N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-05-02 - Permit applications - General requirements for format and contents
1.
Applications for mining permits must be filed in the format required by the
commission. The applicant shall provide information that is complete, current,
presented clearly and concisely, and supported by appropriate references to
technical and other written material available to the commission.
2. All technical analyses must be planned by
or under the direction of an individual qualified in that subject, and data
submitted in the permit application shall be accompanied by:
a. Names of persons or organizations that
collected and analyzed the data.
b.
Dates of collection and analyses.
c. Descriptions of methodology
used.
3. The application
must provide the name, address, and position of officials of each private or
academic research organization or governmental agency consulted in preparing
information on land uses, soils, geology, vegetation, fish and wildlife, water
quantity and quality, air quality, and archaeological, cultural, and historic
features.
4. The commission may
alter the application forms for permits, revisions, renewals, bonds, and
operation and reclamation plans, and add to or delete from the information
required, consistent with North Dakota Century Code chapter 38-14.1 and this
article. Operators will be given reasonable advance notice of
changes.
5. Maps and plans -
general requirements.
a. Maps submitted with
applications must be presented in a consolidated format, to the extent
possible. When appropriate, the types of information found on 1:24,000 scale
United States geological survey topographic maps must be included. Permit area
map scales must be 1:4,800 or larger. Maps showing lands and water in adjacent
areas must be at a scale no smaller than 1:24,000.
b. Change in map scales. The commission may
approve requests for map scale changes.
6. Applications may be filed in an electronic
format acceptable to the commission. All text, tables, spreadsheets, maps, and
other information must be presented in a clear and concise manner and in a
format that can be easily viewed using standard computer software. Changes to
original and approved narratives must be displayed in an
underline-strikethrough format until the application is approved by the
commission. Similarly, tables that are revised must be highlighted or otherwise
clearly marked to identify all changes. Maps included in an electronic
submittal must depict the entire permit area when the scale allows and include
the dimensions at which it can be printed, the scale of the map, a scale bar,
and north arrow. Details on the map must be legible at the printed size;
however, if text is not legible, color coding or other means of identification
may be used and represented in the legend. Print size should not exceed
forty-eight inches in width. Each electronic document must also include a date
stamp or other marking that clearly shows the date the document was last
revised.
Notes
General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-11, 38-14.1 -13, 38-14.1 -14, 38-14.1-15
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