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Page 146 <br />Hard Rock/Metal Mining Rule 7 <br />construction activities that are identified in the approved Environmental Protection <br />Plan as specifically requiring QA/QC. <br />(5) No chemicals used in the extractive metaIlurgical process or toxic or <br />acid-forming materials shall be placed in constructed facilities until the Boazd or <br />Office accepts the certification of the facility, or phase thereof, that precedes <br />placement. <br />7.3.2 Construction -Acceptance of CertiScation <br />(1) Written acceptance of certification for facilities under this Paragraph <br />of the Rules, shall be a separate acceptance from the approval granted a permit <br />application or permit modification. <br />(2) Unless otherwise required by the Office, the Operator or Applicant. <br />must provide a certified verification by a professional engineer or other appropriately <br />qualified professional that will confirm that the facility was constructed in accordance <br />with the approved design plan. <br />(3) The Office shall review and accept or reject all such certifications. <br />7.3.3 Cessation of Construction <br />(1) Barring an action by the Boazd, Cessation will only apply to the <br />activities that are directly affected by the site-specific engineering step(s) that do not <br />yet have certification. <br />(2) For any phase of certifiable inspection established pursuant to <br />Subsection 7.3.1 for which certification is not provided, as required in the permit, the <br />Operator shall cease the construction of the environmental protection facility and will <br />postpone the execution of subsequent phases of construction or operation until any <br />required inspections have been performed and the requisite certification has been <br />provided to-and accepted by the Office: - - - - - - <br />(3) Cessation of construction shall not be deemed to apply to corrective <br />construction actions nor shall it apply to construction of facilities that aze designed, <br />and that will serve, to correct the lack of certification. <br />(4) The Office has discretion to allow construction to proceed upon <br />determination by the Office that proceeding is the best remedy. <br />