Indiana Administrative Code
Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Article 25 - COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS
Rule 4 - Permitting Procedures
Section 4-68 - Underground mining permit applications; environmental resources information; cultural, historic, and archaeological resources

Universal Citation: 312 IN Admin Code 4-68

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 14-34-2-1

Affected: IC 14-34

Sec. 68.

(a) Each application shall describe and identify the nature of cultural, historic, and archaeological resources in or within one thousand (1,000) feet of the proposed permit area. The description shall be based on information obtained from the division of historic preservation and archaeology.

(b) The director shall require the applicant to submit additional information to describe and identify the nature of cultural, historic, and archaeological resources if the director determines that sufficient information is not available from the division of historic preservation and archaeology to identify the nature of these resources. The sources of the information shall include each of the following:

(1) State and local cultural, historic, and archaeological preservation agencies.

(2) Research organizations.

(3) Institutions that maintain records of cultural, historic, and archaeological resources.

(c) If, based upon the written comments of the division of historic preservation and archaeology and other sources, the director determines there is a substantial likelihood that there are undiscovered sites containing cultural, historic, or archaeological resources that would be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places or the Indiana state register of historic sites and structures that would be adversely affected by surface coal mining operations, the director may require the applicant to identify and evaluate the nature of these resources through any of the following:

(1) The collection of additional information.

(2) The conduct of field investigations.

(3) Other appropriate analyses.

(d) The director may require an applicant to evaluate the significance of an important site that contains cultural, historic, or archaeological resources identified in this section through any of the following:

(1) The evaluation of records of research institutions and the division of historic preservation and archaeology.

(2) The evaluation of written reports.

(3) Field investigations.

(4) Other appropriate investigations.

(e) The identification and evaluation of cultural, historic, and archaeological resources under subsection (b), (c), or (d) shall be conducted according to 312 IAC 21-3.

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