Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 460 - Department of Mines
Chapter 20 - The Permanent Regulations Governing the Coal Reclamation Act of 1979
Subchapter 25 - Surface Mining Permit Applications: Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources
Section 460:20-25-9 - Land-use information
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 460:20-25-9
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) The application shall contain a statement of the condition, capability, and productivity of the land within the proposed permit area, including:
(1) A map and supporting narrative of the
uses of the land existing at the time of the filing of the application. If the
premining use of the land was changed within 5 years before the anticipated
date of beginning the proposed operations, the historic use of the land shall
also be described.
(2) A narrative
of land capability and productivity, which analyzes the land-use description
under Subsection (a) of this Section in conjunction with other environmental
resources information required under this Subchapter. The narrative shall
provide analyses of:
(A) The capability of the
land before any mining to support a variety of uses, giving consideration to
soil and foundation characteristics, topography, vegetative cover, and the
hydrology of the proposed permit area; and
(B) The productivity of the proposed permit
area before mining, expressed as average yield of food, fiber, forage, or wood
products from such lands obtained under high levels of management. The
productivity shall be determined by yield data or estimates for similar sites
based on current data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, State
agricultural universities, or appropriate State natural resource or
agricultural agencies.
(b) The application shall state whether the proposed permit area has been previously mined, and, if so, the following information, if available:
(1) The type of
mining method used;
(2) The coal
seams or other mineral strata mined;
(3) The extent of coal or other minerals
removed;
(4) The approximate dates
of past mining; and
(5) The uses of
the land preceding mining.
(c) The application shall contain a description of the existing land uses and land use classifications under local law, if any, of the proposed permit and adjacent areas.
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