Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 158 - Natural Resources Department
Chapter 6132 - NONFERROUS METALLIC MINERAL MINING
RECLAMATION STANDARDS
Part 6132.3100 - CORRECTIVE ACTION
Universal Citation: MN Rules 6132.3100
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Goal.
On the observation of violations of the permit to mine, immediate actions shall be taken to correct the violation.
Subp. 2. Requirements.
Corrective action requirements include those in items A to D.
A. When the permittee is aware that
requirements of parts 6132.2000 to 6132.3200 are not being met, or if
facilities constructed are not in compliance with the permit to mine, the
permittee shall immediately notify the commissioner.
B. On notification or observation of
violations of parts 6132.0100 to 6132.5300 or conditions not meeting the permit
to mine, the commissioner shall order the permittee to:
(1) immediately take corrective action;
or
(2) submit, within two weeks, a
corrective action plan for approval before the permittee implements corrective
action that includes:
(a) cause for failure
to comply;
(b) methods, sequence,
and schedule of corrective action activities that will result in compliance
with the permit to mine;
(c)
corrective action cost estimates under part 6132.1200, subpart 3; and
(d) maps and cross sections at an appropriate
scale.
C. If
there is an immediate threat to human safety or natural resources resulting
from the mining operation, the permittee shall take immediate corrective action
and report to the commissioner.
D.
The commissioner may take one or more of the following actions if the permittee
fails to comply with any portion of this part:
(1) suspend the permit to mine under part
6132.4500;
(2) assess civil
penalties under part 6132.5100;
(3)
revoke the permit to mine under part 6132.4600; or
(4) modify the permit to mine under part
6132.4300.
Statutory Authority: MS s 93.44 to 93.51; 103G.222
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