Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:13 - Division of Mineral Resources Management - Coal › Chapter 1501:13-4 - Permits › Section 1501:13-4-05 - Permit application requirements for reclamation and operations plans

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Operation plan:
			 general requirements.
(1) This rule shall
			 apply only to coal mining operations other than underground mining
			 operations.
(2) Each application
			 shall contain a description of the mining operations proposed to be conducted
			 during the life of the mine within the proposed permit area, including:
(a) A narrative description of the type and
			 method of coal mining procedures and proposed engineering techniques,
			 anticipated annual and total production of coal, by tonnage, and the major
			 equipment to be used for all aspects of those operations;
(i) The description shall identify the mining
			 method as area mining, contour mining, another named mining method, or
			 combination of methods to be identified by name;
(ii) For contour mining or area mining, the
			 description shall include, at a minimum, the maximum extent of cover to be
			 mined, the location where the mining will begin, the direction the mining will
			 proceed, and the ending point of the operation. If the mining operation will
			 utilize multiple pits, the description shall be included for each mining
			 pit;
(iii) For mining methods other
			 than area mining or contour mining, or for combinations of methods, the
			 description shall include each of the items required under paragraph
			 (A)(2)(a)(ii) of this rule and in addition shall include other information that
			 demonstrates the orderly and reasonable progression of mining, including, but
			 not limited to, spoil placement plans, proposed locations of haul roads that
			 will be used or retained for an extended period of time, and the intended
			 timing of mining operations;
(iv)
			 The description shall specify for the mining method(s) proposed how the time
			 and distance requirements of rule
			 1501:13-9-13
			 of the Administrative Code will be met; and
(b) A narrative explaining the construction,
			 modification, use, maintenance, and removal of the following facilities (unless
			 retention of such facilities is necessary for postmining land use as specified
			 in rule
			 1501:13-9-17
			 of the Administrative Code and is approved by the chief):
(i) Dams, embankments, and other
			 impoundments;
(ii) Overburden and
			 topsoil handling and storage areas and structures;
(iii) Coal removal, handling, storage,
			 cleaning, and transportation areas and structures;
(iv) Spoil, coal processing waste, and
			 noncoal waste removal, handling, storage, transportation, and disposal areas
			 and structures;
(v) Mine
			 facilities; and
(vi) Water and air
			 pollution control facilities.
(3) Each application shall contain the
			 information required under Chapter 1501:13-4 of the Administrative Code for the
			 proposed permit area in the detail necessary for the chief to determine the
			 estimated cost of reclamation, pursuant to paragraph (B) of rule
			 1501:13-7-01
			 of the Administrative Code, if the reclamation has to be performed by the
			 division of mineral resources management in the event of forfeiture of the
			 performance security by the permittee. This estimate shall include:
(a) Operational detail sufficient to
			 determine the greatest potential reclamation cost liability to the state;
			 and
(b) Any other operational
			 detail required by the chief that may affect the cost of reclamation by the
			 division of mineral resources management in the event of forfeiture of the
			 performance security by the permittee.