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-~~ ~ ~ ~1VIG~:Bulletin <br />Division o,'>lincsls y,d Golay:.md :hc <br />~oloadn dined L.v~d Rs;unaan 6oi <br />== Nove~rl~r--6; `l 9~8 <br />l~finerals Program -Public Participation and the Board Hearing Process <br />How can you pet iavolved in the Minerals Program's reclamation permirtiap process' <br />^ Once the application is filed, you can submit comments and objections Burins a five-to <br />approximately 50-day period, depending on the permit type. (.4 112 Regulaz Operation Permit. <br />which applies to mines that cover 10 acres or more or will extract more than 70,000 tons of material, <br />usually receives the most citizen scrutiny because of the extent of the mining operation.) <br />^ ~Vatch your local ne~o'spaper. Operators applying fora 112 Peratit must publish notices that <br />include the due dale 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 .will make.iu 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 (IvII,RB). At the hearins, 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 mom? <br />^ Call 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 permits administered by the program. <br />Pa~• I <br />OVER <br />-, <br />