§ 207.2

207.2 Definitions. 7 C.F.R. §657.5(a) . 11. 'Secretary' means the United States secretary of the interior or a designee. 12. 'State program' means the procedures for regulating coal mining and reclamation operations established by this chapter. 13. 'Surface coal mining and reclamation operations' means surface coal mining operations and all activities necessary and incident to the reclamation of such operations after the effective date of this chapter. 14. 'Surface coal mining operations' means both: a. Activities conducted on the surface of lands in connection with a surface coal mine or surface operations and surface impacts incident to an underground coal mine subject to the requirements of this chapter. However, these activities do not include the extraction of coal incidental to the extraction of other minerals if coal does not exceed sixteen and two-thirds percent of the tonnage of minerals removed for purposes of commercial use or sale or include coal explorations subject to this chapter. b. The areas upon which such activities occur or where such activities disturb the natural land surface. 15.

r purposes of commercial use or sale or include coal explorations subject to this chapter. b. The areas upon which such activities occur or where such activities disturb the natural land surface. 15. 'Unwarranted failure to comply' means the failure of an operator to prevent the occurrence of or abate a violation of a permit or a requirement of this chapter due to indifference, lack of diligence, or lack of reasonable care. [C81, §83.2] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §601 C93, §207.2 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §137; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §36; 2015 Acts, ch 103, §40; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §45