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-lli- APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES The Office shall approve or deny the application within thirty (30) days of Filing unless the date for consideration by the Office is extended pursuant to Rule 1.8. The time for consideration shall not be extended beyond thirty (30) days afrer the last such change submitted. For complex applications, the review period maybe extended an additional sixty (60) days. Please see Rule 1.1(10) for the definition of what constitutes a complex application. APPLICATION APPROVAL/DENIAL: If the requirements of the Act and Mineral Rules have been satisfied, the Office will approve the application. The Act also provides for automatic approval if no action is taken by the Office by the end of the review period. If the Act and Regulation requirements have not been satisfied, the Office will deny the application. If the Office denies the application, you may appeal to the Board for a final detemilnation by submitting a written request for administrative appeal to the Board within 60 days of the decision date (Rule 1.4.7). PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL WARRANTIES: A perfortance warranty, and a financial warranty dollar amount determined during the application review process, must be submitted and approved by the Office PRIOR to permit issuance. A financial warranty should NOT be submitted until a decision on the application has been made. If the applicant is a unit of state or county government, then ONLY a performance warranty is required. Several different types of financial warranties are allowed by the law. Please review Rule 4.0 to determine which type of financial warranty you desire to use. You may obtain the appropriate warranty forms from the Office during the application review period. Please note that an application approval DOES NOT convey a riehtto beein operations. You MUST submit, and have approval of your perfomtance and fmancial warranties, and receive your cony of the siened nemtit document PRIOR to beeinnine on-site minine ac[iviri. AUTOMATIC PERMIT APPROVAL An automatic approval will occur where the Office fails to notify the applicandoperator that the application has been denied. This decision must be made thirty (30) calendar days from [he date the application was determined to have been filed. However, the performance and financial warranties must be submitted and approved by the Office before the permit will be issued even if you receive an automatic approval. NO MINING OPERATIONS SHALL BEGIN UNTIL A PERMIT IS ISSUED (Section 34-32.5-109(1), C.R.S.). COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS: Compliance with the Act and Rules and Regulations of the Mined Land Reclamation Board DOES NOT relieve you of your responsibility to comply with all other applicable state and federal laws. We recommend that you contact [he following agencies to determine whether you need to comply with their legal requirements: o The Colorado State Historical Preservation Office regarding properties of historical significance including the need for an archeological survey, procedures for requesting a file search, and inventory forms to identify structures. o Colorado Division of Water Resources with regard to water rights; o Colorado Department of Health, Water Quality Control Division, with regard to the discharge of pollutants into the State waters; o Colorado Department of Health, Air Pollution Control Division, with regard to the need for a fugitive dust permit; o U.S. Bureau of Land Management or the U.S. Forest Service if the proposed operation will occur on federal lands; o U. S. Army Colps of Engineers regarding a dredge and fill (404) permit; and o The County Planning Department for the county or counties in which your proposed operation is located. Section 34-32.5-109(3), C.R.S. requires a mining operator to be responsible for assuring that the mining operation and the