North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 43 - Industrial Commission
Article 43-02 - Mineral Exploration and Development
Chapter 43-02-01 - Coal Exploration
Section 43-02-01-11 - Public availability of permit application information
Current through Supplement No. 392, April, 2024
1. Except as provided in subdivisions a, b, and c, all information submitted to the commission with a permit application for coal exploration shall be made available for public inspection and copying at the office of the state geologist.
2. Basic data collected during the course of the exploration and submitted to the state geologist shall be confidential and available only to the office of the state geologist. The period of confidentiality shall continue for a period of two years, beginning on the expiration date of the permit. One year extensions shall be granted if an application for extension is filed with the state geologist prior to the expiration date of the confidentiality period. In no event shall the total period of confidentiality exceed the time period specified in North Dakota Century Code section 38-12.1-04.
3. The permitholder may waive the holder's right to confidentiality by providing written notice of the waiver to the state geologist.
General Authority: NDCC 38-12.1-04
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-12.1-04