New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 8 - COAL MINING
Part 32 - SMALL OPERATOR ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Section 19.8.32.3203 - PROGRAM SERVICES AND DATA REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.8.32.3203

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

A. To the extent possible with available funds, the director shall select and pay a qualified laboratory to make the determination and statement and provide other services referenced in Subsection B of 19.8.32.3203 NMAC for eligible operators who request assistance.

B. The director shall determine the data needed for each applicant or group of applicants. Data collected and the results provided to the director shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements for:

(1) the determination of the probable hydrologic consequences of the surface mining and reclamation operations in the proposed permit area and adjacent areas, including the engineering analyses and designs necessary for the determination in accordance with Subsection C of 19.8.9.907 NMAC and any other applicable provisions of 19.8 NMAC;

(2) the drilling and statement of the results of test borings or core samplings for the proposed permit area in accordance with 19.8.8.803 NMAC and any other applicable provisions of 19.8.1 through 19.8.35 NMAC;

(3) the development of cross-section maps and plans required by 19.8.8.813 NMAC;

(4) the collection of archaeological and historic information and related plans required by 19.8.8.801 NMAC and 19.8.9.912 NMAC and any other archaeological and historic information required by the regulatory authority;

(5) pre-blast surveys required by Subsection E of 19.8.9.902 NMAC; and

(6) the collection of site-specific resources information, the production of protection and enhancement plans for fish and wildlife habitats required by 19.8.8.809 NMAC and 19.8.9.905 NMAC, and information and plans for any other environmental values required by the regulatory authority under SMCRA and the act.

C. Data collection and analysis may proceed concurrently with the development of mining and reclamation plans by the operator.

D. Data collected under this program shall be made publicly available in accordance with the New Mexico Public Record Act. The director shall develop procedures for interstate coordination and exchange of data.

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