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-~- <br />PLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES <br />The Office shall approve or deny the application within thirty (30) days of filing unless the date for consideration by the Office is extended <br />pursuant to Rule 1.8. The time for consideration shall not be extended beyond thirty (30) days after the last such change submitted. For <br />complex applications, the review period may be extended an additional sixt}° (60) days. Please see Rule 1.1(10) for the definition of what <br />constitutes a complex application. <br />APPLICATION APPROVAL/DENIAL: <br />If the requirements of the Act and Mineral Rules have been satisfied, the Office will approve the application. The Act also pro~2des for <br />automatic approval if no action is taken by the Office by the end of the review period. <br />If the Act and Regulation requirements have not been satisfied, the Office will deny the application. L the Office denies the application, you <br />may appeal to the Board far a final determination by submitting a written request for administrative appeal to the Board within 60 days of the <br />decision date (Rule 1.4.7). <br />PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL WARR~iNTIES: <br />A performance warranty, and a financial warranty dollar amount determined during the application review process, must be submitted and <br />approved by the Office PRIOR to permit issuance. A financial warranty should NOT be submitted until a decision on the application has been <br />made. If the applicant is a uniT of state or county government, then ONLY a performance warranty is required. <br />Several different types of financial warranties are allowed by the law. Please review Rule 4.0 to determine which t}ye of financial warranty <br />you desire to use. You may obtain the appropriate warranty forms from the ~ce during the application review period. <br />Please note that an application approval DOES NOT convey a ri t to been operations. You MUST submit and have approval of your <br />performance andSmanciat warranties; and-receive your copv of the simaed permiYdocument PRIOR to beeinnine on-site minine activity. <br />AUTOMATIC PERMIT' APPROVAL <br />An automatic approval will occur where the Office fails to notify the applicant/operator that the application has been denied. This decision <br />must be made thirty (30) calendar days from the date the application was determined to have been Sled However, the performance and <br />financial warranties must be sabmihad and approved by the Office before the permit will be issued even if you receive an automatic approval. <br />NO MINING OPERATIONS SHALL BEGIN UNTIL A PERMIT IS ISSUED (Section 34-32.5-109(1), C.RS.). <br />COMPLLINCE WITH OTHER LAWS: <br />Compliance with the Aot 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. We recommend that you contact the following agencies to determine whether you aced <br />to comply with their legal requirements: <br />c The Colorado State Historical Preservation Office regarding properties of historical significance including the need for an <br />archeological survey, procedures for requesting a file search, and inventory forms to identify structures. <br />~ Colorado Division of Water Resources with regard to water rights; <br />c Colorado Department of Health, Water Quality Control Division, with regard to the discharge of pollutants into the State waters; <br />~ Colorado Department of Health, Air Pollution Control Division, with regard to the need for a fugitive dust permit; <br />~ U.S. Bureau of Land Management or the U.S. Forest Service if the proposed operation will occur on federal lands; <br />c U. S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding a dredge and fill (404) permit; and <br />c The County Planning Depareatent for the county or counties in which your proposed operation is located. Section 34-32.5-109(3), <br />C.R.S. requires a mining operator to be responsible for assuring thal the mining operation and the post-mining ]and use comply with <br />local land use regulations and any master plan for extraction adopted pursuant to Section 34-1-304, C.R.S. <br />