Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 12 - COAL MINING REGULATIONS
Subchapter G - SURFACE COAL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS, PERMITS, AND COAL EXPLORATION PROCEDURES SYSTEMS
Division 13 - PERMIT REVIEWS, REVISIONS, AND RENEWALS, AND TRANSFERS, SALE, AND ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER PERMITS
Section 12.226 - Permit Revisions

(1) for changes in the surface coal mining or reclamation operations described in the original application and approved under the original permit, when such changes constitute a significant departure from the method of conduct of mining or reclamation operations contemplated by the original permit. Significant departures would include any change in permit area, mining method or reclamation procedure, which would, in the opinion of the Commission, significantly change the effect the mining operation would have on either those persons impacted by the permitted operation or on the environment;

(2) when required by an order issued under § 12.225 of this title (relating to Commission Review of Outstanding Permits);

(3) in order to continue operation after the cancellation or material reduction of the liability insurance policy, capability of self-insurance, performance bond, or other equivalent guarantee upon which the original permit was issued; or

(4) as otherwise required under the regulatory program.

(1) the permittee shall submit the application to the Commission within the time provided for in § 12.106(b)(3) of this title (relating to Permit Application Filing Deadlines);

(2) any application for a revision which proposes significant alterations in the operations described in the materials submitted in the application for the original permit under §§12.116 - 12.123, 12.124 - 12.138, and 12.139 - 12.154 of this title (relating to Surface Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information, to Surface Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources, and to Surface Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan), or §§12.156 - 12.163, 12.170 - 12.184, and 12.185 - 12.199 of this title (relating to Underground Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information, to Underground Mining Permit Applications Minimum Requirements for Information on Environmental Resources, and to Underground Mining Permit Applications--Minimum Requirements for Reclamation and Operation Plan) or in the conditions of the original permit, shall, at a minimum, be subject to the requirements of §§ 12.207- 12.221 of this title (relating to Review, Public Participation, and Approval of Permit Applications and Permit Terms and Conditions), and § 12.222 and § 12.223 of this title (relating to Administrative and Judicial Review of Decisions by Commission on Permit Applications).