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Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior a. an analysis of the environmental im- pacts of the proposal and alternatives to the proposal prepared in compliance with NEPA, CEQ regulations and OSM's NEPA Compli- ance Handbook; b. the determinations and recommenda- tions of FLMA; c. the memorandum of recommendation from the MMS to the Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals, with regard to MLA re- quirements; d. the comments of other appropriate Fed- eral agencies specified by the Secretary; and e. the relevant information submitted by MLRD as specified by A.2, of this Article, 3. Transmit the decision document to the Secretary. C. FLMA will: Provide written concurrence on the decision document to OSM with re- gard to past - mining land use and the ade- quacy of measures to protect Federal re- sources not covered by rights granted by the Federal coal lease. D. MMS will: Provide written concurrence on the decision document to OSM with re- gard to MMS responsibilities. E. Other agencies will: Provide written concurrence on the decision document to OSM with regard to their responsibilities. VIP Decision and Permit Issuance A. The Secretary will: 1. Evaluate the analysis and conclusions as necessary to determine whether he concurs in the decision document insofar as it relates to his statutorily required decisions. 2. Inform the MLRD immediately of this decision. The reason for not approving shall be specified and recommendations for rem- edy shall be specified. B. MLRD will: 1. Issue the permit, permit revision, or per- mit renewal for surface coal mining and rec- lamation operations after making a finding of compliance with the approved Program in the manner set forth in this Cooperative Agreement. 2, Advise the operator in the permit of the necessity of obtaining Secretarial approval, for those statutory requirements which have not been delegated to the State, prior to di- rectly affecting Federal lands, and if nec- essary, prohibit the operator from directly affecting Federal lauds under the permit, re- vised permit, or permit renewal until after the Secretary's approval has been received-.. 3. Reserve the right to modify the permit, permit revision, or permit renewal, when ap- propriate, in order to resolve conflicts be- tween the permit requirements and the re- quirements of other laws, rules and regula- tions administered by the Secretary, so that all requirements placed upon an operation are consistent and uniform. VIII. Resolution of Conflict Pt. 910 A. Every effort will be made to resolve er- rors, omissions and conflicts on data and data analysis at the State and field level. B. Areas of disagreement between the State and the Department shall be referred to the Governor and the Secretary for reso- lution. 147 FR 44217, Oct. 6, 19821 PART 91Q- -- GEORGIA See. 910.700 Georgia Federal program. 910.701 General. 910.702 Exemption for coal extraction inci- dental to the extraction of other min- erals. 910.707 Exemption for coal extraction inci- dent to government - financed highway or other construction. 910.761 Areas designated unsuitable for sur- face coal mining by Act of Congress. 910.762 Criteria for designating areas as un- suitable for surface coal mining oper- ations. 910,764 Process for designating areas unsuit- able for surface coal mining operations. 910.772 Requirements for coal exploration. 910,773 Requirements for permits and per- mit processing. 910.774 Revision; renewal; and transfer, as- signment, or sale of permit rights. 910.775 Administrative and judicial review of decisions. 910.777 General content requirements for permit applications. 910.778 Permit applications — minimum re- quirements for legal, financial, compli- ance, and related information. 910.779 Surface mining permit applica- tions— minimum requirements for infor- mation on environmental resources. 910.780 Surface mining permit applica- tions— minimum requirements for rec- lamation and operation plan. 910.783 Underground mining permit applica- tions— minimum requirements for infor- mation on environmental resources. 910.784 Underground mining permit applica- tions— minimum requirements for rec- lamation and operation plan. 910.785 Requirements for permits for special categories of mining. 910.795 Small operator assistance. 910.800 General requirements for bonding of surface coal mining and reclamation op- erations. 910.815 Performance standards —coal explo- ration. 910.816 Performance standards— surface mining activities. 910.817 Performance stand ards—u nder- ground mining activities. 505