Section 312 IAC 25-4-86 - Underground mining permit applications; reclamation plan; postmining land usesAuthority: IC 14-34-2-1
Affected: IC 14-34
Sec. 86.
(a) Each plan shall contain a detailed description of the proposed use, following reclamation, of the land to be affected within the proposed permit area by surface operations or facilities, and the relationship of the proposed use to existing land use policies and plans. The description shall explain each of the following: (1) How the proposed postmining land use is to be achieved and the necessary support activities that may be needed to achieve the proposed land use.(2) Where a land use different from the premining land use is proposed, all materials needed for approval of the alternative use under 312 IAC 25-6-128.(3) The consideration given to making all of the proposed underground mining activities consistent with surface owner plans and applicable state and local use plans and programs.(b) The description shall be accompanied by a copy of the comments concerning the proposed use from the legal or equitable owner of record of the surface areas to be affected by surface operations or facilities within the proposed permit area and the state and local government agencies that would have to initiate, implement, approve, or authorize the proposed use of the land following reclamation.(c) The applicant may, if approved by the director, request that information required by this section for consideration of any proposed postmining land use changes be submitted toward the end of the life of an underground mine if the applicant demonstrates in the original application that the land will be returned to the appropriate land use capability as required in 312 IAC 25-6-128. The request for an alternative postmining land use change may be made through the permit revision of renewal provisions in sections 126 through 134 of this rule.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 25-4-86; filed Jun 21, 2001, 2:53 p.m.: 24 IR 3473, eff Dec 1, 2001; 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