A permit application accompanied by a written mining plan and signed by the operator shall be filed with the director of the mining and minerals division of the energy and minerals department (hereinafter director) along with the application and initial acreage fees required by Section 69-25-8 NMSA 1978, or such other application fee which may be subsequently established by regulation of the commission pursuant to Section 10 (A), Laws of 1979, Chapter 291.
N.M. Admin. Code § 19.8.36.8