(a)
Application information. An application shall contain the
following information, except that the submission of a social security number
is voluntary:
(1) The name, address, telephone
number and, as applicable, social security number and employer identification
number of the following:
(i) The permit
applicant.
(ii) The resident agent
of the applicant who will accept service of process.
(iii) The person who will pay the abandoned
mine land reclamation fee.
(2) The names and addresses of the owners of
record of the following:
(i) Surface and
subsurface areas contiguous to any part of the proposed permit area.
(ii) Every legal or equitable owner of record
of the coal to be mined and areas to be affected by surface operations and
facilities, including legal and equitable owners of the surface area within the
proposed permit area.
(iii) The
holders of record of a leasehold interest in the coal to be mined and areas to
be affected by surface operations and facilities.
(iv) A purchaser of record under a real
estate contract of the coal to be mined and the areas to be affected by surface
operations and facilities.
(3) The name of the proposed mine and the
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Identification Number for the mine
and all mine-associated structures that require MSHA approval.
(4) A listing of lands contiguous to the
proposed permit area for which it is anticipated that individual permits for
mining will be sought as a result of interest in lands, options or pending bids
on interest held or made by the applicant.
(b)
Statement. An
application shall contain a statement of whether the applicant is a
corporation, partnership, single proprietorship, association or other business
entity. For all entities, the application shall contain the following
information, as applicable, for each person who owns or controls the applicant
under the definition of "owned or controlled" or "owns or controls" in §
86.1 (relating to definitions)
except that the submission of a social security number is voluntary:
(1) The name, address, social security number
and employer identification number of every:
(i) Officer.
(ii) Partner.
(iii) Associate.
(iv) Shareholder of at least 10% of the
voting stock.
(v)
Director.
(vi) Other person
performing a function similar to director of the applicant.
(vii) Contractor and subcontractor.
(viii) Person having the ability to commit
the financial or real property assets or working resources of an
entity.
(ix) Person owning or
controlling the coal to be mined under the proposed permit under a lease,
sublease or other contract, and having the right to receive the coal after
mining or having authority to determine the manner in which the proposed coal
mining activity is to be conducted.
(x) Person who has another relationship with
the permit applicant which gives the person authority directly or indirectly to
determine the manner in which the proposed coal mining activity is to be
conducted.
(xi) Person who owns or
controls the persons specified in subparagraphs (i)-(x), either directly or
indirectly through intermediary entities.
(2) For each person listed in paragraph (1),
list the following:
(i) The title of the
person's position.
(ii) The date
the position or stock ownership was assumed, and when submitted under §
86.212(c)
(relating to Federal minimum enforcement action), the date of departure from
the position.
(iii) The percentage
of ownership.
(iv) The location in
the organizational structure.
(v)
The relationship to the applicant.
(c)
Related entity information.
Include the following:
(1) List the
names of entities who, under the definition of "owned or controlled" or "owns
or controls" in §
86.1, own or control the applicant
or who are owned or controlled by the applicant and provide the following
information for each entity:
(i) Identifying
numbers, including employer identification number, Federal or State permit
numbers, permittee name and address and the MSHA numbers with date of issuance
for each permit.
(ii) The
application number or other identifier of and the regulatory authority for
other issued or pending mining operation permit applications filed by the
entity in any State in the United States.
(iii) The name, address, social security
number and employer identification number of every officer, partner, associate,
principal shareholder, director or other person performing a function similar
to director of the entity, including the title of the person's position and the
date the position was assumed.
(2) For each person listed in subsection
(b)(1), who is, or has been, associated with another entity as an owner or
controller, under the definition of "owned or controlled" or "owns or controls"
in § 86.1, within the 5-year period preceding the date of application,
provide the following information:
(i) The
name of each entity they are, or were, associated with.
(ii) Identifying numbers, including employer
identification number, Federal or State permit number and the MSHA number with
date of issuance for each permit.
(iii) The application number or other
identifier of and the regulatory authority for other issued or pending mining
operation permit applications filed by the entity with which the person is
affiliated in any state in the United States.
(d) After an applicant is notified that the
application is approved, but before the permit is issued, the applicant shall
either update, correct or submit a statement that no change has occurred in the
information previously submitted under this section.