Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 130 - COAL SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION REGULATIONS
Part 778 - Permit Applications-Minimum Requirements for Legal, Financial, Compliance, and Related Information
Section 4VAC25-130-778.14 - Violation information

Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 25-130-778-14

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

Each application shall contain the following information:

(a) A statement of whether the applicant or any subsidiary, affiliate, or persons controlled by or under common control with the applicant has:

(1) Had a federal or state coal mining permit suspended or revoked in the five years preceding the date of submission of the application; or

(2) Forfeited a performance bond or similar security deposited in lieu of bond at any time.

(b) A brief explanation of the facts involved if any such suspension, revocation, or forfeiture referred to in subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section has occurred, including:

(1) Identification number and date of issuance of the permit, and the date and amount of bond or similar security;

(2) Identification of the authority that suspended or revoked the permit or forfeited the bond and the stated reasons for the action;

(3) The current status of the permit, bond, or similar security involved;

(4) The date, location, and type of any administrative or judicial proceedings initiated concerning the suspension, revocation, or forfeiture; and

(5) The current status of the proceedings.

(c) For any violation of a provision of the federal Act or this chapter, or of any law, rule or regulation of the United States, or of any state law, rule or regulation enacted pursuant to federal law, rule or regulation pertaining to air or water environmental protection incurred in connection with any surface coal mining operation, a list of all violation notices received by the applicant during the three year period preceding the application date, and a list of all unabated cessation orders and unabated air and water quality violation notices received prior to the date of the application by any surface coal mining and reclamation operation owned or controlled by either the applicant or by the operator. For each violation notice or cessation order reported, the lists shall include the following information, as applicable:

(1) Any identifying numbers for the operation, including the federal or state permit number and MSHA number, the dates of issuance of the violation notice and MSHA number, the name of the person to whom the violation notice was issued, and the name of the issuing regulatory authority, department or agency.

(2) A brief description of the violation alleged in the notice;

(3) The date, location, and type of any administrative or judicial proceedings initiated concerning the violation, including, but not limited to, proceedings initiated by any person identified in subdivision (c) of this section to obtain administrative or judicial review of the violation;

(4) The current status of the proceedings and of the violation notice; and

(5) The actions, if any, taken by any person identified in subdivision (c) of this section to abate the violation.

(d) After an applicant is notified that his application is approved, but before the permit is issued, the applicant shall, as applicable, update, correct or indicate that no change has occurred in the information previously submitted under this section.

Statutory Authority

§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of Virginia.

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