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C <br />2.07 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND APPROVAL OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS <br />Rule 2.07.1 Scope <br />This Rule establishes the requirements for: <br />(1) Public participation in the permit process; <br />(2) The review of permit applications and decisions on these <br />• <br /> <br />applications by the Division and Board; and <br />(3) Approval or disapproval of permits to conduct surface coal mining <br />and reclamation operations and for the terms and conditions of permits <br />issued. <br />RESPONSE: <br />Except for subsections 2.07.3(2) and 2.07.3(4), Rule 2.07 defines <br />administrative responsibilities and Division policy. Therefore, the <br />only Rules requiring responses are 2.07.3(2) and 2.07.3(4), as <br />provided below. <br />Rule 2.07.3 Government Agency and Public Comments on Permit Applications <br />(2) At the time of submission of an application for a permit, or for <br />renewal or revision of an existing permit, the applicant shall submit to <br />the Division the proposed notice of publication of the ownership, precise <br />location, and boundaries of the land to be affected by the proposed surface <br />coal mining operation. Upon notification to the applicant that the <br />application for permit or the application for a permit revision or renewal <br />is complete, the applicant shall place the notice of ownership, precise <br />location, and boundaries of land to be affected by the proposed surface <br />coal mining operation in a local newspaper of general circulation in the <br />2.07-1 <br />