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PERMIT APPROVAL: <br /> An applicant will NOT be issued a reclamation permit until notified by the Office that this application and the required performance and financial <br /> warranties have been approved. Alternatively,an automatic approval will occur where the Office fails to notify the applicant/operator that the <br /> application has been denied. This decision must be made thirty(30)calendar days from the date the application was submitted. However,the <br /> performance and financial warranties must be submitted and approved by the Office before the permit will be issued even if you receive an <br /> automatic approval. NO MINING OPERATIONS SHALL BEGIN UNTIL A PERMIT IS ISSUED(Rule 4.1(2)). <br /> COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS: <br /> Compliance with the Act and Rules and Regulations of the Mined Land Reclamation Board DOES NOT relieve you of your responsibility to <br /> comply with all other applicable state and federal laws(Sections 34-32-115(4)(c)and 34-32-109(5),C.R.S. 1984,as amended). At a minimum, <br /> you MUST contact the following agencies to determine whether you need to comply with their legal requirements: <br /> o The Colorado State Historical Preservation Office regarding properties of historical significance including the need for an archeological <br /> survey,procedures for requesting a file search,and inventory forms to identify structures. <br /> o Colorado Division of Water Resources with regard to the administration of water rights; <br /> o Colorado Department of Health,Water Quality Control Division,with regard to the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the State; <br /> o Colorado Department of Health,Air Pollution Control Division,with regard to the need for a fugitive dust permit; <br /> o U.S.Bureau of Land Management or the U.S.Forest Service if the proposed operation will occur on federal lands; <br /> o U.S.Army Corps of Engineers regarding a dredge and fill(404)permit;and <br /> o The County Planning Department for the county or counties in which your proposed operation is located. Section 34-32-109(6),C.R.S., <br /> requires a mining operator to be responsible for assuring that the mining operation and the post-mining land use comply with local land <br /> use regulations and any master plan for extraction adopted pursuant to Section 34-1-304,C.R.S. <br /> NOTE TO COMMENTORS/OBJECTORS: <br /> It is likely there will be additions, changes, and deletions to this document prior to final decision by the Office. Therefore, if you have any <br /> comments or concerns you must contact the applicant or the Office prior to the decision date so that you will know what changes may have been <br /> made to the application document. <br /> The Office is not allowed to consider comments,unless they are written,and received PRIOR to the end of the public comment period. You <br /> should contact the applicant for the final date of the public comment period. <br /> If you have questions about the Mined Land Reclamation Board and Office review and decision or appeals process,you may contact the Office at <br /> (303)866-3567. <br /> COMPLETION OF MININNG: <br /> Upon completion of any phase of reclamation,you should consult Rule 3.1 for reclamation standards and 4.16 for details on how to request a <br /> reclamation responsibility release from the Board. <br />