Section 312 IAC 29-6-5 - Proof of notification to coal owners and written consentAuthority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-37-3
Affected: IC 14-37
Sec. 5.
(a) An application for a coal bed methane well permit must include one (1) of the following:(1) Written consent to the drilling of the coal bed methane well from any coal owner and coal lessee identified under section 4 of this rule.(2) Proof of notification of the applicant's intent to apply for a coal bed methane well permit to coal owners and coal lessees identified under section 4 of this rule.(b) Proof of notification to a coal owner or coal lessee may be demonstrated by either: (1) a certified mail receipt accompanied by a copy of the written notification to the coal owner and coal lessee; or(2) a written statement from the coal owner and coal lessee acknowledging receipt of the notification.(c) If coal is subject to a lease, the written consents provided by a coal owner and a coal lessee under subsection (a)(1) must include a statement acknowledging the recovery of coal bed methane may result in waste of the commercially minable coal resource.(d) If coal is not subject to a lease, the written consent provided by the coal owner under subsection (a)(1) must include a statement the coal owner has not leased the coal for coal mining purposes and acknowledging the recovery of coal bed methane may result in waste of a commercially minable coal resource.Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 29-6-5; filed 12/1/2017, 10:35 a.m.: 20171227-IR-312160230FRAReadopted filed 1/17/2023, 1:53 p.m.: 20230215-IR-312220328RFA