CFR > Title 30 - Mineral Resources > CHAPTER VII—OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER G—SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS PERMITS AND COAL EXPLORATION SYSTEMS UNDER REGULATORY PROGRAMS (parts 772 to 785) > PART 779—SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS—MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES > 779.21—Soil resources information.

779.21—Soil resources information.

(a) The applicant shall provide adequate soil survey information of the permit area consisting of the following:
(1) A map delineating different soils;
(2) Soil identification;
(3) Soil description; and
(4) Present and potential productivity of existing soils.
(b) Where the applicant proposes to use selected overburden materials as a supplement or substitute for topsoil, the application shall provide results of the analyses, trials, and tests required under 30 CFR 816.22.

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Editorial Note: For a document temporarily suspending § 779.21 in part, see 45 FR 51548, Aug. 4, 1980.