The Permit Board shall comply with Rules 17 to 37 and determine whether an application for a permit must be denied because surface coal mining operations on those lands are prohibited or limited by § 522(e) of SMCRA, 30 U.S.C. 1272(e), a valid existing rights determination made by OSM, § 53-9-71, these regulations, or a designation of the Commission.
11 Miss. Code. R. § 8-2.2-11-1103