N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-05-08 - Permit applications - Permit term
The commission will:
1. A permit will be issued for a fixed term
not to exceed five years except as provided in subsection 3. The permit area
shall be no larger than a logical pit sequence and include lands used for
activities incidental to coal or commercial leonardite extraction. Coal or
commercial leonardite removal boundaries cannot go beyond those approved for
the permit term without obtaining a revision under section
69-05.2-11-02.
2. Permitted acreage where surface coal
mining operations are not complete shall be successively renewed under section
69-05.2-11-03 until final bond
release.
3. A term for a fixed
period greater than five years may be approved if:
a. The applicant needs a specified longer term and a larger permit
area to make the showing necessary to obtain financing for equipment and
opening the operation, and this need is verified, in writing, by the
applicant's proposed financing source; and
b. The application is accurate and complete for the specified
longer term.
Notes
General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-04
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