Current through all regulations passed and filed through March 18, 2024
Within thirty days after each anniversary date of the issuance
of a coal mining and reclamation permit, the permittee shall file the following
with the chief:
(A) An annual report
that shall:
(1) Be on a form prescribed and
provided by the chief;
(2) Include
the following estimates of acreages for the permit area and, as applicable, for
the incremental area or for each incremental mining unit:
(a) The number of acres affected during the
mining year for which the report is being filed;
(b) The number of acres to be reclaimed that
were affected during the mining year for which the report is being
filed;
(c) Cumulative total of
acres affected during the permit period to include the acres affected during
the mining year for which the report is being filed; and
(d) The number of acres to be affected during
the next year of the mining operation;
(3) Provide the following location
information for each of the acreage estimates required by paragraph (A)(2) of
this rule:
(a) County;
(b) Township;
(c) Township - range designation;
and
(d) Section number and/or lot
number;
(4) Provide the
following performance security information:
(a) The total amount of performance security
on file for the permit;
(b) The
number of acres reported as affected and the number of acres to be affected for
which performance security has not been provided; and
(c) The incremental mining units reported as
affected and the incremental mining units to be affected for which performance
security has not been provided; and
(5) Include the number of tons of coal
produced for the permit during the mining year for which the report is
filed.
(B) An annual map
that shall be prepared by or under the direction of a qualified registered
professional surveyor and shall, in addition to other applicable map
requirements show:
(1) The boundaries of each
incremental mining unit affected during the permit year for which the annual
report is filed;
(2) The
incremental area for the permit year for which the annual report is filed and
for all preceding permit years;
(3)
The perimeter of the area affected during the permit year that is to be
reclaimed during the next permit year;
(4) The perimeter of the total area affected
during the permit to include that area affected during the mining year for
which the annual report is filed; and
(5) In table form, all of the acreages
required by paragraphs (A)(2), (A)(4) and (B) of this rule, and if applicable
the number of acres affected beyond the permit limits.
(C) For coal mining operations that have not
had any changes in the extent of their affected area, a letter to the chief
certifying that the previously submitted information adequately reflects the
current operations shall satisfy the reporting requirements of this rule. The
letter must state that all areas already affected will be reclaimed or
reaffected.
(D) Within thirty days
after the completion of mining operations on a permit, the permittee shall file
with the chief a final report that includes the information required under
paragraph (A) of this rule and a final map that includes the information
required under paragraph (B) of this rule.