Section 933.761 - Areas designated unsuitable for surface coal mining by Act of CongressPart 761 of this chapter, Areas Designated Unsuitable for Coal Mining by Act of Congress, with the exception of §§ 761.11(c) and 761.12(f)(1) , shall apply to surface coal mining and reclamation operations, beginning one year after the effective date of this program. For the purposes of part 933, the following §§ 761.11(c) and 761.12(f)(1) shall replace the existing §§ 761.11(c) and 761.12(f)(1) .
(c) On any lands which will adversely affect any publicly owned park, forest, recreation area, or any places included on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places, unless approved jointly by the regulatory authority and the Federal, State, or local agency with jurisdiction over the park, forest, recreation area, or places;(f)(1) Where the proposed surface coal mining operation may adversely affect any public park, forest, recreation area, or any places included on, or eligible for listing on, the National Register of Historic Places, the regulatory authority shall transmit to the Federal, State, or local agencies with jurisdiction over, or a statutory or regulatory responsibility for, the park, forest, recreation area, or historic place a copy of the completed permit application containing the following: (i) A request for that agency's approval or disapproval of the operators;(ii) A notice to the appropriate agency that it must respond within 30 days from receipt of the request.