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• <br />.. ~ . . <br />=~ ~°~ ~~.D1VIG~'Bulletin <br />News and Iniartnmion from the Culendo <br />Divssion of Nlincrals and Gmlow, and the <br />~bvdn \lined land Reclamacnn 6osC <br />=-- Nove~r=6~ =1998 . <br />iViinerals Program -Public Participation and the Board Hearin, Process <br />How can you get involved in the Minerals Program's reclamation permitting process? <br />^ Once the application is filed, you can submit commenu and objections Burins a five-to <br />approximately 50-day period, depending on the permit type. (A 112 Re~trlaz Operation Permit, <br />which applies to mines that cover 10 acres or more or will extract more than 10,000 tons of material, <br />usually receives the most citizen scrutiny because of the extent of the mining operation.) <br />^ Watch your local newspaper. Operators applying for a l12 Permit must publish notices that <br />include the due date for comments/objections for four consecutive weeks after the application is <br />submitted. They must also notify the local county government, municipalities within 2 miles and all <br />landowners within 200 feet of the mine's affected lands. <br />^ Following the final publication date, interested people have 20 days to file an objection. If there <br />aze objections-or at the request of the applicant or local boazd of county commissioners -the <br />Division will schedule an informal conference among the parties. <br />^ After the conference and staff review of the application to make sure it complies with state <br />._. ..._.. ...regulations, the..Division.wil] make its decision. If it approves the permit_when.there have been <br />objections filed within the timeframe, the Division will schedule a hearing before the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board (MI.RB). At the hearing, objectors must present their evidence in opposition t, <br />the decision. (Boazd decisions can be appealed through the state court system. For more on the <br />hearing process see page 2 of this Bulletin.) <br />^ Citizens can also comment when mine operations request release of a reclamation bond. At this <br />time, operators must prove they have reached the reclamation goals and met state standazds. An <br />inspection is done within 60 days to ensure reclamation has been completed to the Division's <br />satisfaction. Although the operation is required to notify only the county and the owner of the <br />property where the mine is located, any citizen can comment on the request and has 15 days from <br />the date of the Division's decision to appeal it to the MLRB. <br />How can I find oat more? <br />^ Ca]] the Minerals Program (330/866-3567). A specialist can update you on the status"of a <br />partictilaz permit. The specialist can also answer questions about the specifics of the public comment <br />process for all types of permiu administered by the program. <br />Page 1 <br />OVER <br /> <br />