Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Each application for assistance shall include the following
information:
(a) A statement of
applicant's intent to file a permit application.
(b) The names and addresses of-
(1) The permit applicant; and
(2) The operator if different from the
applicant.
(c) A
schedule of the estimated total production of coal from the proposed permit
area and all other locations from which production is attributed to the
applicant under 4VAC25-130-795.6. The schedule shall include for each location-
(1) The operator or company name under which
coal is or will be mined;
(2) The
DMLR permit number, division of Mines license number and Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) number, if issued;
(3) The actual coal production during the
year preceding the year for which the applicant applies for assistance and
production that may be attributed to the applicant under 4VAC25-130-795.6;
and
(4) The estimated coal
production and any production which may be attributed to the applicant for each
year of the proposed permit.
(d) A description of-
(1) The proposed mining method;
(2) The anticipated starting and termination
dates of mining operations;
(3) The
number of acres of land to be affected by the proposed mining operation;
and
(4) A general statement on the
probable depth and thickness of the coal resource including a statement of
reserves in the permit area, or in the case of underground mines the affected
area, and the method by which they were calculated.
(e) A U.S. Geological Survey topographic map
at a scale of 1:24,000 or larger or other topographic map of equivalent detail
for the assistance area which clearly shows-
(1) The area of land to be affected and the
natural drainage watershed above and below the affected area;
(2) The location of any existing or proposed
test borings; and
(3) The location
and extent of known workings of any underground mines.
(f) Copies of documents which show that-
(1) The applicant has a legal right to enter
and commence mining within the proposed permit area; and
(2) A legal right of entry has been obtained
for the division and laboratory personnel to inspect the lands to be mined and
adjacent areas to collect environmental data or to install necessary
instruments.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-230 of the Code of
Virginia.
