Indiana Administrative Code
Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Article 25 - COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS
Rule 4 - Permitting Procedures
Section 4-117 - Review, public participation, and approval or disapproval of permit applications; permit terms and conditions; permit approval or denial actions
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-34-2-2; 30 CFR 773.15; 30 CFR 773.19
Sec. 117.
(a) The director shall approve, require modification of, or deny all applications for permits on the basis of the following qualifications:
(b) The director shall take action, as required under subsection (a), within the following times:
(c) If an informal conference is held under section 112 of this rule, the director shall give written findings to the permit applicant and to each person who is a party to the conference, approving, modifying, or denying the application in whole, or in part, and stating the specific reasons therefor in the decision.
(d) If no such informal conference has been held, the director shall give its written findings to the permit applicant, approving, modifying, or denying the application in whole, or in part, and stating the specific reasons in the decision.
(e) Simultaneously, the director shall do the following:
(f) Within ten (10) days after the granting of a permit, including the filing of the performance bond or other equivalent guarantee that complies with 312 IAC 25-5, the director shall notify the local government officials in the local political subdivision in which the land to be affected is located that a permit has been issued and shall describe the location of the lands within the permit area.