Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Newspaper; contents.
When an advertisement is required relating to the issuance,
amendment, variance, or release from a permit to mine, it shall be published by
the permittee once each week for four successive weeks in a qualified newspaper
under Minnesota Statutes, section
331A.02,
that is circulated in the locality of the proposed mining operation. The
advertisement must contain:
A. a
statement and map indicating the locations and boundaries of the mining
area;
B. surface and mineral
ownership within the mining area based on information of record in the county
recorder's office. An owner's agent may be identified in place of the
owner;
C. the schedule for
accomplishing what is being proposed;
D. a notice of the deadline date for filing
objections; and
E. the following
information:
(1) if application is made for a
permit to mine, a description of the proposed mining operation including the
general kinds of reclamation or restoration measures to be undertaken according
to the reclamation plan;
(2) if an
amendment to a permit to mine is requested, a description of the purpose and
nature of the proposed amendment;
(3) if a variance from parts 6132.0100 to
6132.5300 is requested, a description of the purpose and nature of the
requested variance and a description of the proposed alternative means that
will be used to meet the goals and comply with the requirements of parts
6132.0100 to 6132.5300; or
(4) if a
release from the permit to mine is requested, a description of the status of
reclamation that has been performed, a discussion of planned uses for the land,
and identification of how the land is intended to be managed.
Subp. 2.
Revocation; modification; suspension of permit.
When an advertisement is required under part 1400.5600,
subpart 4, relating to the revocation, modification, or suspension of a permit
to mine, or relating to the assessment of civil penalties, a notice of hearing
and the commissioner's proposed order shall be published by the commissioner as
follows:
A. once in the State Register
and the EQB Monitor at least 30 days before the scheduled date of hearing;
and
B. once each week during the
four weeks preceding the scheduled date of hearing, in a qualified newspaper
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
331A.02,
that is circulated in the locality of the proposed mining operation.
