Section 69-05.2-05-02 - Permit applications - General requirements for format and contents1. Applications for mining permits must be filed in the format required by the commission. The applicant shall provide information that is complete, current, presented clearly and concisely, and supported by appropriate references to technical and other written material available to the commission.2. All technical analyses must be planned by or under the direction of an individual qualified in that subject, and data submitted in the permit application shall be accompanied by: a. Names of persons or organizations that collected and analyzed the data.b. Dates of collection and analyses.c. Descriptions of methodology used.3. The application must provide the name, address, and position of officials of each private or academic research organization or governmental agency consulted in preparing information on land uses, soils, geology, vegetation, fish and wildlife, water quantity and quality, air quality, and archaeological, cultural, and historic features.4. The commission may alter the application forms for permits, revisions, renewals, bonds, and operation and reclamation plans, and add to or delete from the information required, consistent with North Dakota Century Code chapter 38-14.1 and this article. Operators will be given reasonable advance notice of changes.5. Maps and plans - general requirements.a. Maps submitted with applications must be presented in a consolidated format, to the extent possible. When appropriate, the types of information found on 1:24,000 scale United States geological survey topographic maps must be included. Permit area map scales must be 1:4,800 or larger. Maps showing lands and water in adjacent areas must be at a scale no smaller than 1:24,000.b. Change in map scales. The commission may approve requests for map scale changes.6. Applications may be filed in an electronic format acceptable to the commission. All text, tables, spreadsheets, maps, and other information must be presented in a clear and concise manner and in a format that can be easily viewed using standard computer software. Changes to original and approved narratives must be displayed in an underline-strikethrough format until the application is approved by the commission. Similarly, tables that are revised must be highlighted or otherwise clearly marked to identify all changes. Maps included in an electronic submittal must depict the entire permit area when the scale allows and include the dimensions at which it can be printed, the scale of the map, a scale bar, and north arrow. Details on the map must be legible at the printed size; however, if text is not legible, color coding or other means of identification may be used and represented in the legend. Print size should not exceed forty-eight inches in width. Each electronic document must also include a date stamp or other marking that clearly shows the date the document was last revised.N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-05-02
Effective August 1, 1980; amended effective May 1, 1990; April 1, 2013.General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-11, 38-14.1 -13, 38-14.1 -14, 38-14.1-15