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(4) Upon receipt of an application for a reclamation permit, the board shall provide <br />notice of such application to all counties in which proposed mining operations are located <br />and to each municipality located within two miles of the area of proposed mining operations. <br />34-32.5-110. Existing limited impact operations - expedited process. (1) (a) Any <br />person desiring to conduct mining operations on less than ten acres, prior to commencement <br />of mining, shall file with the office, on a form approved by the board, an application for a <br />permit to conduct mining operations. This application shall contain the following: <br />(I) The address and telephone number of the general office and the local address or <br />addresses and telephone number of the operator; <br />(II) The name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the surface of the <br />affected land; <br />(III) The name of the owner of the subsurface rights of the affected land; <br />(IV) A statement that the operations will be conducted pursuant to the terms and <br />conditions listed on the application and in accordance with the provisions of this article and <br />the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article at the time the permit was <br />approved or amended; <br />(V) A map showing information sufficient to determine the location of the affected <br />land and existing and proposed roads or access routes to be used in. connection with the <br />mining operation; <br />(VI) The approximate size of the affected land; <br />(VII) Information sufficient to describe or identify the type of mining operation <br />proposed and how the operator intends to conduct it; <br />(VIII) A statement that the operator has applied for necessary local government <br />approval; <br />(IX) Measures to be taken to reclaim any affected land consistent with the <br />requirements of section 34-32.5-116. <br />(b) The application required by this subsection (1) shall be sent to the office. If the <br />office denies the application, the applicant may appeal to the board for final determination. <br />(2) A fee as specified in section 34-32.5-125, and a financial warranty in an amount <br />the board shall determine pursuant to section 34-32.5-117 (4), shall accompany the <br />application and shall be paid by the applicant. <br />(3) The operator, at any time after the completion of reclamation, may notify the <br />board that the land has been reclaimed. Upon receipt of the notice that the affected land or <br />a portion of it has been reclaimed, the board shall cause the land to be inspected and shall <br />release the performance and financial warranties or appropriate portions thereof within thirty <br />days after the board finds the reclamation to be satisfactory and in accordance with a plan <br />agreed upon by the board and the operator. <br />(4) Applications for permits made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be <br />processed and final action taken thereon within thirty days of the filing of such application. <br />If action upon the application is not completed within thirty days, the permit shall be deemed <br />approved and shall be promptly issued upon presentation by the applicant of a financial <br />warranty in the amount provided in subsection (2) of this section. The provisions of sections