Indiana Administrative Code
Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Article 25 - COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS
Rule 7 - Inspection and Enforcement Procedures
Section 7-1 - Inspections of sites
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34-15; IC 14-34-16-7; IC 14-34-16-8
Sec. 1.
(a) The director shall conduct inspections as follows:
(b) The director shall conduct any inspections of coal exploration operations that are necessary to ensure compliance with IC 14-34 and this article.
(c) Aerial inspections shall be conducted in a manner that reasonably ensures the identification and documentation of conditions at each surface coal mining and reclamation site inspected.
(d) Any potential violation observed during an aerial inspection shall be investigated on-site upon the occurrence of earlier of the following:
(e) An on-site investigation conducted under subsection (d) is not an additional partial inspection or an additional complete inspection under subsection (a).
(f) In lieu of the inspection frequency established in subsection (a), the regulatory authority shall inspect each abandoned site on a set frequency commensurate with the public health and safety and environmental considerations present at each specific site, but in no case shall the inspection frequency be set at less than one (1) complete inspection per calendar year. In selecting an alternate frequency authorized under this subsection, the regulatory authority shall do the following:
(g) The public notice and opportunity to comment required under subsection (f)(2) shall be provided as follows:
(h) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: