30 CFR 722.13
§ 722.13 Failure to abate.
United States · 30 CFR — Mineral Resources · Status: effective
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- 30 CFR 722.13, § 722.13 Failure to abate, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/136115
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An authorized representative of the Secretary shall order cessation of surface coal mining and reclamation operations, or the portion relevant to the violation, when a notice of violation has been issued under § 722.12 of this part and the permittee fails to abate the violation within the time originally fixed or subsequently extended. In a cessation order issued under this section, the authorized representative shall impose affirmative obligations to abate the violation in the manner provided in § 722.11 of this part. Reclamation operations not directly the subject of the order or affirmative obligation shall continue during any cessation order. A cessation order issued under this section shall be terminated as provided in § 722.11 of this part.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.