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Mineral Resources: Proposed Revision to Coal Regulations

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 4, 1992
Report No. RCED-92-189
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Summary:

The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 requires lessees to diligently develop federal coal leases and maintain continued operation of leases once production begins. To meet these requirements, lessees must produce coal in commercial quantities within 10 years and continue production in commercial quantities. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register in July 1991 that would redefine commercial quantities, cutting the required level of coal production from one percent of recoverable reserves to 0.3 percent. This change would significantly reduce the minimum production level now required to retain a federal coal lease. This report examines BLM's justification for the proposed change.

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