Section 880.5 - DefinitionsAs used in the regulations in this part and in cooperative agreements, entered into pursuant to the regulations in this part:
(a)Government means the United States of America;(b)Commission means the Appalachian Regional Development Commission established by section 101 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965;(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;(d)Approved abandoned mine reclamation program means a program meeting the requirements defined in section 405 of PL 95-87 , as amended;(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) ;(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) ;(g)Project means a project whose purpose is to control or extinguish fires in coal formations.(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.48 FR 37378, Aug. 18, 1983. Redesignated and amended at 59 FR 52377, Oct. 17, 1994; 73 FR 67642 , Nov. 14, 2008