface coal mining operations conducted on or after November 8, 1987.