Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 280 - ILLINOIS SURFACE COAL MINING OPERATIONS
Section 280.50 - New Surface Mines
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
The regulations and requirements of this Part shall apply to surface coal mining operations except underground coal mines which did not have a Section 4 permit prior to February 3, 1978.
a) Application. An application shall be submitted upon forms supplied by the Authority. Additional documentation shall accompany an application form as necessary or appropriate to establish that all Federal Surface Regulations will be met by the applicant.
b) Mines Possessing Section 4 Permits Before August 11, 1978. Mines possessing permits pursuant to Section 4 issued by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mines and Minerals prior to the effective date of Section 17 of the Illinois Act, shall be entitled to continue in operation, subject to compliance with the Federal Surface Regulations provided an application is currently on file with the Authority. (Such mines shall request determinations required of existing surface mines in Part 3 hereof.) If a permittee does not have a complete application on file with the Authority, or the Authority denies an application, operations of mines to which this paragraph applies shall cease forthwith, reasonable security measures for the protection of property and safety excepted, and shall not commence again until such application is filed or approved by the Regulatory Authority.
c) No person shall open or operate a surface coal mining operation which is not subject to Section 4, or exempt under Section 17, without a Section 17 permit.
d) No person shall open or operate a surface coal mining operation for which a Section 4 permit would have been required but was not issued before August 11, 1978, without a combined permit.
e) Processing an Application
f) Permit Grant. Permits shall be granted by the Authority provided:
g) Permit Denial. Permit denial shall occur whenever the Authority determines:
h) Determinations. After a permit is issued, determinations shall be requested in accordance with Section 280.30 hereof.