La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XV-2109

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-2109 - General Requirements: Development Operations Involving Removal of 250 Tons or Less

A. If the development operation will involve the removal of 250 tons or less of coal, the application shall contain the following:

1. the name, address and telephone number of the person seeking to develop;

2. the name, address and telephone number of the representative who will be present at and responsible for conducting the development activities;

3. a narrative describing the proposed development operation or a map at a scale of 1:24,000, or greater, showing the proposed development area and the general location of drill holes and trenches, existing and proposed roads, occupied dwellings, topographic features, bodies of surface water, and pipelines;

4. a statement of the period of intended development; and

5. if the surface is owned by a person other than the applicant, a description of the basis upon which the applicant claims the right to enter that land for the purpose of conducting the development operations and reclamation; and

6. a description of the method of development to be used and the practices that will be followed to protect the environment and to reclaim the area from adverse impacts as a result of the development operations.

B. Any person who conducts coal development activities pursuant to this Section which substantially disturb the natural land surface shall comply with Chapter 51.

C. The commissioner shall, except as otherwise provided in §2119, place such applications on public file and make them available for public inspection and copying.

D. The application shall contain a bond in an amount determined by the commissioner to be sufficient to insure performance of the duty to reclaim affected areas as required by the provision of the Act and these regulations.

E. Development operations which will take place on lands designated as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations under Subpart 2 shall be subject to the permitting requirements under §2111

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XV-2109

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 5:395 (December 1979), amended LR 6:177 (May 1980), LR 14:441 (July 1988), LR 20:447 (April 1994).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.