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-~- <br />APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES: <br />The Office shall approve or deny the application within thirty (30) days of filing unless the date for consideration by ilte Office is extended <br />pursuant to Rule 1.8. The time for consideration shall not be extended beyond thirty (30) days afrer the last such change submitted. For <br />complex applications, the review period maybe extended an additional sixty (60) days. Please see Rnle 1.1(10) for the definition of what <br />constitutes a complex application. <br />APPLICATION APPROVALtDENIAL: <br />If the requirements of the Act and Mineral Roles have been satisfied, the Office will approve the application. The Act also provides for <br />automatic approval if no action in taken by the Offffce by the end of the review period. <br />If the Act and Regulation requirements have not been satisfied, the Office will deny the application. if the t?ffice denies the application, you <br />may appeal to the Board for a Baal determination by submitting a written request for administrative appeal to the Board within 60 days of the <br />decision date (Ante 1.4.7). <br />PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL WARRANTIES: <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 ]ras 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 fmaneial warranties are allowed by the law. Please review Rule 4.0 to determine which type of financial warranty <br />you desire to use. You may obtain the appropriate warranty forms from the Office during the application review period. <br />Please note that an agplication agproval DOES NOT convey a ri t to begin operations You MUST submit and have approval of vour <br />performance and financial warranties and receive vour copy of the sued Hermit document PRIOR to beta on-site minis activitx <br />AUTOMATIC PERMTI' APPROVAL: <br />An automatic approval will occur where the Office fails to notify the applicanUoperator 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 filed. However, the performance and <br />financial warranties must be submitted and approved by the Office before the permit will be issued Nrn if you receive an amomaiic approval. <br />NO MINING OPERATIONS SHAL.I, BEGIN iJN1'II. A PERMIT IS ISSUED (Section 34-32.5-109(1). C.RS.). <br />COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS: <br />Compliance with the Act and Rtiles and Regulations of the Mined Land Reclamation Board DOES NOT relieve yon of your responsibility to <br />comply wiUt all other applicable state grid federal laws. We recommend that you contact the following agencies to determine whether you need <br />to comply with their legal requirements: <br />The Colorado State Historical Preservation Office regarding properties of historical significance including the need for as <br />archeological survey, procedures for requesting a file search, and inventory forms to identify structures. <br />o Colorado Division of Water Resources with regard to water rights; <br />o Colorado Department of Healdy Water Quality Control Division, with regard to the discharge of pollutants into the State waters; <br />o 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 We U.S. Forest Service if the proposed operation will accm on federal lands; <br />U. S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding a dredge apd fill (404) permit; and <br />~ The Conty Planing llepartmem for the conty or cormties in which your proposed operation is located. Section 34-32.5-109(3), <br />C.RS. regnires a mining operator to be responsble for assuring that the mining operation and the post-mining land use comply with <br />local land use regulations and any master plan for extraction adopted pursuant to Section 34-1304, C.RS. <br />