Section 312 IAC 25-4-138 - Small operator assistance; filing for assistanceAuthority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34; 30 CFR 795.7
Sec. 138.
Each application for assistance shall include the following information:
(1) A statement of the operator's intent to file a permit application.(2) The names and addresses of the following: (A) The permit applicant.(B) The operator if different from the applicant.(3) 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 section 137 of this rule. The schedule shall include, for each location, the following:(A) The operator or company name under which coal is or will be mined.(B) The permit number and MSHA number.(C) The actual coal production for the year preceding the year for which the applicant applies for assistance, and production that may be attributed to the applicant under section 137 of this rule.(D) The estimated coal production and any production that may be attributed to the applicant for each year of the proposed permit.(4) A description of the following: (A) The proposed method of coal mining.(B) The anticipated starting and termination dates of mining operations.(C) The number of acres of land to be affected by the proposed mining operation.(D) A general statement on the probable depth and thickness of the coal resource, including a statement of the reserves in the permit area and the method by which they were calculated.(5) A United States Geological Survey topographic map at a scale of 1:24,000 or larger or other topographic map of equivalent detail that clearly shows the following: (A) The area of land to be affected and the natural drainage above and below the affected area.(B) The names of property owners within the area to be affected and on adjacent lands.(C) The location of existing structures and developed water sources within the area to be affected and on adjacent lands.(D) The location of any existing or proposed test borings or core samplings.(E) The location and extent of known workings of any underground mines.(6) Copies of documents that show the following:(A) The applicant has a legal right to enter and commence mining within the permit area.(B) A legal right of entry has been obtained for the program administrator and laboratory personnel to inspect the lands to be mined and adjacent areas to collect environmental data or install necessary instruments.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-4-138; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3499, eff Dec 1, 2001; errata filed Nov 20, 2001, 11:55 a.m.: 25 IR 1182; readopted filed May 29, 2007, 9:51 a.m.: 20070613-IR-312070146RFA; readopted filed Sep 19, 2013, 10:12 a.m.: 20131016-IR-312130125RFAReadopted filed 3/26/2019, 3:40 p.m.: 20190424-IR-312190011RFA