Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 86.84 - Applications for assistance(a) An application for assistance shall contain the following information: (1) A statement of intent to file a permit application under this chapter.(2) The names and addresses of:(i) The intended permit applicant.(ii) The intended operator, if different from the applicant.(3) A schedule of the estimated total production of coal from the proposed permit area and all other locations from which production is attributed to the applicant under this section. For each location, the schedule shall include:(i) The name under which coal is or will be mined.(ii) The permit number and Mine Safety and Health Administration identification number, if available.(iii) The actual coal production for the year preceding the application for assistance and that portion of the production attributed to the applicant.(iv) The estimated coal production for each year of the proposed permit and that portion attributed to the applicant.(4) A description of: (i) The method of coal mining activities proposed.(ii) The anticipated starting and termination dates of mining operations.(iii) The number of acres of land to be affected by the proposed mining.(iv) A general statement on the probable depth and thickness of the coal resource.(5) A United States Geological Survey topographic map of 1:24,000 scale or larger which clearly shows: (i) The area of land to be affected and the natural drainage above and below the affected area.(ii) The names of property owners within the area to be affected and of adjacent lands.(iii) The location of existing structures and developed water sources within the area to be affected and of adjacent lands.(iv) The location of existing and proposed test boring or core samples and the location and extent of known working of any underground mines.(6) Copies of documents which show that the legal right of entry necessary to meet the provisions of § 86.64 (relating to right of entry) have been obtained by the applicant.(7) The mine operator's license number.(b) The application shall be attested by a notary public or district justice.The provisions of this § 86.84 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382; amended September 29, 1995, effective 9/30/1995, 25 Pa.B. 4124; amended January 2, 1998, effective 1/3/1998, 28 Pa.B. 15; amended March 13, 2020, effective 3/14/2020, 50 Pa.B. 1508.The provisions of this § 86.84 amended under section 5 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.5); sections 4(a) and 4.2 of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. §§ 1396.4(a) and 1396.4b); section 3.2 of the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. § 30.53b); section 7(b) of The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P.S. § 1406.7(b)); and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).