Each regulatory program shall, to avoid duplication, provide for the coordination of review and issuance of permits for surface coal mining and reclamation operations with applicable requirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.); the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 661 et seq.); the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 703 et seq.); The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq.); the Bald Eagle Protection Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. § 668a); for Federal programs only, the Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. § 469 et seq.); and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. § 470aa et seq.) where Federal and Indian lands covered by that Act are involved.

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[52 FR 4262, Feb. 10, 1987. Redesignated at 65 FR 79663, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 81 FR 93323, Dec. 20, 2016; 82 FR 54937, Nov. 17, 2017]