25 Pa. Code § 89.155 - Public notice
(a) The
operator shall send a notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to
the owner of record of each property and each utility, and each political
subdivision overlying its underground mining operations. A notice shall be sent
to the resident and owner of each structure overlying the mining operation. The
notice shall be sent at least 6 months, but not more than 5 years, prior to
mining beneath that property or structure or within that political subdivision.
The operator shall provide the Department with a copy of each notice and return
receipt, or, if the certified mail is not accepted, a copy of the returned
envelope documenting that the notice was not accepted or not
deliverable.
(b) The notice shall
identify:
(1) The area in which underground
mining will take place.
(2) The
approximate time frame, within the permit term, when the underground mining
that may cause subsidence and affect specific structures is expected to
occur.
(3) The location of the
offices where the applications and maps submitted under this chapter are
available for inspection and a schedule of dates for the submission of the
6-month maps under § 89.154(b) (relating to maps).
(4) The location of the offices of both the
operator and the Department where a surface owner can submitwritten complaints
alleging subsidence damage or water supply contamination, diminution or
interruption.
(c) The
operator shall establish and implement a procedure to notify Federal, State or
local government agencies responsible for administering public facilities, such
as roads, when the underground mining beneath or adjacent to the public
facility will occur. The notification shall be given 6 months prior to
underground mining beneath the public facility or shall be timed to enable the
agency to take appropriate measures to protect the facility and to prevent
conditions which may endanger the health, safety or welfare of the
public.
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