§ 880.5 Definitions.

As used in the regulations in this part and in cooperative agreements, entered into pursuant to the regulations in this part:

Government(a) means the United States of America;

Commission(b) means the Appalachian Regional Development Commission established by section 101 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965;

Local authorities(c) 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;

Approved abandoned mine reclamation program(d) means a program meeting the requirements defined in section 405 of PL 95-87, as amended;

Operating coal mine(e) means a coal mine for which the regulatory authority has not terminated its jurisdiction as set out under 30 CFR 700.11(d)(1);

Inactive coal mine(f) means a coal mine for which the regulatory authority has terminated its jurisdiction as set out under 30 CFR 700.11(d)(1);

Project(g) means a project whose purpose is to control or extinguish fires in coal formations.

Reclamation planState reclamation plan(h) or 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]