California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 2 - Department of Conservation › Chapter 8 - Mining and Geology › Subchapter 1 - State Mining and Geology Board › Article 8 - Fees Schedule › Form MRRC-4L

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
State of California
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
Request for Exemption from Method of Fee
						Assessment
MRRC-4L (Revised 04/97)
Requested by:__________
Mine Operator or Mining
						Company
LOW-GROSS EXEMPTION FEE REQUEST FOR 1996 REPORTING
						PERIOD
Non-Governmental operators with only one surface mining
						operation in the State (operation must be active) which had a gross income of
						less than $100,000 for the 1996 reporting period may qualify for a reduced
						reporting fee of $200, if answers to
ALL
of the following questions are
"YES"
, and this form is submitted
						by July 1, 1997:
Yes []
No []
1.
Is all the material extracted from one surface mining
								operation?
Yes []
No []
2.
Does the operation have Lead Agency approval of a Reclamation Plan
								and Financial Assurance(s)?
Yes []
No []
3.
Are all of the single operator or mining company's surface mining
								activities which are located in the State of California tied to, or located on,
								this one site?
Yes []
No []
4.
Is the amount of gross income of the surface mining operation, for
								the 1996 calendar year, less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)?
Yes []
No []
5.
Will proof of gross income be attached to this request in the form
								of a signed, federal tax return(s), or a report prepared and signed by a
								certified public accountant (CPA)?
Should
								number 5 above be fulfilled by submitting a Federal tax return(s), the request
								may be denied for failure to supply a signed Federal Internal Revuene Service
								Form 4506
if
requested by the Department. Form 4506
								will allow the Department to verify submitted tax records with IRS records (CCR
								Section 3699 [a]).
Yes []
No []
6.
Will the owner or operator of the operation submit by
July 1,
								1997
,
all
of the following:
a) The 1996
								Mining Operation Annual Report (form MRRC-2)?
b) The
								reporting fee of two hundred dollars ($200)?
c) This
								completed request form?
d) Proof of
								gross income less than $100,000, as specified in Item 5 above?
IF YOU ANSWERED "NO" TO
ANY
OF THE QUESTIONS ABOVE (ITEMS 1-6), THE OPERATION
						DOES NOT MEET THE LOW-GROSS EXEMPTION FEE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TITLE 14,
						CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS (CCR) SECTION
						3699. IF YOU ANSWERED "YES" TO
ALL
OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS, COMPLETE THIS FORM AND
						SUBMIT IT BY JULY 1, 1997, TO THE OFFICE OF MINE RECLAMATION WITH THE 1996
						MINING OPERATION ANNUAL REPORT.
CA Mine ID#__________. Mine Name__________(
as
						reported on form MRRC-2
).
Annual Gross Income $__________ (
attach a copy of
						your signed, Federal Income Tax return(s), or a report prepared and signed by a
						Certified Public Accountant [CPA]
).
Date Reclamation Plan was approved by Lead Agency
						__________
Date Financial Assurance(s) was approved by Lead Agency
						__________
If the Department of Conservation (Department)
						determines that the low-gross exemption is not warranted, the operator shall
						either:
(1)
remit an
					 annual reporting fee calculated upon the total primary mineral commodity
					 produced, pursuant to Title 14, CCR Section
					 3698, within thirty (30) days of
					 notification by the Department of Conservation; or
(2)
may appeal to the State Mining and
					 Geology Board (Board), pursuant to Title 14, CCR Section
					 3699, within fifteen (15) days of
					 notification by the Department. If the operator does not appeal, the appeal is
					 not within the Board's jurisdiction, or the Board affirms the Department's
					 decision, the operator or owner shall remit an annual reporting fee calculated
					 upon the total primary mineral commodity produced, pursuant to Title 14, CCR
					 Section 3698. Such fee shall be remitted
					 within thirty (30) days of notification by the Department or the Board. An
					 operator or owner remitting an annual reporting fee later than thirty (30) days
					 after notification shall be assessed a penalty and interest, as provided for in
					 Public Resources Code (PRC) Section
					 2207(d)(5).
I certify that the information submitted herein
						is complete and accurate (failure to submit complete and accurate requisite
						information may result in the imposition of an administrative penalty of up to
						$5,000 a day, as provided for in PRC Section
						2774.1).
Additionally, I understand that submittal of this form to the Department of
						Conservation after July 1, 1997, does not constitute a valid Low-Gross
						Exemption Fee request.
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