Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XV - Office of Conservation-Surface Mining
Subpart 5 - Permanent Program Performance Standards
Chapter 51 - Permanent Program Performance Standards: Coal Exploration and Development Operations
Section XV-5107 - Commercial Use or Sale

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-5107

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Except as provided under §5107 B, any person who intends to commercially use or sell coal extracted during coal exploration operations under an exploration permit shall first obtain a permit to conduct surface coal mining operations for those operations from the office under Chapters 17-29.

B. With the prior approval of the office, no permit to conduct surface coal mining operations is required for the sale or commercial use of coal extracted during exploration operations if such sale or commercial use is for coal testing purposes only. The person conducting the exploration shall file an application for such approval with the office. The application shall demonstrate that the coal testing is necessary for the development of a surface coal mining and reclamation operation for which a surface coal mining operations permit application is to be submitted in the near future, and that the proposed commercial use or sale of coal extracted during exploration operations is solely for the purpose of testing the coal. The application shall contain the following:

1. the name of the testing firm and the locations at which the coal will be tested;

2. if the coal will be sold directly to, or commercially used directly by, the intended end user, a statement from the intended end user, or if the coal is sold indirectly to the intended end user through an agent or broker, a statement from the agent or broker. The statement shall include:
a. the specific reason for the test, including why the coal may be so different from the intended user's other coal supplies as to require testing;

b. the amount of coal necessary for the test and why a lesser amount is not sufficient; and

c. a description of the specific tests that will be conducted;

3. evidence that sufficient reserves of coal are available to the person conducting exploration, or its principals, for future commercial use or sale to the intended end user, or agent or broker of such user identified above, to demonstrate that the amount of coal to be removed is not the total reserve, but is a sampling of a larger reserve;

4. an explanation as to why other means of exploration, such as core drilling, are not adequate to determine the quality of the coal and/or the feasibility of developing a surface coal mining operation.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.

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