2002-08-13_REVISION - M1977132 (2)

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THE lIZ RECLAMATION PERMI7~' PROCESS: Upon receipt of an application, the Office makes an administrative determination ~: that the a~; ;icatron colt; ns ste~:.rcient information for the application to be considered ~w;ninistratiw ely filed. Once an application is considered fried, the Office has 90 days to complete its adequacy review of the application and to make . its decision to approve or deny the application. Any application denied by the Office is automatically set for a Board hearing. Duri^.j the adequacy review process, the Office examines each Exhibit in the application to verify that alI the requirements for an Exhibit, pursuant to the Act and 12ules, have been adequately addressed. Where inadequacies in an Exhibit exist, the Office sends an adequacy letter to the Applicant requesting that the inadequacies ide.~tified by the Office be addre= sev. Where there are no objections to an application, only the Applicant may extend the application review process beyond fire 90`'' day decision date. If an application is not adequate, and the decision date is not extended by fire ?Applicant, the Office may deny the application. Extensions beyond the 90`h day a'ecision date may not extended past 365 days from the date the application was considered filed. If an application reaches the 365`h day, and Office adequacy issues remain, the application may be scheduled for a Board hearing to approve or deny the application. If the Office receives an objection to an application, the application is automatically set for a Board hearing. Once the Office makes a finding that an application is filed, the Board must make its decision to approve or deny the application by the I20~' day, unless the Applicant extends the decision date. Again, the extension mzy not exceed 365 days beyond the filing date. Provisions of the Act require that an application be automatically approved if the office does not make a decision on the application by the 90`h day, or by the Board, where a timely objection is received, by the 120th day, unless those dates are extended or waived by the Applicant. In the case where an application is set for a Board hearing (the Office receives a written objection within the public comment period), the Office must hold aPre- hearing Conference within 30 days after the close of the public comment period. (You should review the provisions of Rules 2.7.1, and 2.7.2 (attached) which explain the Pre-hearing Conference and process.) Where an objection is received prior to the close of the public comment period, the Office must makes its