Section R11-2-302. Annual Renewal

A.       Every owner or operator with an approved reclamation plan shall annually, within 60 days after the anniversary date of the approved reclamation plan, submit to the State Mine Inspector a request for annual renewal pursuant to A.R.S. § 27-955. The request shall:

1.        Provide the status of the exploration operation reclama- tion;

2.        Include the total number of acres of surface disturbances, the number of acres reclaimed during the reporting year, and the number of acres of surface disturbances which have not yet been reclaimed; and

3.        Include any modifications to the approved reclamation plan.

B.       The State Mine Inspector shall renew the approved reclama- tion plan, including modifications, if the renewal includes modifications that are consistent with the criteria of the Act and this Chapter and if additional financial assurance required by the Act has been submitted to the State Mine Inspector. If the renewal includes modifications to the approved plan that constitute a substantial change, the State Mine Inspector shall renew the approved reclamation plan under the procedures of

A.R.S. §§ 27-927 and 27-929 or deny the proposed substantial change.

C.       If the State Mine Inspector fails to provide the owner or opera- tor with a written renewal determination within 60 days after receipt of the request for annual renewal, the approved recla- mation, including modifications that do not constitute substan- tial changes, shall be deemed renewed.

Historical Note

Adopted effective January 6, 1997 (Supp. 97-1).