CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER I—MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER O—COAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH (parts 70 to 90) > PART 77—MANDATORY SAFETY STANDARDS, SURFACE COAL MINES AND SURFACE WORK AREAS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINES > SUBPART C—Surface Installations (§77.200 to §77.217) > 77.215-4—Refuse piles; abandonment.

77.215-4—Refuse piles; abandonment.

When a refuse pile is to be abandoned, the District Manager shall be notified in writing, and if he determines it can present a hazard, the refuse pile shall be abandoned in accordance with a plan submitted by the operator and approved by the District Manager. The plan shall include a schedule for its implementation and describe provisions to prevent burning and future impoundment of water, and provide for major slope stability.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Secs. 101, 508, Pub. L. 91-173, 83 Stat. 745, 803 ( 30 U.S.C. 811, 957 ), Pub. L. No. 96-511, 94 Stat. 2812 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.))

Code of Federal Regulations

[40 FR 41776, Sept. 9, 1975, as amended at 60 FR 33723, June 29, 1995]