Section 11-8-2.3-35-3507 - Permit Renewals: General Requirements(a) Any valid, existing permit issued pursuant to a regulatory program shall carry with it the right of successive renewal upon expiration of the term of the permit, in accordance with § 53-9-23 of the act and §§ 3507-3513. Successive renewal shall be available only for those areas which were specifically approved by the Permit Board on the application for the existing permit as within the boundaries of the permit.(b) Permit renewal shall not be available for conducting surface coal mining and reclamation operations on the lands beyond the boundaries of the permit area approved under the existing permit. If an application for reissuance of a permit includes a proposal to extend the surface coal mining operation beyond the boundaries authorized in the existing permit, the portion of the application for reissuance of the permit which addresses any new land areas shall be subject to the requirements applicable to new applications under the act and these regulations.(c) Application for permit reissuance shall be filed at least one hundred and eighty (180) days before the expiration of the permit. If an application for reissuance is timely filed, the operator may continue surface coal mining operations under the existing permit until the Permit Board takes action on the reissuance application.11 Miss. Code. R. § 8-2.3-35-3507